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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
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oncloudnineandthreequarters:

I’m sorry but if you hate on Katara for some reason, you at least have to admit

She is a fucking good waterbender

listen here. Katara is not just a good water bender, she is a fucking master. at 14. not only that, she went from having only a loose control of her abilities to fucking showing down an actual teacher of the art form in a year or less.

not to mention just the amount of growth and development of her character in Book one alone is astronomical. 

not only that but she isn’t just a fighter, shes one of the BEST healers that has EVER been seen in the water tribe. her abilities are amazing and at the beginning of the series, she couldn’t even keep hold of a fish.

i think it says a lot about people with undeveloped potential.

ALWAYS respect Katara.

I know you should respect others opinions and whatever, BUT WHATEVER. If you dislike Katara you have bad taste. She is such an amazing and well rounded character, I could go on and on about her.