ghOzt Posted April 22, 2004 Posted April 22, 2004 Happy Earth Day!! What would geocaching be without an earth??? Quote
+TeamK-9 Posted April 22, 2004 Posted April 22, 2004 There would be alot less gravitational pull.... And that would really screw up the satelites wouldnt it... Quote
+Confucius' Cat Posted April 22, 2004 Posted April 22, 2004 Why is Earth Day on a Thursday when we can't all go out CITO'ing? Should wait for weekend or give everyone the day off on condition that they would use the time to drive a couple hundred miles in their SUV and save the earth. Quote
+rusty_tlc Posted April 22, 2004 Posted April 22, 2004 Happy Earth Day!! What would geocaching be without an earth??? Uh Stellarcaching? Quote
+Corp Of Discovery Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 stellarcaching actually sounds fun... I already have the monopoly on that..... Quote
+beejay&esskay Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 (edited) Why is Earth Day on a Thursday when we can't all go out CITO'ing?Should wait for weekend or give everyone the day off on condition that they would use the time to drive a couple hundred miles in their SUV and save the earth. It's hard to schedule the equinox for the weekends. "EARTH DAY uses one of humanity’s great discoveries, the discovery of anniversaries by which, throughout time, human beings have kept their sorrows and their joys, their victories, their revelations and their obligations alive, for re-celebration and re-dedication another year, another decade, another century, another eon. EARTH DAY reminds the people of the world of the need for continuing care which is vital to Earth’s safety. …EARTH DAY draws on astronomical phenomena in a new way; using the vernal equinox, the time when the Sun crosses the equator making night and day of equal length in all parts of theEarth. To this point in the annual calendar, EARTH DAY attaches no local or divisive set of symbols, no statement of the truth or superiority of one way of life over another. But the selection of the March equinox makes planetary observance of a shared event possible. "The vernal equinox calls on all mankind to recognize and respect Earth’s beautiful systems of balance, between the presence of animals on land, the fish in the sea, birds in the air, mankind, water, air, and land. Most importantly there must always be awareness of the actions by people that can disturb this precious balance." Margaret Mead [Edited to add: See ghOzt's observation 3 posts down. Oops. ] Edited April 23, 2004 by beejay&esskay Quote
+New England n00b Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 Hey, if a State can, by law, mold PI into 3.000000, then why can't we move the equinox??? Quote
+Torry Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 All I know is that I almost killed a group of middle schoolers when i rounded a bend in my big truck and discovered a class listlessly picking up trash. The teachers were nowhere to be found. Quote
ghOzt Posted April 23, 2004 Author Posted April 23, 2004 It's hard to schedule the equinox for the weekends. ...using the vernal equinox... Margaret Mead Apparently, Earth Day has been moved back by about a month since the days of Margaret Mead. The vernal equinox is around the 21st of March. Quote
+ScotchDrnkr Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 I wonder if anyone has put a chache at Stone Henge yet? Quote
Leoness Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 I wonder if anyone has put a chache at Stone Henge yet? I think this is the nearest cache to Stonehenge. GC359A Solstice Stomp Quote
+robert Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 (edited) stellarcaching actually sounds fun... would there be a merger with stellarboxing? edit: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=68120 Edited April 23, 2004 by robert Quote
+bigredmed Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 For those of you that missed out on Earth Day, the nonpolitical real holiday for the environment, Arbor Day is still coming up (4/28/04). Quote
ghOzt Posted April 23, 2004 Author Posted April 23, 2004 What are the political ties to Earth Day? I've never heard anything about that. Teach me sensei. Quote
+fizzymagic Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 What are the political ties to Earth Day? I've never heard anything about that. Well, to start with, Earth Day is Lenin's birthday. Quote
+Confucius' Cat Posted April 25, 2004 Posted April 25, 2004 (edited) Why is Earth Day on a Thursday when we can't all go out CITO'ing?Should wait for weekend or give everyone the day off on condition that they would use the time to drive a couple hundred miles in their SUV and save the earth. It's hard to schedule the equinox for the weekends. "EARTH DAY uses one of humanity’s great discoveries, the discovery of anniversaries by which, throughout time, human beings have kept their sorrows and their joys, their victories, their revelations and their obligations alive, for re-celebration and re-dedication another year, another decade, another century, another eon. EARTH DAY reminds the people of the world of the need for continuing care which is vital to Earth’s safety. …EARTH DAY draws on astronomical phenomena in a new way; using the vernal equinox, the time when the Sun crosses the equator making night and day of equal length in all parts of theEarth. To this point in the annual calendar, EARTH DAY attaches no local or divisive set of symbols, no statement of the truth or superiority of one way of life over another. But the selection of the March equinox makes planetary observance of a shared event possible. "The vernal equinox calls on all mankind to recognize and respect Earth’s beautiful systems of balance, between the presence of animals on land, the fish in the sea, birds in the air, mankind, water, air, and land. Most importantly there must always be awareness of the actions by people that can disturb this precious balance." Margaret Mead [Edited to add: See ghOzt's observation 3 posts down. Oops. ] Cool. So why have it a month AFTER the equinox? edit for emboldening edited to admit stupidity for not reading the post 3 posts down Edited April 25, 2004 by ChurchCampDave Quote
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