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I advocate a solution similar to proposals floated years ago on alt.pave.the.earth on UseNet.

1. Disintegrate the moon, anyone who has ever advocated for lunar calendars, and anyone who fails to convincingly support this Plan(tm), converting their mass to energy that we can use for productive purposes such as orbital adjustments. 2. Adjust the rotational period of the earth to an aesthetically pleasing multiple of the length of the solar year. Adjust the axial tilt and orbital eccentricity of the earth to eliminate "seasons". 3. Adjust the definitions of time units to aesthetically pleasing multiples of the now-constant solar year and rotational day.

Problem solved.



> ( ) planetary-scale engineering is impractical


Well that's just a matter of time. I posit that given sufficient time for technology to develop, anything can be practically engineered.


If one combines theory of evolution and biological rhythms, then planetary scale engineering would be a drastic health effect.


I doubt there's going to be any issues if we made days longer by 1.46% so there would be 360 days in a year rather than 365.25.


Give me a fulcrum


And a very long lever.


That's just fear talking!


> Adjust the axial tilt and orbital eccentricity of the earth to eliminate "seasons".

So you’re the guy who wants to kill summer?


No, summer will be alive and well in Phoenix, AZ.


But not in Helsinki, Finland if the planet is tilted :-)


Wouldn’t it become tidally locked eventually and thus “hell”?


If we had the ability to make orbital adjustments, I feel like we would have the ability to make rotational adjustments as well to counteract tidal locking.


imagine if temperature was a function of geo-locale only.


alt.chrome.the.moon forever!




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