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[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 60 points 11 hours ago

This make me sad, English major or otherwise. I mean, you can look up at the moon and see when the far side is at least partially illuminated.

[-] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 4 points 6 hours ago

You can infer that the far side is illuminated.

pff, and she calls herself an English major...

[-] Corngood@lemmy.ml 16 points 9 hours ago

One Pink Floyd album and now we have to deprogram everyone's misconceptions

[-] thejml@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago

"There is no dark side of the moon. As a matter of fact it's all dark" - last lyric on DSoTM.

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 53 minutes ago

I never said I was afraid of dying

[-] sik0fewl@piefed.ca 18 points 11 hours ago

But you can’t see the far side from earth…

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago

Earth isn't a source of light.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 14 points 7 hours ago

Well, it is a pretty poor indirect source. Just like the moon lighting things at night by reflecting the sun, Earth does the same.

[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 hours ago
this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2026
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