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originally posted by: Utnapisjtim
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: Utnapisjtim
Ok... an 18 sided hexagon. It still isn't a circle. In fact, with your correction you just made the shape even LESS of a circle since calculus states that the gaps between tangent lines needs to be smaller not larger to correctly approximate a curve.
I am aware of that, but I still fail to see your point. It's a matter of perception and design, and stuff like how they will anchor this structure to the planet. For all we know it follows the ground, not cutting into it. It doesn't actually say the sides are straight. I expect this structure to be an architectural wonder. Not just a box.
The earth is a perfect sphere when you add the water, it self levels.
originally posted by: Utnapisjtim
a reply to: Aazadan
No if you did this on 500 planets (given we had the data) there would be fractions of fractions. These are whole numbers and near accurate fractions, and don't these numbers look rather familiar, I mean we are talking about Revelation here: 18, 17, 10
I believe the Sumerians left a tablet behind showing all the planet's rotating around the sun.
originally posted by: rickymouse
I read that the notion that the earth was flat originated by the Spanish about 500 or so AD. It was round before they forced their beliefs on everyone they conquered. It was just a way of suppressing and controlling people. Have a bunch of so called experts telling everyone that they were misled in the past.
Not everyone bowed down to this brainwashing campaign. People accepted it as real because it was forced on them. It spread through most of the kingdoms of Europe and Asia over the centuries. Everyone was led to believe in a lie.
Look at the first page of the Jewish bible. Look at some ancient depictions. People knew the world was round, not just flat. But they were led to believe otherwise.
I do not know about whether people believed that the sun rotated around the earth. I have read nothing to show that was any different than history says it was. They did know the orbit of the moon well though. I kind of think they may have known that something was happening, and I think some people suspected that the earth rotated around the sun early on. If they said anything they would have been discredited though.
originally posted by: Utnapisjtim
a reply to: Aazadan
Yes, if you use the average perimeter at least. But It's very close. Close enough I'd say.
originally posted by: AthlonSavage
a reply to: Utnapisjtim
I think you onto it. Think about this (Pi/21) x 2 = 0.3
now 21/7 = 3
The decimal point can be ignored.
I would tell them to their face but ima renegade.
originally posted by: rickymouse
a reply to: truehumandna
Since I heard the truth about ancient people knowing the earth was spherical and examined the evidence, I have had about ten people tell me that at least we still don't believe the earth is flat. Most people were taught everyone thought the earth was flat when in fact it appears that the flat earth theory was never really widely accepted by ancient people. They passed on verbally that the earth was round but did not want to challenge the belief of the people in charge. It sounds that we haven't changed much, we talk behind the backs of the politicians yet never really tell them they are full of crap to their faces.