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    http://www.worldjumpday.org/[^] Maybe they should use elephants =P hehe hint_54

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      http://www.worldjumpday.org/[^] Maybe they should use elephants =P hehe hint_54

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      You know if it was world hump day, I might be a bit more excited. :) Also has anyone even considered how infinitely small the mass of all human beings is, compared to the mass of the earth? :doh: Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] The America I believe in has always understood that natural harmony is only one meal away from monkey burgers. [Stan Shannon] GOOD DAY FOR: Bean counters, as the Australian Taxation Office said that prostitutes and strippers could claim tax deductions for adult toys and sexy lingerie. [Associated Press]

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        You know if it was world hump day, I might be a bit more excited. :) Also has anyone even considered how infinitely small the mass of all human beings is, compared to the mass of the earth? :doh: Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] The America I believe in has always understood that natural harmony is only one meal away from monkey burgers. [Stan Shannon] GOOD DAY FOR: Bean counters, as the Australian Taxation Office said that prostitutes and strippers could claim tax deductions for adult toys and sexy lingerie. [Associated Press]

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        Chris Meech wrote:

        Also has anyone even considered how infinitely small the mass of all human beings is, compared to the mass of the earth?

        Hmmm...If the average person weighs 120 pounds, then overall people would weigh about 720 billion pounds (~= 342,000,000,000 kg) According to Google, the mass of the earth is 5,974,200,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. That means the mass of the earth is roughly 17,500,000,000,000 times the mass of all combined humans.

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          http://www.worldjumpday.org/[^] Maybe they should use elephants =P hehe hint_54

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          Considering gyroscopic effect, I wonder what consequences of such an attempt (if successful) would be on Earth structure :suss:


          It is easier to make war than to make peace.

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            http://www.worldjumpday.org/[^] Maybe they should use elephants =P hehe hint_54

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            The Weekly World News once uncovered a plot that the Chinese were all going to jump simultaneously, pushing the earth out of orbit and thus destroying our capitalistic way of life. I don't know if it worked.

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              The Weekly World News once uncovered a plot that the Chinese were all going to jump simultaneously, pushing the earth out of orbit and thus destroying our capitalistic way of life. I don't know if it worked.

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              David Kentley wrote:

              I don't know if it worked.

              Judging by our way of life, it didn't.. hehe hint_54

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                Chris Meech wrote:

                Also has anyone even considered how infinitely small the mass of all human beings is, compared to the mass of the earth?

                Hmmm...If the average person weighs 120 pounds, then overall people would weigh about 720 billion pounds (~= 342,000,000,000 kg) According to Google, the mass of the earth is 5,974,200,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. That means the mass of the earth is roughly 17,500,000,000,000 times the mass of all combined humans.

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                That means the mass of the earth is roughly 17,500,000,000,000 times the mass of all combined humans.

                Which means that if everyone stood on the same spot and jumped 17.5cm into the air the Earth would shift 1/100 of a nanometer, the force of everyone landing a fraction of a second later would generate an equal shift in the oposite direction.

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                  Chris Meech wrote:

                  Also has anyone even considered how infinitely small the mass of all human beings is, compared to the mass of the earth?

                  Hmmm...If the average person weighs 120 pounds, then overall people would weigh about 720 billion pounds (~= 342,000,000,000 kg) According to Google, the mass of the earth is 5,974,200,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. That means the mass of the earth is roughly 17,500,000,000,000 times the mass of all combined humans.

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                  I don't think this is about weight, but the attractive force that the sun applies on earth. So I would gess it is A LOT bigger then that =) Lets put it this way: if a commet came and hit the earth, what would its size and speed be in order to change the earth's course? Now lets say that all humans on earth can reach that kind of mass (and I doubt it).. What about speed? hint_54

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                    Considering gyroscopic effect, I wonder what consequences of such an attempt (if successful) would be on Earth structure :suss:


                    It is easier to make war than to make peace.

                    Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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                    K(arl) wrote:

                    I wonder what consequences of such an attempt (if successful) would be on Earth structure

                    First things I can think of: 1) The seasons would change 2) So would the climate (still habitable?) 3) We could be in colision course with some other planet.. 4) Would the moon follow earth? 5) If the moon changed, so would the seas But i'm shure it would have many more consequences.. hint_54

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                      espeir wrote:

                      That means the mass of the earth is roughly 17,500,000,000,000 times the mass of all combined humans.

                      Which means that if everyone stood on the same spot and jumped 17.5cm into the air the Earth would shift 1/100 of a nanometer, the force of everyone landing a fraction of a second later would generate an equal shift in the oposite direction.

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                      dan neely wrote:

                      Which means that if everyone stood on the same spot and jumped 17.5cm into the air the Earth would shift 1/100 of a nanometer, the force of everyone landing a fraction of a second later would generate an equal shift in the oposite direction.

                      Too mathematical to be true =P hehe hint_54

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                        http://www.worldjumpday.org/[^] Maybe they should use elephants =P hehe hint_54

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                        WOW, that's f**king retarded.


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                          I don't think this is about weight, but the attractive force that the sun applies on earth. So I would gess it is A LOT bigger then that =) Lets put it this way: if a commet came and hit the earth, what would its size and speed be in order to change the earth's course? Now lets say that all humans on earth can reach that kind of mass (and I doubt it).. What about speed? hint_54

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                          When it comes to comets hitting earth, you are right. It is all about "Wait and See". :) Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] The America I believe in has always understood that natural harmony is only one meal away from monkey burgers. [Stan Shannon] GOOD DAY FOR: Bean counters, as the Australian Taxation Office said that prostitutes and strippers could claim tax deductions for adult toys and sexy lingerie. [Associated Press]

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                            http://www.worldjumpday.org/[^] Maybe they should use elephants =P hehe hint_54

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                            Pussies. Real mad scientists trigger simultaneous volcanic eruptions in large mountain ranges...

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                              http://www.worldjumpday.org/[^] Maybe they should use elephants =P hehe hint_54

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                              Stan Shannon
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                              Maybe you could just jump up and down repeatedly. Eventually, that should have the same affect. "You get that which you tolerate"

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                                Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                                Scientists are not needed. There are red buttons that will cause MAD. And maybe, with a little luck, a change in orbit. :)

                                -- 100% natural. No superstitious additives.

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                                  Maybe you could just jump up and down repeatedly. Eventually, that should have the same affect. "You get that which you tolerate"

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                                  I think removing a person from the surface of the earth, has more effect than had that human jumped up and down a million times. There's a lot of loose and fluid stuff between earth's center of gravity and its crust. :)

                                  -- 100% natural. No superstitious additives.

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                                    Maybe you could just jump up and down repeatedly. Eventually, that should have the same affect. "You get that which you tolerate"

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                                    Nope. Equal and opposite forces from taking off and landing.

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                                      Nope. Equal and opposite forces from taking off and landing.

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                                      Wouldn't that constitute the "same affect" as doing it the other way? "You get that which you tolerate"

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                                        Nope. Equal and opposite forces from taking off and landing.

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                                        dan neely wrote:

                                        Equal and opposite forces from taking off and landing.

                                        Not really. Jumping exerts a downward push sufficient to overcome gravity and jump x cm into the air. gravity then accellerates you body until it re-impacts the earth imparting (again) a downward force as the kinetic energy is dissipated. Granted, at the apex of your jump, your gravity acts on earth with the same force as it does you, but the mass difference make accellaration of the earth inconsequential. Even so, this sounds like bunk to me.

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                                          I think removing a person from the surface of the earth, has more effect than had that human jumped up and down a million times. There's a lot of loose and fluid stuff between earth's center of gravity and its crust. :)

                                          -- 100% natural. No superstitious additives.

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                                          I think all the volunteers should climb to the top of the highest building in their vecinity and jump off (timing the leap so that all will strike the round together). That way we eliminate the most negative component to the human gene pool at once...

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