How do we know? Did anyone travel to sun and back?
Good question. The answer, in a few words, is "Paralax view calculation".
Simply explained; it has to do with viewing any object from two different points. Knowing the distance between the view points and the angles...the distance to the third point can be determined.
It's complex geometry...and if you want to know more; read this;
@Robecology yes, I know this.. it's trigonometry... I was just joking around...
Depends-if you're using miles one way and kilometers the other then it's different.
A rose by any other name . . .
@SiouxcitySue . . . is more confusing.
It surely depends on which route you take.
go at night when it's cooler
@bookofmorons Good idea but make sure there is a full moon so that you can see where you are going.
You can't go to the sun at the night because the sun is not there!
Posted by backtobasicsHow the Puritans Thanksgiving should have gone.
Posted by glennlabLeave the kids alone.
Posted by mistymoon77Get your mind out of the gutter.. just passing along some tidbits of knowledge here.. ;)
Posted by KilltheskyfairyI like it! Also good way to use churches that are closed for 6 days!
Posted by KilltheskyfairyWhat up with that?
Posted by glennlabLet's give peas a chance.
Posted by backtobasicsThe shortest distance between two points is a straight line... Unless you are traveling on a the surface of a sphere.
Posted by bookofmoronsGoing for Level 9. maybe this road will help
Posted by glennlabDeath is nature's way of telling you it is time to slow down.
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Posted by bookofmoronsWhen a picture is worth a thousand words
Posted by noworry28Evangelicals and Conservative Christian Nationalists today.
Posted by glennlabMy heart goes out to those suffering in the wake of both the recent hurricanes, Will the idiots that don't want to help stop lying.
Posted by glennlabGood old Betty calling a spade a fucking shovel.
Posted by bookofmoronsspeaks for itself