The Stars

By John Blandly

Copyright 2012 by J. J. Brearton

Smashwords edition

The Drip Theory

The basic concept of the Drip Theory is that the Earth is wet, and is dripping into space.

So far, I have seen no evidence of a drip coming off and sailing towards the North Star, which is the direction in which the Earth drips. I admit it is a difficult concept to grasp.

Despite this, I have not as yet been deterred from my adoption of this theory, which depends on the contention that it is no coincidence that the North Pole and Arctic is covered with water, while the South Pole is not.

If it is not merely some cosmological accident that subs can pass under the icecap, and navigate over the North Pole, but not the South Pole, then what is it? What powerful force grips the Earth, dragging oceans away from the South Pole, piling the water up on the North Pole?

Discussing this with astronomers, I have found that the general conclusion is that the galactic center lies generally south, not north of us, so downtown Milky Way is not pulling on our oceans.

What is north of us?

Nothing.

The North Star and its neighbors exert an infinitesimal force upon the Earth. One explanation is centrifugal force.

The centrifugal force theory is that the solar system is trapped as if in a wild downward spiral, and the Earth, fixed as it is by a balance of forces, bulges its oceans out at the North Pole as a result of this merry go round trip circling the galaxy.

The tensile strength of our seaside vacation hot spots hold the water secure, so that it doesn't fly off in space, if gravity wasn't sufficient.

Another explanation is the pressure applied by the force of the space-time continuum, first put forward by Einstein, caused by the mass of the solar system and the Earth weighing heavily on the fabric of space and distorting the forces of nothingness. There, me good fiends, is the Drip Theory. Bon appetite!

The Tilt Progression

Of tilts, what can we deduce?

            There is a gradual progression, or an increase in tilt (inclination of axis) of about 1.5 to 1.7 degrees from Earth to Mars, Mars to Saturn, and Saturn to Neptune.

            The tilt of Earth is 23.45 degrees, Mars 25.19, Saturn 26.73, and Neptune 28.32.

            Mercury has essentially no tilt, while Venus and Jupiter have an almost identical tilt of about 3 degrees. Uranus has a 97.77 degree tilt.

            It appears to be no coincidence, that the tilts of Earth, Mars, Saturn and Neptune increase by about 1.5 to 1.7 degrees as those planets are more distant from the Sun.

            This is either the result of tipping over as they get further from the Sun, or straightening up as they get closer.

            Absent evidence one way or the other, I can’t say what is happening, or what forces are at work. Centrifugal force, I assume, would cause planets to tip over.