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Conference hydra::dejavu

Title:	Psychic Phenomena
Notice:	Please read note 1.0-1.* before writing
Moderator:	JARETH::PAINTER

Created:	Wed Jan 22 1986
Last Modified:	Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2143
Total number of notes:	41773

1152.0. "tristadecaphobia!" by BLKWDO::KELLOGG (East Coast Beaches) Fri Oct 13 1989 14:38

    On the way out the door this morning.....barely awake, I heard
    the CNN people say that the Sun, Moon and the Earth were in
    a staight line (or some sort of alignment) that would produce
    unusually high tides. In fact these would be the highest tides
    in 10 years.
    
    ON Friday the 13th!
    
    
    
    
    
    With a FULL Moon!
    
    Does anyone know the facts? Is this the night of nights to go
    surfing...or is it better to clean the crystals and lock the door?

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1152.1		AOXOA::STANLEY	It takes dynamite to get me up...	`Fri Oct 13 1989 14:58`	9
	> On the way out the door this morning.....barely awake, I heard > the CNN people say that the Sun, Moon and the Earth were in > a staight line (or some sort of alignment) that would produce > unusually high tides. I guess that this is a fancy way of saying that there is a full moon. Tides are usually higher during the full moon. Dave
1152.2	tristadecaphelia!	NATASH::BUTCHART	The stars bear witness	`Fri Oct 13 1989 15:04`	19
	Twice a month, at the new moon and the full moon the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a straight line. That's 24 times a year. Dunno if either body is at perihelion relative to any of the others (very close due to the orbital paths); when the moon is at perihelion the tides are often higher than usual, and if this happens during a new or full moon they'll be quite high. For the full moon to be on or around the 13th of a moonth is considered quite wonderful in some circles, 13 being a number of sacred significane in the lunar cycle (there are 13 lunations in a single solar year, not 12). And Friday is the day of the week traditionally thought to be "ruled" by Venus. A full moon on the 13th of a month that happens to be a Friday? I'd apply a little love potion and get ready for action, myself (noodge-noodge-wink-wink-know-what-I-mean?). ;') ;') Marcia
1152.3		LEDS::BATES	Sulla cresta dell onda	`Fri Oct 13 1989 15:20`	8
	I love the title of the note - while the word for fear of thirteen is probably best spelled triskaidecaphobia (or triskedecaphobia, in the anglicised version) tristadecaphobia is probably closer to the feeling that some people have in the face of their fear of three-and-ten! gloria
1152.4	hi there	ATSE::FLAHERTY	Nothing is by chance!	`Fri Oct 13 1989 15:25`	8
	-.1 Gloria, Good to see you noting. Hope you're feeling better... Love and good health to you, Ro
1152.5	Once every decade	GENRAL::KILGORE	Coyote Clan Member	`Mon Oct 16 1989 00:42`	8
	On the news tonight they were talking about the alignment of the sun, earth and moon, and stated this only occurs every decade and this was the closest the moon would be to the earth for a while. And because of this, hurricane Gerry (Jerry, Jerri?), could turn out to be worse than they anticipated. Judy