Mars or Your Anus — Which is Bigger?
posted by ModeratorFiled under: Urban Legends
Mars will be NOT be huge this August
NewsTimes.com
May 29, 2009
Can an urban myth be galactic in its silliness?
Meet the story of giant Mars, coming this August to a night sky near you.
The myth appears in an e-mail that is circulating around the Internet like a comet. It promises that on Aug. 27, Mars will be so close to Earth it will look as big as the full moon. It will be the night of two moons — one white and one red.
“Share this with your children and grandchildren,” the e-mail message says. “NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN.”
Astronomers, hearing this or reading this, can only sigh. They’re confronting the celestial version of the story of how Mikey of the Life cereal ads exploded after eating Pop Rocks and drinking soda. It’s an urban legend. (more…)
