Phil Boswell wrote:
"Alphax" alphasigmax@gmail.com wrote
It should also be noted that the sphericity of the Earth only applies on a macroscopic scale; the hills and valleys don't seem to spherical to me ;)
That's because you're working on a relatively tiny scale. If you were to scale up a billiard ball (which is smooth enough to be a clichéd comparator) to the size of the Earth, guess which would end up being smoother?
It could be worse. We could be living on the surface of a golf ball. :-)
Ec