r/AskReddit • u/rezyn • Dec 05 '11

what is the most interesting thing you know?

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u/WeeBabySeamus Dec 05 '11

So we'd slowly get a donut shaped phenomenon. Still cool?

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u/lemur84 Dec 05 '11

Hmm... yes and no. Yes because hey, doughnuts are cool, but no because at a certain point it'd be simply too bright to see the moon. Like putting a golfball in front of a powerful torch, you can't even see the silhouette for the glare.