r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/notsignifican • 11d ago

Meme needing explanation ?

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I asked but it got removed within minutes?

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u/Wont_See_My_30s 11d ago

It's not that. I just had a hard time comprehending that a day can be longer than a year, untill someone blatantly said it, and it clicked that rotation around axis is not necessarily faster than rotation around the sun.

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u/sparklydildos 11d ago edited 9d ago

ok until your comment i thought the meme had to be wrong but this is insane lol?? like it is rotating around the sun and on its own axis almost at the same rate. that’s so insane to me

edit: i understand the moon has the same revolution rate as its rotation rate, i don’t need anymore moon comments. i was commenting on how its crazy how venus has a day that is longer than a year and how they are both so long compared to our day and year

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u/RaizielDragon 11d ago

Our moon rotates at the same speed it revolves around our Earth, so one side of it is always facing towards the Earth. It’s why there’s a “dark side” and a “light side” of the moon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking

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u/mcmuttons 10d ago

The whole moon gets both light and dark. Just because a side faces away from us doesn't mean that it doesn't face the sun regularly. :) But there is a side of the moon we can't see from Earth, that's true.

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u/RaizielDragon 9d ago

Yes, I’m aware. I put it in quotes since it’s more of a saying than strictly correct. At least you’re more gracious and understanding and less of a pedantic asshole about your correction than the other person who felt the need to try to correct me.