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"The Moon is made of green cheese" is a statement referring to a fanciful belief that the Moon is composed of cheese. In its original formulation as a proverb and metaphor for credulity with roots in fable, this refers to the perception of a simpleton who sees a reflection of the Moon in water and mistakes it for a round cheese wheel.
The phrase "the Moon is made of green cheese" refers to the similarity in appearance of a typical round, green cheese and the full Moon. It is commonly misinterpreted to mean that the Moon is green, which isn't the case. (The surface of the Moon is quite dark and could be described as having the color of old, weathered black asphalt.) [2]
Also, for naming, one should properly compare Moon+"made of cheese" with Moon+"made of green cheese" in Google Books, and the latter is far more common. (A web search gives a different result, but those are mostly ephemeral, non-RS sources.)--Pharos 12:56, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
A disused stone cheese-press at the farm Auchabrack, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In 1546, The Proverbs of John Heywood claimed "the moon is made of a greene cheese" (Greene referring to being new or unaged). [29] Variations on this sentiment were long repeated and NASA exploited this myth for an April Fools' Day spoof announcement in 2006. [30]
Devorsine made his Drake debut as a captain over 20 years ago, sailing an icebreaker full of scientists over to Antarctica for a research stint. “We had very, very rough seas — more than 20 ...
It was as likely to be made of cheese (green cheese, specifically) as was the cow to have jumped over it. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:28, 22 November 2023 (UTC) Of course, Wikipedia has an article on everything; see The Moon is made of green cheese. Curiously, the European Space Agency also addresses the issue here.
In 1546, The Proverbs of John Heywood claimed "the moon is made of a green cheese" (Greene may refer here not to the color, as many now think, but to being new or unaged). [28] Variations on this sentiment were long repeated and NASA exploited this myth for an April Fools' Day spoof announcement in 2006. [29]
If someone announces that the moon is made of green cheese, the professional astronomer cannot be expected to climb down from his telescope and write a detailed ...