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Dr Jack
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01-13-2011 7:59 AM 		Reply to: Message 33 by dwise1
01-11-2011 3:57 PM

Seasons and distance
In the dead of winter (around 04 Jan), we're 3 million miles closer to the sun than we are in the height of summer.
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I refer you to Wikipedia's list of common misconceptions. In fact, we're closest to the sun in the northern hemisphere's winter. I'd also point out that since winter/summer don't co-incide in the hemispheres it should be obvious that the Earth's orbit can't be the primary driving factor.
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Edited by Mr Jack, : Addendum and clarification.
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01-15-2011 4:16 PM 		Reply to: Message 106 by Dr Adequate
01-14-2011 2:46 PM

Yeah, but asking badly phrased trick questions and then pretending like everyone didn't grasp the science is still bullshit.
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