I dont know why they call it the longest day of the year...it lasted 24 hours just like the rest of them. I was hoping to see some heat lightning but no such luck!
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Lake Ontario sunsets are the best
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You see...it has to do with the length of time the sun is above the horizon as opposed to after it has set. June 21st offers more daylight hours than any other day in the calander year in the United States of America! Therefore they (being our government and President Bush and Hillery) call it the "longest DAY of the year". As opposed to the shortest "day" of the year which falls on December 21st. Of course, if you really want to get technical, you could call June 21st the "shortest NIGHT of the year" or December 21st the "longest NIGHT of the year". But because most people are awake during the day as opposed to being asleep at night (when it is dark) people like to talk more about the daytime rather than the nightime! Now there is a really good reason why the sun is above the horizon longest on the 21st of June. It has to do with really technical stuff like the earths axis, rotation, and how much beer is consumed during the daylight hours as opposed to the nightime hours...but it would get really involved explaining that to you and you probably wouldn't understand it anyways! But, thanks for asking Dr. Spencer...this is something that Captain E may be able to explain, but since I don't think Captain E really even exists, perhaps Dr. Spencer has to take over the former Captain E's (who I don't even think exists) duties!
Next, I will try to explain why you can see across Lake O in the spring and not any other time. I will give you a clue...it has nothing to do with "heat lightning!" But it definately has something to do with how much beer is drank!
Next Question Please!
Ask any question to Dr. Spencer, however, since he will be outta town for almost a week, it will be a few days before he is able to answer...therefore...Zing Dada Bing!
Dr.spencer,
How much beer is normally consumed while watching sunsets at the lake and in what amount of time?
See...now you are asking really tough questions. I will attempt to answer that question in person this weekend...rather than take up valuable space writing the answer. For the correct answer, just show up!
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