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There is a couple having a romantic dinner. It's midnight and their dinner has just been served. Just then, as the moon is just rising above the shoreline, the man gets on a knee and proposes. What's wrong with this scene?

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How can the moon rise at midnight? It should already be up there =P

you are right. But this is starting to make me mad. I guess my riddles suck cus you guys get em on the first try. Good job though.

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There is a couple having a romantic dinner. It's midnight and their dinner has just been served. Just then, as the moon is just rising above the shoreline, the man gets on a knee and proposes. What's wrong with this scene?

it can't be midnight if the moon is JUST coming over the shoreline

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What's wrong with this picture is that I'm not in it, lol :P just kidding

The moon doesn't rise at the same time each day. Sometimes I see it in the middle of a blue sunny day. So, couldn't it be rising at midnight?

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What's wrong with this picture is that I'm not in it, lol :P just kidding

The moon doesn't rise at the same time each day. Sometimes I see it in the middle of a blue sunny day. So, couldn't it be rising at midnight?

It could maybe someday, but its pretty much how the sun is always at its highest point around noon. The moon should be at it's highest point around midnight.

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It could maybe someday, but its pretty much how the sun is always at its highest point around noon. The moon should be at it's highest point around midnight.

that's because our time is based on a solar calendar. Obviously the sun is going to be at the top of the sky in the middle of the day because that's how we judge the day/time. The lunar calendar is totally different.

Of course, I could be totally wrong here. Anybody else know what I'm talking about or feel me on this?

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It could maybe someday, but its pretty much how the sun is always at its highest point around noon. The moon should be at it's highest point around midnight.

Only a FULL moon would be at its highest around midnight...the moon definitely could rise at midnight during its waxing and waning phases....it completely depends on location and phase of the moon

for example, in just about 5 days, here in columbus, OH, the moon will be rising at 12:34 AM

Here's a link that you can check out:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/moonrise.html

so I would say there is nothing wrong with the story...

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Only a FULL moon would be at its highest around midnight...the moon definitely could rise at midnight during its waxing and waning phases....it completely depends on location and phase of the moon

for example, in just about 5 days, here in columbus, OH, the moon will be rising at 12:34 AM

Here's a link that you can check out:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/moonrise.html

so I would say there is nothing wrong with the story...

ok thanx i should have changed it too...

full moon just rose above the shoreline. Sorry that i ruined this puzzle guys.

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Of course, I could be totally wrong here. Anybody else know what I'm talking about or feel me on this?

that's because our time is based on a solar calendar. Obviously the sun is going to be at the top of the sky in the middle of the day because that's how we judge the day/time. The lunar calendar is totally different.

Well I have seen the moon out in the middle of the day but also,

it was midnight in another country where they were and the moon was just coming up in another. It would still fit

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It could maybe someday, but its pretty much how the sun is always at its highest point around noon. The moon should be at it's highest point around midnight.

If you edit your riddle to be "just as the full moon rises..." then this answer will be correct, as will your logic about it being at its highest point at midnight. However, the moon rises at a different time each day depending on what phase it is in. In fact, the third quarter (or waning quarter) moon does rise around midnight.

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