Fun fact: The only region where there can be "no shadows", or where the sun is directly overhead, is between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn (23 degrees north or south latitude). This is due to the tilt of Earth (23 degrees). If you live in the contiguous U.S., the sun will ALWAYS be south at noon.
People might already know this, but I didn't learn it until recently.
Now every time you see an old western movie where their shadow disappears, you can have an argument about astronomy.
Spartan2470 on April 11st, 2017 at 20:37 UTC »
This is a screenshot from this Vsauce video that explains how the Earth moves. This picture shows up at about 4:08 in the video.
PM_ME_UR_ASSES_GIRLS on April 11st, 2017 at 20:39 UTC »
I never realized how important shadows were to perception.
CaptainNoBoat on April 11st, 2017 at 21:12 UTC »
Fun fact: The only region where there can be "no shadows", or where the sun is directly overhead, is between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn (23 degrees north or south latitude). This is due to the tilt of Earth (23 degrees). If you live in the contiguous U.S., the sun will ALWAYS be south at noon.
People might already know this, but I didn't learn it until recently.
Now every time you see an old western movie where their shadow disappears, you can have an argument about astronomy.