Is the Earth Round? We May Find Out Soon!
Sep 29, 2017 08:47:29 #
B.o.B. is not very bright!! Maybe he should add a seat and go for a ride on his satellite..!! 
Sep 29, 2017 08:53:20 #
If the earth was flat wouldn't we see all the constellations? Sure would love to see the Southern Cross from New Jersey. And my grandson could stop digging that hole to China.
Sep 29, 2017 09:10:18 #
hesh1950 wrote:
If the earth was flat wouldn't we see all the constellations? Sure would love to see the Southern Cross from New Jersey. And my grandson could stop digging that hole to China.
Well, that's your opinion.
Sep 29, 2017 09:17:01 #
Sep 29, 2017 09:24:33 #
sb wrote:
Are there so many stupid people out there? Well - actually, the article says only $1700 has been raised in addition to the rapper's initial $1,000. Apparently he also doesn't believe that sending satellites into space is expensive!
Boys and girls - THIS is why you should pay attention in science class!
Boys and girls - THIS is why you should pay attention in science class!
At the risk of stirring up trouble, I reckon he's a global warming denier, & he voted for Trump.
It's obvious in his MO.
Maybe assisted by a case of ADHD.
Sep 29, 2017 09:31:17 #
Our planet Earth is NOT round--not perfectly round, anyway-- it is what the scientist people call an "Oblate Spheriod." That means that it's NEARLY round, but flattened very slightly at the poles, preventing perfectly spherical shape. This is your useless fact for today.
Sep 29, 2017 09:57:28 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Isn't science just opinion?
NO
Sep 29, 2017 10:06:10 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Fortunately for science, rapper B.o.B is raising money to put a satellite into orbit to see if the earth is really round. As anyone can plainly see, the horizon is a straight, flat line, so how could the earth be round?
"I'm going up against the greatest liars in history ... you've been tremendously deceived."
https://www.space.com/38277-flat-earth-bob-satellite-crowdfunding-campaign.html
"I'm going up against the greatest liars in history ... you've been tremendously deceived."
https://www.space.com/38277-flat-earth-bob-satellite-crowdfunding-campaign.html
The reality is that there is no such thing as a "straight" line. The horizon is not really dead level. And the earth is not round. It is spherical and not perfectly so.
Sep 29, 2017 10:18:38 #
What a moron. If the earth is flat, how is that we are able to circumnavigate it with ships? What keeps the oceans from falling off into empty space? Every 24 hours the earth does a complete rotation. If it were flat, at what angle would the earth need to be in relation to our sun to view a sunrise or a sunset? If the earth is flat, exactly how thick is it?
Sep 29, 2017 10:29:46 #
ajcotterell wrote:
That means that it's NEARLY round, but flattened very slightly at the poles, preventing perfectly spherical shape.
Too much spinning will do that. I wonder if it will change shape as the spinning slows.
For what it's worth -
http://novan.info/earth.htm
Sep 29, 2017 10:32:10 #
All you flat earth doubters should consult their wiki - very scientific: https://www.theflatearthsociety.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Ships+appear+to+sink+as+they+recede+past+the+horizon
Sep 29, 2017 10:40:47 #
peterg
Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
ajcotterell wrote:
That must be why my iPhone's GPS isn't spot on! Our planet Earth is NOT round--not perfectly round, anyway-- it is what the scientist people call an "Oblate Spheriod." That means that it's NEARLY round, but flattened very slightly at the poles, preventing perfectly spherical shape. This is your useless fact for today.
Sep 29, 2017 10:41:10 #
Sep 29, 2017 10:45:08 #
peterg
Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
hesh1950 wrote:
Would I weigh more or less at the equator than at a pole? I took a Caribbean cruise, which is closer to the equator than home and I weighed several pounds more at the end of the cruise. Proof is in the pudding!The earth has to be round otherwise it wouldn't be hollow.
Sep 29, 2017 10:48:59 #
hesh1950 wrote:
The earth has to be round otherwise it wouldn't be hollow.
Just sayin
Just sayin
And if it wasn't hollow, where would the Morlocks (Time Machine) live?
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