[WikiEN-l] Re: Re: Example vs. Original research
Phil Boswell
phil.boswell at gmail.com
Wed Jul 27 11:08:47 UTC 2005
"Alphax" <alphasigmax at gmail.com> wrote in
message news:42E755D6.6070307 at gmail.com...
[snip]
> 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?
> Oh, and did anyone mention the fact that the sphericity of the Earth is
> distorted by the tides?
{{sofixit}} :-)
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Phil
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