I agree, Andy. With your permission retract "totally government dependent". Would you please clarify flat KS vs a round earth.
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"Through Kansas twice while residing in Denver. Of course it appears flat to the naked eye, as much so
as RI appears bankrupt. One relatively small real estate hardly qualifies as the spherical/round 'earth'."
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyOur planet is an oblate spheroid with an uneven surface containing certain small areas that are geometrically flat, such as Kansas. Local flatness and global curvature are not mutually exclusive.
Would you please clarify flat KS vs a round earth.
We agree that Earth is not flat, unless we live in Kansas.
Originally posted by HandyAndyCrystal clear, Andy. Thank you. One final comment on the retraction. Several weeks ago during a phone call with a longtime friend (who lived in Fabyan, CT, quite near the Woodstock Fairgrounds for 30-35 years and who recently sold his farm and built a home on a lake in MA and who seldom has anything good to say about CT), he offhandedly said the phrase I repeated in my ill considered post of reply to you. Inaccurate hearsay and without the least validity. No excuse, This time gb simply blew it.
Our planet is an oblate spheroid with an uneven surface containing certain small areas that are geometrically flat, such as Kansas. Local flatness and global curvature are not mutually exclusive.
We agree that Earth is not flat, unless we live in Kansas.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyEdit: Goofed again, Andy. Meant to type, "(...and who seldom has anything good to say about CT or RI).
Crystal clear, Andy. Thank you. One final comment on the retraction. Several weeks ago during a phone call with a longtime friend (who lived in Fabyan, CT, quite near the Woodstock Fairgrounds for 30-35 years and who recently sold his farm and built a home on a lake in MA and who seldom has anything good to say about CT), he offhandedly said the phrase ...[text shortened]... you. Inaccurate hearsay and without the least validity. No excuse, This time gb simply blew it.
an interesting point that i learned by being there...
tha bonneville salt flats in bonneville, utah iz one of tha flatest, most level areas on tha face of tha earth...
and tha raceway iz ten miles long where tha time trials are held...
and,
even tho it iz "only" ten miles from start to finish, a six foot tall man cannot see the finish line from the start line because of tha curvature of tha earth...
fyi...
rookie
*edit* http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/bonneville_salt.htm
Originally posted by rookie54Thanks, Rookie54 (for an eye opening observation and, for what it's worth,
an interesting point that i learned by being there...
tha bonneville salt flats in bonneville, utah iz one of tha flatest, most level areas on tha face of tha earth...
and tha raceway iz ten miles long where tha time trials are held...
and,
even tho it iz "only" ten miles from start to finish, a six foot tall man cannot see the finish line from the st ...[text shortened]... earth...
fyi...
rookie
*edit* http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/bonneville_salt.htm
you might like to know I had dinner twice in Chicago with Craig Breedlove).
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbyso cool...
Thanks, Rookie54 (for an eye opening observation and, for what it's worth,
you might like to know I had dinner twice in Chicago with Craig Breedlove).
once at alpine valley, wi, i partied at tha hotel after tha concert with billy, dusty and frank...
i even got one of billy's guitar picks...
awesome concert...
rookie
Originally posted by rookie54Thanks, Rookie (for your recollections of brushing elbows with greatness and for not even asking if Marsha was present).
so cool...
once at alpine valley, wi, i partied at tha hotel after tha concert with billy, dusty and frank...
i even got one of billy's guitar picks...
awesome concert...
rookie
