Will the sun rise for 36 hours on October 17, 2008?
Status: Hoax
A very strange astronomical rumor is circulating:Coming October 17, 2008 the sun will rise continuously for 36 hrs (1.5 days). During this time the US countries will be dark for 1.5 days.
It will convert 3 days into 2 big days. It will happen once in 2400 yrs. We're very lucky to see this. Forward it to all your friends.
It will convert 3 days into 2 big days. It will happen once in 2400 yrs. We're very lucky to see this. Forward it to all your friends.
This rumor appears to have come from India, so it means to say that the sun will rise for 36 hours over India, and the Americas will be dark for the same amount of time. Not that this makes the rumor any less nonsensical. The only way for this rumor to come true would be if the earth stopped rotating. Let's all hope that doesn't happen.
David Emery has already debunked this. He found that, "During a one-month period from mid-August to mid-September 2008, over 15,000 postings containing the phrase 'the sun will rise continuously for 36 hours' appeared on the Internet." He also theorizes that "the perpetrator(s) of the hoax put a great deal of effort into disseminating it."
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Categories: Email Hoaxes, Science Posted by Alex on Mon Sep 29, 2008 |
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There is also another rumor scattering:
The Philippines especially in central Philippines and Northern Mindanao will be experiencing 40 days darkness straight.. This will NOT happen in other countries but in Philippines alone. All other countries will be experiencing normal days. This will happen right after you read this. Ten minutes from now.. All you have to do is to prepare your flashlights and batteries fully charged!
Posted by ANOTHER RUMOR: on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 09:29 AM
The Philippines especially in central Philippines and Northern Mindanao will be experiencing 40 days darkness straight.. This will NOT happen in other countries but in Philippines alone. All other countries will be experiencing normal days. This will happen right after you read this. Ten minutes from now.. All you have to do is to prepare your flashlights and batteries fully charged!
only god knows (:
Posted by deee on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 11:56 AM
TOTAL NONESENSE!!!
WHAT KIND OF IDIOT SAID THIS, THIS, RADICAL, OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD RUMOR????
the only thing that'll happen is that the moon will be at perigee...
maybe this was based on some events that happened a few hundred years ago but those were caused by natural disasters(e.g. volcanic eruption).
it could happen if something natural caused it...
its not like the Earth could stop rotating or something....
if i were you, you should read more about history and prove to me that something like this happened before.
GEEZ... SOME PEOPLE JUST CANT DO SOMETHING USEFUL THESE DAYS...
'sigh'
Posted by julyeTTe on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 07:19 PM
WHAT KIND OF IDIOT SAID THIS, THIS, RADICAL, OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD RUMOR????
the only thing that'll happen is that the moon will be at perigee...
maybe this was based on some events that happened a few hundred years ago but those were caused by natural disasters(e.g. volcanic eruption).
it could happen if something natural caused it...
its not like the Earth could stop rotating or something....
if i were you, you should read more about history and prove to me that something like this happened before.
GEEZ... SOME PEOPLE JUST CANT DO SOMETHING USEFUL THESE DAYS...
'sigh'
mga bobo!!
tongangers!!!
tukmol!!
kelan ba aaraw ng magdamag?in ur dreams!
Posted by kd on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 10:16 PM
tongangers!!!
tukmol!!
kelan ba aaraw ng magdamag?in ur dreams!
...yes... this is true, but don't worry...
Sangoku is coming to town and he's going to save the day...!!!
Posted by Zerch on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Sangoku is coming to town and he's going to save the day...!!!
cant believe i wasted 15 min of my life reading this shit.....anyway who cares if sun stays put......
that wud be sm change........
Posted by itshari4ever on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 12:10 AM
that wud be sm change........
I will believe anybody here who can at least give me an explanation without any grammatical error.
Posted by Me on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 01:14 AM
"HoRSe S**t"...sorry mate,i was just sneezing at this hoax...
Posted by piet on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 04:19 AM
This is soo fake... .
It's Oct. 17 and it didn't rise!!!!
what a hoax
Posted by Nadine on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 05:59 AM
It's Oct. 17 and it didn't rise!!!!
what a hoax
hmm. i think i did stopped it from happening, by not flushing our toilet. =)
Posted by Pain on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 06:37 PM
wala man lagi.............
buut buot sad mo da.....
then.......... next na sad..........
kay ang dec 12 2012.................
end na sa world..................
Posted by toniphine on Sat Oct 25, 2008 at 03:23 AM
buut buot sad mo da.....
then.......... next na sad..........
kay ang dec 12 2012.................
end na sa world..................
It will happen Today.
all the rumors will go to there Roof with torches and prove themselves right :D
Posted by GrandFather on Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 02:40 AM
all the rumors will go to there Roof with torches and prove themselves right :D
Such hoaxes are to be treated lightly and should not be given any importance at all
Posted by DR Rita Kuriakose on Wed Jul 14, 2010 at 07:18 AM
this is possible only if people(s) ( considering all individuals/organisms in milky way galaxy to be a singular people) come together and apply a tangential force opposite to that of the the rotation of earth
O.R.
the earth spins fast enuf to escape the least time of sensing or differentiating light and dark and thus either we see only light or only dark depending on our first vision 😛
Posted by Sameer Rastogi on Mon Jul 26, 2010 at 10:31 AM
O.R.
the earth spins fast enuf to escape the least time of sensing or differentiating light and dark and thus either we see only light or only dark depending on our first vision 😛
what the HELL is it............I wasted my time 4 this bull shit........bt guys y u drag INDIA n INDIANS into it........how can u just simpely say it came 4m INDIA.........well what ever.......if it happens I'll b happy 2 see somethin so rare n unusual (though i know it wont happen).....bt surely cant tolarate a 1.5 day school.......god save oll the childrens
Posted by sue on Tue Aug 10, 2010 at 08:38 AM
bull shit
Posted by suresh gopi on Sun Oct 10, 2010 at 11:41 PM
if it happen, it will break newtons laws of motions,
i am sure it will never happen. earth(nobody) can't change its speed by itself.
Posted by anu g prem on Mon Oct 11, 2010 at 09:31 PM
i am sure it will never happen. earth(nobody) can't change its speed by itself.
On October 17th,the distance between the sun and the Earth and the gravitational attraction of sun over Earth Plays a Majour Role.May Be Resulting in 36hrs of sunrise.
Posted by Ravi on Wed Oct 13, 2010 at 11:11 AM
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