Questions for flat-earthers

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04 Jul 16 00:15

vivify

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04 Jul 16 00:15

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?

josephw

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04 Jul 16 00:50

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?

lemon lime

itiswhatitis

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04 Jul 16 00:52

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.

josephw

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04 Jul 16 00:57

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

That makes perfect sense.

What's to blame for gravity?

vivify

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04 Jul 16 01:17

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.

HandyAndy

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04 Jul 16 01:19

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

A gift from God.

sonhouse

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04 Jul 16 01:22

Originally posted by HandyAndy
A gift from God.

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

lemon lime

itiswhatitis

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04 Jul 16 02:53

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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.

Ghost of a Duke

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04 Jul 16 06:56

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?

FreakyKBH

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04 Jul 16 07:14

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

Explain gravity.

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04 Jul 16 07:28

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04 Jul 16 12:24

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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.

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04 Jul 16 12:33

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FreakyKBH

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04 Jul 16 13:42

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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.