March 28, 2007: Hexagon on Saturn - Page 2

Elspode · 03-28-2007, 06:28 PM

Didn't anyone see 2010? That's a big STOP sign...someone doesn't want us exploring any further out.

SteveDallas · 03-28-2007, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

As for me, I'm more concerned about the sideways skull that appears at the bottom of the image, near the middle.

There's got to be a Jesus or a Virgin Mary in there somewhere.

SydneyBoy · 03-28-2007, 07:31 PM

No Steve, that skull IS a Jesus.

Muahahaha!!

03-28-2007, 07:50 PM

Hold my beer.

SteveDallas · 03-28-2007, 07:54 PM

I wonder what the Velikovsky-ites are making of it.

milkfish · 03-28-2007, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Crescent wrench! No, you need a 25,000,000,000-mm 6-point socket, with at least a 3/4 inch drive and a really long handle.

What, it's metric? Aw, I hate working on these foreign models.

Slight · 03-28-2007, 11:53 PM

My theory is that it is not a hexagon but instead a static sine wave of 6 wave lengths. We see it as a hexagon because it is mapped on a circle. I created this image using the polar coordinates filter in photoshop Name: polarSinus.png
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SPUCK · 03-29-2007, 03:47 AM

Nice! I agree.

Clodfobble · 03-29-2007, 08:03 AM

Slight that is an awesome explanation, thanks!

Flint · 03-29-2007, 08:36 AM

But what about the skulls?

elSicomoro · 03-29-2007, 08:55 AM

Well, this was an interesting conversation, until Slight got all serious and fucked it up...

(Seriously...that's awesome...I never would have thought of that. Of course, I hated trig.)

SteveDallas · 03-29-2007, 09:06 AM

Wait, Photoshop has a polar coordinates filter? What's next? Path integrals?

milkfish · 03-29-2007, 01:32 PM

A skull filter.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-29-2007, 02:58 PM

So what causes a 60 mile high sine wave around the pole? Does it extend to, or close to, the surface? Is the cloud mass greater, closer to the pole, causing a sine wave where the boundary lies?

That's the trouble with space, or science in general, every time you come up with a good answer, it just creates more questions.

BigV · 03-29-2007, 03:08 PM

It's not a sine wave. It's the result of the viscous fluid (the atmosphere) lagging behind the spinning container (the planet)*. The shape is a ... mathematical coincidence. Rather, our perception of some meaningful pattern is the coincidence. The shape is just the math and physics.

* Or just lagging compared to the parts of the atmosphere that are spinning at different rates. Similar phenomena have been observed in the eyes of terrestrial hurricanes. I provided a good link above.

edit: No, I haven't recently returned from a vacation on Saturn, Uranus (or anyone else's for that matter... ha ha)

03-28-2007, 06:28 PM	#16
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Didn't anyone see 2010? That's a big STOP sign...someone doesn't want us exploring any further out. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-28-2007, 07:31 PM	#18
SydneyBoy Pithy Euphemist Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19	No Steve, that skull IS a Jesus. Muahahaha!! __________________ At night rave near the guard's compartment naked with a blue light.

03-29-2007, 08:03 AM	#24
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Slight that is an awesome explanation, thanks! __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-29-2007, 08:36 AM	#25
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03-29-2007, 01:32 PM	#28
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	A skull filter. __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

03-28-2007, 07:50 PM	#19
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Hold my beer.

03-28-2007, 07:54 PM	#20
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I wonder what the Velikovsky-ites are making of it.

03-28-2007, 11:53 PM	#22
Slight Semi-Evil Genius Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Boulder CO Posts: 195	My theory is that it is not a hexagon but instead a static sine wave of 6 wave lengths. We see it as a hexagon because it is mapped on a circle. I created this image using the polar coordinates filter in photoshop

03-29-2007, 03:47 AM	#23
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Nice! I agree.

03-29-2007, 08:55 AM	#26
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Well, this was an interesting conversation, until Slight got all serious and fucked it up... (Seriously...that's awesome...I never would have thought of that. Of course, I hated trig.)

03-29-2007, 09:06 AM	#27
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Wait, Photoshop has a polar coordinates filter? What's next? Path integrals?

03-29-2007, 02:58 PM	#29
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So what causes a 60 mile high sine wave around the pole? Does it extend to, or close to, the surface? Is the cloud mass greater, closer to the pole, causing a sine wave where the boundary lies? That's the trouble with space, or science in general, every time you come up with a good answer, it just creates more questions. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-29-2007, 03:08 PM	#30
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	It's not a sine wave. It's the result of the viscous fluid (the atmosphere) lagging behind the spinning container (the planet). The shape is a ... mathematical coincidence. Rather, our perception of some meaningful pattern is the coincidence. The shape is just the math and physics. Or just lagging compared to the parts of the atmosphere that are spinning at different rates. Similar phenomena have been observed in the eyes of terrestrial hurricanes. I provided a good link above. edit: No, I haven't recently returned from a vacation on Saturn, Uranus (or anyone else's for that matter... ha ha) __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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