Suppose The Earth Got Saturn's Rings...

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Would the rings affect the moons gravitational pull and the tides?

[sabar]

Would they paint differently?
Write different stories?

Probably dream of non-ring worlds and paint non-ring worlds, since we do the opposite.

Actually Saturn's rings are not stable. They are drifting away from Saturn. If Saturn is billions of years old, why does it still have rings?

Saturn is Scientific proof the solar system is not as old as the Evolutionist want you to believe.

Astronomy has nothing to do with biology or its sub-field, evolution. As a matter of fact, I imagine very few biologists outside astrobiology care what the age of the solar system is, since it has zero bearing on life on Earth. The most relevant thing is the age of the Earth, which is geology again, not evolution. Perhaps arguing on the principle of biology would earn the YEC some amount of credibility.

Cool video though.

[Hemotivo]

is this another 4 rings, got! thread?

[mrsmaalox]

It would be incredible, and would definitely affect people's lives especially in their formative years.

Bad enough that people living in cities see about 5% of the stars that are really visible under normal cir stances (thanks alot bin laden). Seeing something like that every time you go outside would remind you of your place in the world, and your world's place in the universe. Remind you of just how small everything you know is. Which I think is something humanity is losing completely.

You can't tell me the average adult isn't blown away when they are exposed to a natural sky unplagued by light pollution. It's incredible. And those are just stars.

Absolutely. I was born and raised in stark west Texas, relocated because of work in my early 20's to the Pacific Northwest. Living in the shadow of Mt Ranier was quite an experience. Because of the weather, you don't get to see it every day, but every time I'd be driving somewhere and catch a glimpse it startled me and I'd have to catch my breath. It didn't matter what was on my mind at that moment, my reaction was the same every single time. It was like hitting the "reset" button in my brain every time.

[DarkReign]

Would the rings affect the moons gravitational pull and the tides?

Great video from the OP, first and foremost. Artisit put a lot of time and effort in creating some beautiful landscapes and shots.

No, the rings would not affect the Moon's pull, it would be the other way around. The Moon's orbit is insanely far from Earth, believe it or not. But its all for fun anyway because the Moon's gravity would never allow rings to form in the first place. Saturn has rings only because its frickin huge and its larger satellites arent nearly large enough to overcome Saturn's directional pull.

Our satellite (the Moon), otoh, is at least comparable in size to Earth, which is why it affects tides...direct evidence to its ability to overcome Earth's sphere of gravitational influence.

[DarkReign]

Re-reading my above post, when I say "size", I really mean "mass", but you get the idea.

[DarkReign]

Besides, arent Saturn's Rings on the outside of its satellite's orbits? Meaning, the orbit of its multiple moons are actually inside the Rings themselves?

I am not sure of this, but it would explain the phenomena.

[DarkReign]

Closest Saturn Satellite (from center of planet):

Pan @ 133,583 km orbit

Closest of Saturn's Rings (from center of planet):

Ring D
Start Radius: 67,000 km
End Radius: 74,500 km

Interestingly, there is a ring system that intersects with its nearest moon (Pan). I havent done the entire comparison, but it would seem that all of Saturn's moons sit inside the cluster of Rings.

Interesting. Even more evidence to the shear mass of Saturn in comparison to its infinitesimal satellites.

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[Viva Las Espuelas]

Bad enough that people living in cities see about 5% of the stars that are really visible under normal cir stances (thanks alot bin laden). Seeing something like that every time you go outside would remind you of your place in the world, and your world's place in the universe. Remind you of just how small everything you know is. Which I think is something humanity is losing completely.

You can't tell me the average adult isn't blown away when they are exposed to a natural sky unplagued by light pollution. It's incredible. And those are just stars.

Absolutely. I was born and raised in stark west Texas, relocated because of work in my early 20's to the Pacific Northwest. Living in the shadow of Mt Ranier was quite an experience. Because of the weather, you don't get to see it every day, but every time I'd be driving somewhere and catch a glimpse it startled me and I'd have to catch my breath. It didn't matter what was on my mind at that moment, my reaction was the same every single time. It was like hitting the "reset" button in my brain every time.

Yeah. I remember feeling that exact same way when I went to Europe. Driving by the alps and going to the Matterhorn. It was an awesome sight and feeling. I realized how small I was in this whole grand scheme of things. Also, there's nothing like a clear night out in the country away from a big city. I'm jealous towards people that can see that any night they want. It's a great reset, but I also like the big city life.

[InRareForm]

Saturn on steroids

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/sc...407b.html?_r=0

incredible tbh...

[DMC]

^A failed star or brown dwarf..

Sounds almost like 50 cent

[Avante]

Well if the Earth got the rings of Saturn.....

Rings of Saturn Towing
Rings of Saturn Bar & Grill
The Rings of Saturn Club
Rings of Saturn Bail Bonds
Rings of Saturn Used Cars
Rings of Saturn Bowl

etc etc

[TDMVPDPOY]

wont get rings of saturn, but currently there is rings of debris from space missions orbiting the earth...

[benefactor]

What is it with you and the necrobumps?

[pgardn]

Well if the Earth got the rings of Saturn.....

Rings of Saturn Towing
Rings of Saturn Bar & Grill
The Rings of Saturn Club
Rings of Saturn Bail Bonds
Rings of Saturn Used Cars
Rings of Saturn Bowl

etc etc

So Rings of Earth is off the table...
If the Earth had rings you would accuse Saturn of "plagiarism"

[InRareForm]

I prefer bumping relevant old threads and bring up new discussions associated with it rather than a new one that might only get one or two replies

[Avante]

So Rings of Earth is off the table...
If the Earth had rings you would accuse Saturn of "plagiarism"

CNN

We are learning that for some reason the rings of Saturn are heading our way. This has the science world baffled. Actually we are on a collision course. At the rate of speed the rings are traveling it is estimated they will arrive close to earth in the fall of 2022. Are our days numbered?

If we want to interject some reality here, it would be like that. And once we could see the rings closeing in imagine the chaos. People would be finding some God, that's for sure.

If we just want to play a fantasy to the hilt and we wake up one day and there they are, well that's different.

[Brazil]

ok