--- Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
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
Sphericity =/= Smoothness ?
:) SV
This thread went from POV diputes to Flat Earth to yeesh/OMG... in just two days. Sorry I brought it up! Next topic: Reproductive rights and abortion !!
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