Because “ technically correct ” is the best form of correct .
What begins as a uncomplicated observation that it takes the bunny in Goodnight Moon an hour and ten moment to go to bottom ( did you ever notice the clock in the sleeping accommodation ? ) turns into a highly entertaining , full - blown astronomic psychoanalysis , in this post by Burrito Justice .
The depth psychology begins with an inspection the Moon ’s path across the sky :
IANAA , but the lunation is about half a degree wide as fancy from the airfoil of the earth , and “ rise ” at 15 degrees per hour , or 2.5 degrees per 10 moment interval ( i.e. per color page in the book ) . That ’s 5 moon breadth per Sir Frederick Handley Page , or 35 moon width for the story . ( Do let me know if I got this horrifically haywire . )
The analytic thinking then continues , veering off into some expert treatment onRoche limitsandthe Moon ’s orbital aloofness . It ’s a trulygreat momentin pedantry , complete with diagram and computation , anddefinitely worth the looking .
Using the Roche Limit to Make Earth a Ringed satellite
What if the Moon was as close-fitting as the International Space Station ?
What is the right pluralization of devilfish ?
The Physics of the Hulk ’s Jumps
[ Burrito Justice ]
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