So I’ve decided to make a few changes to this blog. First of all, I’ve gotten rid of the “Comics” page up top, because most of the time, it functions exclusively as a hassle to update when a new comic comes out. Besides, I’ve got them all categorized and tagged anyway, so it’s not like you won’t be able to browse every comic I’ve ever posted here.
Not only that, but my last three posts have waxed a little…philosophical. So, I’ve decided that from now on, whenever I feel like climbing a mountain, meditating, realizing something incredibly important about something you may think is incredibly not important, and blogging about it, I’m going to put gosh darn tags and categories on it. Because I can.
These new articles won’t have a regular schedule. They’ll probably be more frequent than reviews, but less frequent than comics. In other words, whenever I feel like it. Deal.
I’ve decided to dub this new thing “Fillosophies.” You may be asking yourself why, and I don’t blame you. Allow me the pleasure of explaining. Obviously, “Philosophies” is boring and overused. Besides, they aren’t really philosophies – they’re more like acknowledgements of stuff than anything else. I also never liked the fact that “ph” made a “f” sound. Etymology, yo. So, “Filosophies” would suffice for me. Except for one thing – the lack of pun. So, I added an extra L to turn “fil” into “fill.” If you think about it, it makes sense. I make them to fill words. They fill your head with things you’ve never thought about before. In summation, “Fillosophies” is the perfect title.
No, I will not take note of the phact that there is a second “ph” sound in the word “philosophy.” No, “Fillosophy” is not a real word. But it’s MY title, and I’m keeping it, flawed or no.
And speaking of, why don’t I kick off this first Fillosophy with some stuff about the moon? Since I already said I was waxing philosophical, and the moon waxes. And wanes. It does both.
So in case you didn’t already know, the moon is an interesting little phenomenon. You know water? You know how that makes up like two thirds of the surface of the rock we live on? Yeah, the moon pulls on that water whenever it decides to drop in. Good tide-ings and all that.
Anyway, want to know another funny thing about the moon? The gravity there is one sixth of what it is on Earth. So make sure that if you want to buy something by weight, buy it on the moon. And then sell it on Earth. Math time! Don’t worry, you’ll make some cash.
Gold is worth $1,208.80/oz. (From what I found, at least.)
There are 16 ounces in a pound, so gold is worth $19,340.80/lb.
60 lbs. of gold is worth $1,160,448.
60 Earth lbs. = 10 moon lbs.
On the moon, 60 Earth lbs. of gold is worth $193,408.
$1,160,448 – $193,408 = $967,040.
If you didn’t catch all that, it basically means that if you buy moon gold and sell it to Earth people, you’ll make a profit of almost a million dollars. Not too shabby. There’s your get-rich-quick scheme for the day – go to the moon, buy all the gold, and then sell it on Earth.
So the moon is pretty valuable just because of that. But that’s not all, folks! For more cool math that will blow your mind, the moon is approximately one fourth the size of the Earth. But its gravity is approximately one sixth of Earth’s! Where did all that extra gravity go? Who knows? I don’t.
Sometimes, friends are like moons to our little planet. It feels like a great achievement whenever we discover a new one, we make contact less often than we should, but if they were to crash into us it would probably be more than a little devastating. Still, they have some charms about them. They can be a light when it’s dark inside your mind. If they aren’t there right now, don’t worry – they will be soon.
…And that’s a Fillosophy for you. Hopefully it was enjoyable. I’ve waxed, and now I must wane once more. But never fear – I’ll be back soon!
