mugwump Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Umm...It's Spring?Where's the sun?Where's the SPRING TIMER air?Where are the hotties running around half naked?somehow I'm not convinced!Perhaps this article I dug up from AOLcan clarify this for me._________________________________The Rite of Spring Vernal equinox occurs on March 20March 20 is a date that most of us recognize as symbolic of changing seasons. As we welcome spring, people south of the equator are actually gearing up for the cooler temperatures of autumn.What Happens at the Equinox?Far from being an arbitrary indicator of the changing seasons, March 20 (March 21 in some years) is significant for astronomical reasons. In 2002, at precisely 2:16 p.m. EST (19:16 Universal Time), the Sun will cross directly over the Earth's equator. This moment is known as the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. For the Southern Hemisphere, this is the moment of the autumnal equinox.Equinox Means "Equal Night"Translated literally, equinox means "equal night." Because the sun is positioned above the equator, day and night are about equal in length all over the world during the equinoxes. A second equinox occurs each year on September 22 or 23; in 2002, it will be on September 23 at 12:55 a.m. EDT (04:55 UT). This date will mark the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern (vernal denotes "spring").RELATED LINKSSeasons for the Northern Hemisphere, 2002 Reasons for the SeasonsThese brief but monumental moments owe their significance to the 23.4 degree tilt of the Earth's axis. Because of the tilt, we receive the Sun's rays most directly in the summer. In the winter, when we are tilted away from the Sun, the rays pass through the atmosphere at a greater slant, bringing lower temperatures. If the Earth rotated on an axis perpendicular to the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun, there would be no variation in day lengths or temperatures throughout the year, and we would not have seasons.Rituals and Traditions:Modern astronomy aside, people have recognized the vernal equinox for thousands of years. There is no shortage of rituals and traditions surrounding the coming of spring. Many early peoples celebrated for the basic reason that their food supplies would soon be restored. The date is significant in Christianity because Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. It is also probably no coincidence that early Egyptians built the Great Sphinx so that it points directly toward the rising Sun on the day of the vernal equinox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuturephunk Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 . . . I hate spring . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Weather = Crap...This is bullshit... Summer is hiding in miami... we'll have to go down there and get it ourselves.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybitchjenny Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Well I'd feel alot "SPRINGIER"If I didn't have a godamn string hanging outof my ass! (Gnibble-gnaw-tug)arrrooooo...(whimper) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehacker Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Originally posted by mugwump Where are the hotties running around half naked?appearing on an nyu campus near you right now they're in miami tho.don't you wish you were going?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowgrlnyc Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 I'M gonna jump from SPRiNG to SUMMER in One Day...heheheheMiami....Here I Come:D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehacker Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 oh yeahh....miami miami miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 has anyone mentioned MIAMI yet??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profoundsound Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 this may not matter to some but i was in miami at the wmc last year, since i'm not going this year i'm living of the experiences last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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