Questions for flat-earthers

1) Is the moon round? How do you know?

2) Are the other planets in our solar system round or flat? How do you know?

Originally posted by vivify
1) Is the moon round? How do you know?

2) Are the other planets in our solar system round or flat? How do you know?

What is "round"? 😉

My question is why? Why is the moon round and not square or rectangular?

Originally posted by josephw
What is "round"? 😉

My question is why? Why is the moon round and not square or rectangular?

Gravity is to blame for the shape of planets.

Originally posted by lemon lime
Gravity is to blame for the shape of planets.

That makes perfect sense.

What's to blame for gravity?

Originally posted by josephw
What is "round"? 😉

My question is why? Why is the moon round and not square or rectangular?

I should've said spherical. But I'm sure you guys know what I mean.

Originally posted by josephw
What's to blame for gravity?

A gift from God.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
A gift from God.

Without gravity, a root beer float would take on an entirely new meaning......

Originally posted by josephw
That makes perfect sense.

What's to blame for gravity?

What's to blame for gravity?

That's the sixty four thousand dollar question. Or it would have been in the 1960s, in today's economy it's more like the 64 billion dollar question. Gravity is directly linked to mass, but what exactly mass does to cause gravity is still a mystery.

Originally posted by lemon lime
[b]What's to blame for gravity?

That's the sixty four thousand dollar question. Or it would have been in the 1960s, in today's economy it's more like the 64 billion dollar question. Gravity is directly linked to mass, but what exactly mass does to cause gravity is still a mystery.[/b]

Nah. As you say, mass (in particular the sun) causes space around it to curve. Hey presto, gravity at the speed of light dude.

Where's the mystery Einstein?

Originally posted by lemon lime
Gravity is to blame for the shape of planets.

Explain gravity.

Originally posted by josephw
That makes perfect sense.

What's to blame for gravity?

Magnets

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
Explain gravity.

If can explain it to your satisfaction will you be satisfied; if he can't will you continue to assail our senses with your mumbo-jumbo?

Originally posted by divegeester
If can explain it to your satisfaction will you be satisfied; if he can't will you continue to assail our senses with your mumbo-jumbo?

Since Newton himself couldn't, I doubt anyone else will be able to either.
That being said, it doesn't have to please me; it simply needs to not counter reality on any scientific level.

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
That being said, it doesn't have to please me; it simply needs to not counter reality on any scientific level.

What is "reality" in this scenario?

Originally posted by divegeester
What is "reality" in this scenario?

Physics.
Physical reality.
That which can be observed, measured, tested, and can be said to be falsifiable.
You know (going out on a limb here), scientific.