Have
you ever dreamt of being like an astronaut and just floating around
cause of lack of gravity? Well it looks like here is your chance to
witness Zero
Gravity this
January 4, 2014!
According
to the British astronomer, Patrick
Moore,
we can all be a part of a rare and crazy astronomical occurrence
during the morning of January 4, 2013 at exactly 9:47am (possibly
British time-zone?). The event will actually be a rare alignment of
planets as the planet Pluto
will
pass directly behind Jupiter,
in
relation to Earth.
In other words, the combined gravitational force of both planets will
created a more powerful tidal pull which will temporarily counteract
the Earth's gravity which will result in, viola, us to weigh less and
be able to float a bit!
Patrick
Moore calls this occurrence the Jovian-Plutonian
Gravitational Effect. He
has told other scientists about the phenomenon and how they and other
people around the world can experience the effect of it by jumping
into the air at the exact moment the alignment is to occur, resulting
in being able to have an unfamiliar floating sensation.
More
proof of this phenomenon is that astronomers throughout the years
have been aware of this phenomenon and when it is to happen as all 9
planets, Pluto,
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, and
Mercury
are
to be on the same side of the Sun
within
an arc of 95 degrees wide. Although now, science has expected that
the gravitational effect of the other planets relating to the Earth's
crust is maximum even at their closest approach.
Although
I said that your dream of floating like an astronaut could become
reality, it is a bit of an exaggeration as you wont be able to float
around your house at that time, but
to
have a floating sensation, if you jump into the air at the exact time
of 9:47am on January the 4th,
2014, you should land safely back on the ground in a matter of 3
seconds rather than the normal 0.2 seconds. Still amazing right?
Make
January 4, 2014 a trending day as of course, people doing crazy
stunts and uploading them on YouTube
will
definitely happen on that day, will you be a part of that?
Make
the trend go around by tweeting the Hashtag of #ZeroGDay!
Post
your thoughts and comments below!