This week we talk about the Super Blood Wolf Moon, cows with buns, Podcast Service Announcements, a new movie trailer, how to get 8 hours of sleep during the day, devising a plan to follow the sun, and even the blood type with the best vibes! You get all that in one episode of Drive With Us (what a bargain đ ).
It all begins with the Super Blood Wolf Moon which occurred on January 20-21, 2019. Luckily (for us) it was going to be visible in North America, and that too on the East Coast (including Maryland!!!). So as you can imagine, we were extremely pumped because for some reason, cool astronomical events do not like showing themselves to us over hear in Maryland, but for once they had changed their minds and decided to grace us with their coolness. It turned out that the stars (or in this case, the moon and the clouds) did not align for us that night because we were forecasted for overcast :(. Well, at least some people got some cool picturesâŠ
As you might be wondering (we sure were), why was it called the Super Blood Wolf Moon (you have to enunciate each word like you are announcing a wrestler on WWE). Well, it turns out that a bunch of the different moon types were lumped together to create this out-of-this-world name (heehee see what I did there?) that would make this event seem like a once in a lifetime event. Thereâs also the regular old moon (not my wordsâŠ), super moon, wolf moon, blood moon, and blue moon (not to mention a bunch of others with fancy scientific names).
Interestingly, the moon is moving away from the Earth at a rate of 3.8 cm a year. So eventually, that would mean the moon would leave us forever (no more moonlight walks, tides, or talking to the Man in the Moon). This is obviously not something that will happen in our lifetime (or any of our upcoming generationsâ lifetimes) but what will the inhabitants of Earth do then? Will Teslaâs car that was launched into space (and that was predicted to come back and either hit Venus or Earth) come back into the Earthâs orbit and become our new moon? The headlights could be set to auto and then monitor out days and nights (the only…okay maybe not only… flaw in this plan: are the headlights bright enough?).
For those of you who like horror movies (i.e. blood, gore, screaming), in Episode 7 we introduce the concept of a new movie trailer that is full of scaring and screaming (and possibly worthy of encores đ ). We think it would be a hit in the box office⊠what do you think?
For the astronomy enthusiasts, we talk about a variety of fun facts about the moon, such as where the biggest craters are located, how many Earth widths away our celestial neighbor is, and where to get the cookies!
This episode, we also begin our giving back to the community with Podcast Service Announcements (PSAs)! For example, you should wear sunglasses⊠and still donât look at the sun; whether it is a solar or lunar eclipse, you should look at the moon (you wonât burn your eyeballs out!). Your eyeballs are very important, and we here at Drive With Us understand that they are very necessary (along with everything else in your head). So we are trying to look out for you⊠youâre welcome.
Since we have established that the moon is more âeasy on the eyesâ do you think it would be possible to follow the moon (or the sun if you were feeling more dangerous). We determine the speed of the Earth and Moonâs rotations and see if it is possible (Tune in to Episode 7 to find out our âbrilliantâ plan!).
If stargazing from one location on Earth is your jam (strawberry flavored, because that is the best kind) then apparently two islands in New Zealand are the place for you. They offer the best views when it comes to looking at the stars. So, does that mean that there is a high population of astronomers there? Does any New Zealandian⊠Zealandier⊠want to give me lesson on how to identify constellations?
Since we are so fortunate to have the view of the underside of clouds more times than not here in good old Maryland, we have contented ourselves with taking a quiz to see which type of star we are most like…well, at least according to Playbuzz. Take the quiz and let us know in the comments below what type of star you are (or if you are more fortunate and get to see the real deal, what is your favorite view?) Let us know so that we can live vicariously through you!
If these super awesome space events are to be visible to us, they tend to occur at the most inconvenient hours in the middle of the night. Like, who is going to be awake at 1:15am? Well, some of you might be thinking, thatâs not late at all, but it is for sleep needing body. Especially, since it is hard to get the recommended 8 hours of sleep every night. Therefore, I have thought of the âfoolproofâ way to get 8 hours of sleep every day and still be able to stay awake longer. Alright. Ready? Stay with me because this might get a little complicated, but it might be worth it. So, the average person blinks about every 4 seconds (or so sources that I found off of Google say). This equates to about 15 times a minute, or 21,600 times in one day. Since each blink is about 1 tenth of a second, that would mean that you would need to blink about 288,000 times a day to equal 8 hours of sleep. That is just 13 time more than the average person⊠EASY! So for all you super busy individuals out there, this is a non-tested and non-recommended way to get 8 hours of sleep (if not the 8 hours of sleep, this will at least make for some really toned eye muscles!).
Check out the full Episode 7 right here on the website or on your favorite podcast app to hear some more âinsightfulâ PSAs and recommendations.
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