Wednesday, April 23, 2008

la lune

i love the moon

on the night i was born, there was no moon in the sky

the moon is a natural satellite

man-made satellites orbit the earth at a distance of 35,790 kms above sea level

waves and currents in the sea are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon

the gravitational pull of the moon is 1/6th of the earth's g-force

dogs behave differently on full moon nights

dog has sixth sense*


humans have five, we rarely use more than 2 at a time

common sense is not so common

lunar eclipses are more common than the solar variety

in the Song Dynasty in China, when a lunar eclipse occurred, they believed that a heavenly dog was eating the moon

traditional Chinese, Mayan, Neopagans and Celtics made their calenders based on the phases of the moon

so did the Hindus, Hebrews, Muslims and Buddhists

i hate the way people perceive religion these days

hate a strong word

i'm trying really hard to erase it from my vocabulary

the vocabulary of an average person consists of 5000 to 6000 words

'average' is such a random concept, since most people are above or below the statistical average

statistics is an exact science

so is astronomy, not so much astrology

both talk extensively about the moon

quite a few people, including most conspiracy theorists, believe the landing on the moon was staged in a television studio set in california

i like to believe their version

i like to think of the moon as ethereal and unreachable

according to ancient physics, the upper regions of space were filled with a medium called ether

ancient physics is a lot more romantic than its modern-day avtar

i don't know any romantic who doesn't love the moon.

the moon is love


(* mithun chakraborty, an indian movie star, in some random movie, comes across this information in some book on occult, and reads it out to the audience. i have quoted him verbatim)

6 Comments:

At 1:46 PM, Blogger didusaysomething said...

Now I love moon ...lol Welcome back! How is Delhi treating you?

 
At 4:11 AM, Blogger shaan said...

(moon==chandru)?
printf("\You are so full of it...");
:
printf("\nInteresting post");

Take care bud
Shantanu

 
At 9:36 PM, Blogger chandru said...

hey m delhi's been good so far..crazy, weird but good
hey shanti long time..howdy ..glad to see you're still in touch with computer programming languages

 
At 3:47 AM, Blogger The Shah said...

love the moon, don't see him as often- but every time i run into him, its been pleasant.

 
At 3:56 AM, Blogger The Shah said...

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At 3:49 AM, Blogger The Shah said...

BTW are these all true facts, observations etc. Original assa?
i love it! you are my shining moon!

 

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