Brian Cox

[aguero93:20]

Ahh right aren't I naughty, here's me thinking it's OK to think freely for yourself, free speech and all that. I genuinely would like to debate with yourself and SWP even though he felt it OK to be rude and condescending. You don't learn if you don't debate. CTID

I posted this nearly 20 pages back, you've not replied yet, care to rebut it?

If our earth is supposedly 71% water then it can't possibly be round, oh and don't forget the magic of gravity, or should I say density and buoyancy..

Here's an interesting fact about mass: It attracts things to it. The force of attraction (gravity) between two objects depends on their mass and the distance between them. Simply said, gravity will pull toward the center of mass of the objects. To find the center of mass, you have to examine the object.

A SPHERE'S CENTER OF MASS

On a sphere's surface, gravity will pull you toward the sphere's center of mass: straight down.

Consider a sphere. Since a sphere has a consistent shape, no matter where on it you stand, you have exactly the same amount of sphere under you. (Imagine an ant walking around on a crystal ball. From the insect's point of view, the only indication of movement would be the fact the ant is moving its feet—the shape of the surface would not change at all.) A sphere's center of mass is in the center of the sphere, which means gravity will pull anything on the surface of the sphere straight down toward the center of the sphere. This will occur no matter where on the surface the object is located.

Consider a flat plane. The center of mass of a flat plane is in its center, so the force of gravity will pull anything on the surface toward the middle of the plane. That means that if you stand on the edge of the plane, gravity will be pulling you sideways toward the plane's middle, not straight down like you usually experience when you stand on Earth.

A PLANE'S CENTER OF MASS

A plane's center of mass is in its middle—which means that gravity should pull objects toward the center of the plane.

https://www.popsci.com/10-ways-you-can-prove-earth-is-round#page-15


Oh and 71% of the earth's surface is water, but only 0.05%(0.0005/1) of it's mass.

 

[hodge]

What the actual fuck? They come back from the top first.

Now I know you’re taking the piss.

How can you possibly see something that has gone behind a curve, could I be that there simply isn't one. If something has gone past the curve no amount on magnification should bring it back into view. And no I'm not taking the piss.

 

[tonea2003]

How can you possibly see something that has gone behind a curve, could I be that there simply isn't one. If something has gone past the curve no amount on magnification should bring it back into view. And no I'm not taking the piss.

precisely because it is a curve, if it was flat it would always be in view

 

[hodge]

precisely because it is a curve, if it was flat it would always be in view

But zoom in and there it is back in view. It's always there just out of view. It hasn't gone behind anything. The horizon is always at eye level. In a plane or 121,000 ft its flat and eye level No curvature detected, fisheye lens may fool you.

 

[aguero93:20]

How can you possibly see something that has gone behind a curve, could I be that there simply isn't one. If something has gone past the curve no amount on magnification should bring it back into view. And no I'm not taking the piss.

So you can see New York from Scotland with a telescope?

 

[SWP's back]

How can you possibly see something that has gone behind a curve, could I be that there simply isn't one. If something has gone past the curve no amount on magnification should bring it back into view. And no I'm not taking the piss.

You see the top of it whilst the bottom is below the curve. You can see for yourself by going to the bloody sea side. You seriously can’t be this slow.

 

[SWP's back]

But zoom in and there it is back in view. It's always there just out of view. It hasn't gone behind anything. The horizon is always at eye level.

Not true.

 

[Phil1]

But zoom in and there it is back in view. It's always there just out of view. It hasn't gone behind anything. The horizon is always at eye level. In a plane or 121,000 ft its flat and eye level No curvature detected, fisheye lens may fool you.

Wibble.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

hodge is talking a lot of sense, he's definitely winning me over.

 

[hodge]

Not true.

SWP you need to watch a live weekly debate called beyond the imaginary curve . Its usually Saturday evenings there is a chap on there who would gladly debate the spinning ball with you. Gavin is a well educated fellow. It's a live online program they would let you debate, I would like hear what you prove or disprove.