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three-dimensional-world

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Curved?
« on: March 24, 2010, 03:05:06 PM »
Has anyone considered the possibility that the earth is SLIGHTLY curved? Sort of like the other side of a satellite dish? Does flat earth theory cover this possibility (since it doesn't allow the earth to 'wrap around and connect back to the other side' which seems to be one of the main hypothesis of round earth theory).
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Re: Curved?
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2010, 03:23:53 PM »
Well if it did, the Earth would then look like a section of a very large sphere.
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Re: Curved?
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2010, 03:34:59 PM »
Quote from: Lorddave on March 24, 2010, 03:23:53 PM
Well if it did, the Earth would then look like a section of a very large sphere.

Yes but it's topologically equivalent to flat, even if it a was 99.9% section of a sphere. So there is (in at least one sense) a distinct difference between the two. (hence this question)
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Re: Curved?
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2010, 04:15:05 PM »
Quote from: three-dimensional-world on March 24, 2010, 03:34:59 PM
Quote from: Lorddave on March 24, 2010, 03:23:53 PM
Well if it did, the Earth would then look like a section of a very large sphere.

Yes but it's topologically equivalent to flat, even if it a was 99.9% section of a sphere. So there is (in at least one sense) a distinct difference between the two. (hence this question)

Topologically, a sphere and a coin (disc FE model) are the same.
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Re: Curved?
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2010, 08:41:41 AM »
no water in the center, then.
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Re: Curved?
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2010, 12:31:21 PM »
Well, one of their big "experiments" was showing that the water on Lake Tahoe was flat, with no curve.
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Re: Curved?
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2010, 01:02:52 PM »
Quote from: 004forever on March 29, 2010, 12:31:21 PM
Well, one of their big "experiments" was showing that the water on Lake Tahoe was flat, with no curve.

how?
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Re: Curved?
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2010, 01:05:12 PM »
Quote from: three-dimensional-world on March 30, 2010, 01:02:52 PM
Quote from: 004forever on March 29, 2010, 12:31:21 PM
Well, one of their big "experiments" was showing that the water on Lake Tahoe was flat, with no curve.

how?
With lies an fallacy.
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sciencedude0

Re: Curved?
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2010, 06:33:47 PM »
if it is curved a little bit would that not explain why when people look out at the horizon it seems round and people see a round curvature when they look out from high above
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Re: Curved?
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2010, 06:47:24 PM »
Quote from: sciencedude0 on March 30, 2010, 06:33:47 PM
if it is curved a little bit would that not explain why when people look out at the horizon it seems round and people see a round curvature when they look out from high above
What does this mean?
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004forever

Re: Curved?
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2010, 02:14:02 PM »
it still wouldn't account for the horizon.  There would be one, but it would be much farther out.  You would still need bendy light to explain why the horizon looks like that and at that point you might as well just keep the Earth flat.
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