That an astronomical phenomenon could change the gravity of the Earth and that people will weigh a kilo less?
A video circulating on social networks opened the debate again, and citizens wonder if this information has a scientific basis or if it is another false news published on the internet.
“The eclipse of the century is near and will cause changes on the planet that have not been seen in decades. The phenomenon will occur on August 21 and 7.4 million people will be able to see it in America, Africa and Europe, the moon will cast a shadow on the land that will block sunlight and darken everything for 3 minutes, “reads the shared publication on the social network Facebook and that has generated all kinds of comments.
The video also assures that the supposed “eclipse of the century” will cause changes, such as a decrease in the earth’s temperature, that the animals will behave out of the ordinary; in addition, that people will experience a weight loss of one kilo.
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“The eclipse of the century is near and will cause changes on the planet that have not been seen in decades. The phenomenon will occur on August 21 and 7.4 million people will be able to see it in America, Africa and Europe, the moon will cast a shadow on the land that will block sunlight and darken everything for 3 minutes, “they say in the video, whose ideas they attribute to Nasa official Lika Guhathakurta.
At NoticiasRCN.com we consulted the scientific communicator and popularizer, Germán Puerta, on this controversial topic that is repeated every August 21.
“On August 21, 2017 a total solar eclipse happened that was seen in the United States; a few weeks before that event, a funny man edited and published a video with a series of nonsense and fantasies that claimed that during the eclipse we were going to lose weight, we were going to float, three days of darkness and another series of nonsense that went viral, as happens many times in this network, “explained Puerta.
“Every time the month of August arrives they publish it. In 2018, in 2019 and now in 2020 this nonsense of the eclipse of the sun on August 21 has taken hold again. Quite a fantasy, none of that is going to happen. “, he reiterated.
December will be the scene of a solar eclipse
The scientific popularizer Germán Puerta assured that on December 14, 2020 there will be a real total solar eclipse, a natural phenomenon without any negative connotation.
“It will be observed in a very large area, from southern Chile and Argentina, to Peru, partially. But the strip where the total eclipse is going to be observed, that is, where the Moon completely hides the Sun and becomes at night, the stars come out and you can see the solar corona, it will only be seen in a very narrow strip south of Santiago de Chile, in the province of Temuco and Bariloche in Argentina, “he said.
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The point of greatest visibility near noon and will be zenith. “It is suspected that thousands of people will travel to observe it, if it is possible … It will undoubtedly be a show,” he stressed.
Lucia Henríquez Bermúdez
Leader Digital News – NoticiasRCN.com
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