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originally posted by: DJW001
originally posted by: turbonium1
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: turbonium1
Where did you go to school? We learned that the Greeks used trigonometry to calculate the diameter of the Earth, and that the Egyptians who circumnavigated Africa were surprised when the Sun rose and set in the wrong places. Oh, and anyone who seriously thinks that the Earth might possibly be flat has either been cut off from civilization for their entire life... or is a moron.
It is based on measuring curvature, not childish insults.
You can perform the same experiment as Eratosthenes if you require direct proof. Pick a location in Canada and a location in Central America and you will see that the Earth is so curved that it can only be a sphere.
That assumes the Sun is 93 million miles from Earth, which is not a proven fact. Everything else is taken from that point.
also - at a tangent - another question for you to ignore // deflect :
originally posted by: ignorant_ape
a reply to: turbonium1
That assumes the Sun is 93 million miles from Earth, which is not a proven fact. Everything else is taken from that point.
apart from the fact that you and other flat-tards simply ignore the evidence for the distance of the sun
IF the earth was a flat plane - to get Eratosthenes results - the sun would have to be 5000km above the plane [ basic maths - the same maths that gives Eratosthenes results in the first place ]
so which is it ?
do you believe that the sun is 5000km above a flat plane ? if so explain what distance the moon is
if not - please give your " correct " distance
also - at a tangent - another question for you to ignore // deflect :
that is the distance of polaris above your alledged flat plane ?
originally posted by: turbonium1
originally posted by: ignorant_ape
a reply to: turbonium1
That assumes the Sun is 93 million miles from Earth, which is not a proven fact. Everything else is taken from that point.
apart from the fact that you and other flat-tards simply ignore the evidence for the distance of the sun
IF the earth was a flat plane - to get Eratosthenes results - the sun would have to be 5000km above the plane [ basic maths - the same maths that gives Eratosthenes results in the first place ]
so which is it ?
do you believe that the sun is 5000km above a flat plane ? if so explain what distance the moon is
if not - please give your " correct " distance
also - at a tangent - another question for you to ignore // deflect :
that is the distance of polaris above your alledged flat plane ?
I do think the sun and moon are similar in distance, perhaps 5000 km away, or so.
These are the only two celestial objects related to Earth, appear to be almost the very same size?
One of the objects is 250,000 miles away, the other is 93 million miles away, yet they both appear to be the same size, from Earth??
All at random?
I do think the sun and moon are similar in distance, perhaps 5000 km away, or so.
originally posted by: ignorant_ape
a reply to: turbonium1
I do think the sun and moon are similar in distance, perhaps 5000 km away, or so.
then explain why observers 10000km apart [ thats 10 thousand kilometers - [ examples stockholm sweeden and capetown RSA ] ] - see a view of the moons near side that is ALMOST identical
basic maths [ plus image ] :
lunar libration [ only a small % of which is a function of distance ] allows us to view a collective total of 59% of the lunar surface over the entire lunar cycle
before replying - understand the above sentence -
a single viewer sees only 50% at any given moment - and the differences for simultaneous observers at differeing points on the globe = negligable
look at all the images of the moon taken from the earths surface - only in the gifs and movies illustrating libration is the difference easy to spot
you have just falsified your own claim - bravo
originally posted by: TerryDon79
originally posted by: turbonium1
originally posted by: ignorant_ape
a reply to: turbonium1
That assumes the Sun is 93 million miles from Earth, which is not a proven fact. Everything else is taken from that point.
apart from the fact that you and other flat-tards simply ignore the evidence for the distance of the sun
IF the earth was a flat plane - to get Eratosthenes results - the sun would have to be 5000km above the plane [ basic maths - the same maths that gives Eratosthenes results in the first place ]
so which is it ?
do you believe that the sun is 5000km above a flat plane ? if so explain what distance the moon is
if not - please give your " correct " distance
also - at a tangent - another question for you to ignore // deflect :
that is the distance of polaris above your alledged flat plane ?
I do think the sun and moon are similar in distance, perhaps 5000 km away, or so.
These are the only two celestial objects related to Earth, appear to be almost the very same size?
One of the objects is 250,000 miles away, the other is 93 million miles away, yet they both appear to be the same size, from Earth??
All at random?
Put your finger up and cover the sun.
OMG! Your finger is bigger than the sun!
/sarcasm