___ How far has the moon drifted away from the earth in YOUR lifetime? ___

[Blain]

It's drifted away just about 5 feet since I've been on the earth.

I'm going to miss her when she's gone Wait a minute... I won't be here!

 

[zsouthboy]

uh...

darn, and you know the incredibly long ruler that i was using just broke on me.

 

[aphex]

im proud of you.

 

[geno]

how about me? My Bday is 9/83

 

[HappyPuppy]

Will it continue to drift away or will it return?

 

[crab]

How can we tell?

<----9-5-83

 

[FoBoT]

yeah, you got a link to a page that calculates this? or were you bored and did it on your fingers?

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
yeah, you got a link to a page that calculates this?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I miss it already.

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: Blain
How far has the moon drifted away from the earth in YOUR lifetime?

Where is Quaoar when you need him?

 

[FrogDog]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Will it continue to drift away or will it return?

It will continue to drift away until the time it takes for the earth to rotate once equals the amount of time it takes for the moon to orbit the earth. In other words, until the earth has a synchronized orbit with the moon.

 

[Blain]

Ok, here's some help...

* Measuring the Moon's Distance
* Metric Conversion Calculator

 

[Keego]

2.599409448818897478 feet.

 

[gopunk]

hmm only about 2.3 feet in my life time