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[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't know why journalists make a big deal about supermoons. They look no different than any other full moon, they're just (imperceptibly) larger.

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because it fills up the 24/7 news cycle. If you don't have 24 hours of content then the boomers could decide to change the channel - that's not good for business.

[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sure, but that's the BBC. Surely there's enough news in the entirety of the UK that they don't need to resort to astronomical phenomena that are both meaningless and invisible without measuring tools. Hell, tell me what part of the sky the planets will be - at least I can see those.

[–] solivine@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd rather have some meaningless astronomical phenomena in there, it's a bit more interesting than more suffering and breaks up the negative content.

[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's tons of meaningless astronomical phenomena that you can actually go out and see, though. "Jupiter and Saturn will be close together in the western sky just after sundown," for instance. They could even have a star chart showing the constellations so you can identify them yourself. Easy to turn into a one-minute blurb.

[–] solivine@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

but moon big

[–] fred@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

They also get paid regardless of whether you change the channel.

[–] rumckle@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So witches know when to perform rituals?

[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

The witches I know say every full moon is a super moon!

[–] Knusper@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Now I'm imagining a supermoon with a cape, and like, arms ...protruded forwards for flying. Well, you get the joke.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago

I really want them to have a whiteboard and have them draw really bad pictures of the news

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I mean is perfect for the memes....

[–] Werbert@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago