Cowless Cowboy

the-science-llama: If Earth Had Rings First off, they would be...

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:11:19 -0400

Guatamala

Washington, DC

Quito, Ecuador

Polynesia The Earth's Shadow appears on the Rings at night

Arctic Circle The Rings are barely visible

the-science-llama:

If Earth Had Rings

First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here.

However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night.

Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that.

During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy.

Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9
— Click the photos for captions

kgthunder: Artist: Vicente Segrelles

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:09 -0400

kgthunder:

Artist: Vicente Segrelles

monsterman: Ron Kelly (No.2)Cover Art by Rudolf Sieber Lonati

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:51:49 -0400

monsterman:

Ron Kelly (No.2)
Cover Art by Rudolf Sieber Lonati

epicreddragon: Parenting done right.

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:43:25 -0400

epicreddragon:

Parenting done right.

noobovich: (via contempt by zhongfenghua - fenghua zhong -...

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:16 -0400

noobovich:

(via contempt by zhongfenghua - fenghua zhong - CGHUB)

paleocreations: Sketchbook #10: the three growth stages of...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:13:56 -0400

paleocreations:

Sketchbook #10: the three growth stages of Pachycephalosaurus?

www.facebook.com/Paleocreations

www.paleocreations.com

Photo

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:43:59 -0400

pinupgirlsart: Stanley Borack The Look, story illustration

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:42:25 -0400

pinupgirlsart:

Stanley Borack
The Look, story illustration

fuckyeahdinoart: Thalassodromeus sethi by ~atrox1

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:25 -0400

fuckyeahdinoart:

Thalassodromeus sethi by ~atrox1

kgthunder: Artist: James McConnell

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:14:02 -0400

kgthunder:

Artist: James McConnell

Gerhard Boeggemann

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:16:45 -0400

Gerhard Boeggemann

galleryofthrones: Ours is the fury! by ~themico

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:48:52 -0400

galleryofthrones:

Ours is the fury! by ~themico

galleryofthrones: Mother of Dragons sketch by ~GEFAHRLICH

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:45:17 -0400

galleryofthrones:

Mother of Dragons sketch by ~GEFAHRLICH

Frank Cho

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:33:08 -0400

Frank Cho

jurassiraptor: Feathered dinosaurs are...

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:08:29 -0400

jurassiraptor:

Feathered dinosaurs are cool.

paleoillustration:

Dromaeosaurus nest, from the Dino Hunt team!

Photo

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:07:40 -0400

hamdir: A performer takes part in a traditional folk festival...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:54:21 -0400

hamdir:

A performer takes part in a traditional folk festival in Colombia, in the province of Meta. The annual event, also known as the “Folclorico y Turistico del Llano festival” has at least 272 years of history, and commemorates the native people’s struggle for freedom against Spanish colonization.

Photo: Fredy Builes/Reuters

vitazur: Mac’s car wax c. 1956

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:53:52 -0400

vitazur:

Mac’s car wax c. 1956

Photo

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:39:38 -0400

paleoillustration: Tyrannosaurus by Frank-Joseph Frelier from...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:54:20 -0400

paleoillustration:

Tyrannosaurus by Frank-Joseph Frelier from the Dino Hunt team