Threat or Menace? World Jump Day

By Wednesday June 15, 2005

World Jump Day — This, of course, has to be an elaborate gag. But you can be sure that thousands of people will take part in some vain hope that the earth flips off its orbit to “halt global warming.” They should take a course in Physics instead.

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9 Comments
  1. Ima Fish says:
    6/15/2005 at 8:15 am

    In case anyone believes this, the theory behind it has been debunked: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_155.html

  2. gquaglia says:
    6/15/2005 at 8:59 am

    I’ve already sent the page to all of my friends.

  3. Miguel Lopes says:
    6/15/2005 at 10:47 am

    Of course it’s a joke, it’s impossible to change earth’s orbit in that way!

    But it’s better to tell that to everyone interested in participating!!! If enough people start jumping at the same time all over the world they might yet cause massive global earthquakes and tsunamis!!!!! We mustn’t play with nature!!!

    😀

  4. Mike Voice says:
    6/15/2005 at 11:09 am

    My inital thoughts, in order:

    1. Can’t hurt, we’re all going to die anyway.

    2. Bill Cosby’s routine about flappng his arms if the plane is going down, or jumping just before a runaway elevator hits the ground.

    3. “Join us in an attempt to drive Planet Earth into a new orbit..” which is unstable, and causes the Earth to spiral into the Sun! 🙂

  5. AB CD says:
    6/15/2005 at 11:38 am

    Wouldn’t it be easier to bring in rocks from the moon and Mars?

  6. Milo says:
    6/15/2005 at 2:23 pm

    I’ve heard that many think it will revive Terri Schiavo!

  7. gregallen says:
    6/16/2005 at 5:19 am

    I think “Pop a Beer Can Day” would be much more fun.

    Everyone could simultaniously pop open a beer can pointing westward in order to slow the rotation of the earth.

  8. Teyecoon says:
    6/16/2005 at 9:15 pm

    Hey…don’t be jumping on my dream. I just bought some land in Alaska that I expect to be a tropical paradise by the time I retire so keep them V8’s a runnin and NO Jumpin!

  9. passerby says:
    6/17/2005 at 12:29 am

    We could get into our cars and collectively drive up against buildings, pushing them. all facing the same direction (towards the west, using the gregallen theory — post#7), this will push the buildings — which is attached to the earth (duh). Of course some cars can use a tow to pull the building instead of pushing it.

    We could also ask our friends from Tokyo to lure Godzilla to spew fire towards a western direction boosting the much needed counter motion.


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