Will Egolf = track and field star

[mike radigan]

Hey, riddle me this space jockey, (w/o looking it up) how many times does the earth rotate on its axis during one revolution around the sun (nearest whole number is good enough)?

5 more minutes to answer.

Oh, I was gone from my desk. Well, I will answer approx. 365.25 knowing full well that I will be wrong!

George, you are correct, correct in knowing full well that you are wrong.

To the nearest whole number the answer is 366.

explanation

Edit: Oops, meant to add a smiley:

[georgethedog]

Hey, riddle me this space jockey, (w/o looking it up) how many times does the earth rotate on its axis during one revolution around the sun (nearest whole number is good enough)?

5 more minutes to answer.

Oh, I was gone from my desk. Well, I will answer approx. 365.25 knowing full well that I will be wrong!

George, you are correct, correct in knowing full well that you are wrong.

To the nearest whole number the answer is 366.

explanation

Edit: Oops, meant to add a smiley:

So, you are including the extra day. What this is saying is if the earth did not rotate at all (stayed stationary) while it went around the sun it really would roatate once because each side of the earth would see the sun because it is going in a circle. Therefore, you must add that rotation to the original 365.25. Alrighty then, I will by that.

[tornado]

likewise, the moon does not appear to rotate on its axis because we always see the same side.
But in reality if it did not rotate once per revolution then we'd see all sides of the moon.

[BBallPimp]

Thanks for the science lessons gentlemen!

[Chico]

Did I get on the wrong board?