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Flat Earth Discussion Boards => Flat Earth Q&A => Topic started by: Fayth on June 25, 2006, 12:57:34 PM

Title: If mounats or oceans have any depth..
Post by: Fayth on June 25, 2006, 12:57:34 PM

Woudln't that make the earth just SLIGHTLY round? Not a sphere but not FLAT? It would be more of a long long long LONG oval?

Title: If mounats or oceans have any depth..
Post by: Mephistopheles on June 25, 2006, 12:59:23 PM

Well, Unimportant and I discussed this.  We think its a possibility infact.  My first impression would be that the curvature would be off, but this is not doing any measurements or geometry.

I don't see why not.  I believe you mean to say "convex", by the way.

Title: If mounats or oceans have any depth..
Post by: The_Earth_Is_Round! on June 25, 2006, 01:01:26 PM

The Earth is round! Don't give in!

Title: If mounats or oceans have any depth..
Post by: Fayth on June 25, 2006, 01:03:59 PM

Quote from: "Mephistopheles"

I don't see why not.  I believe you mean to say "convex", by the way.

Err.. I mean what I said. :D But I did mean mountains not mounats in the topic name.

Title: If mounats or oceans have any depth..
Post by: Mephistopheles on June 25, 2006, 01:05:00 PM

Oh, you mean flat but in the shape of an oval?

Title: If mounats or oceans have any depth..
Post by: Fayth on June 25, 2006, 01:07:26 PM

No, what a silly trick question. I mean.. round and in the shape of a very very wide oval  :P .

Title: If mounats or oceans have any depth..
Post by: Mephistopheles on June 25, 2006, 01:09:13 PM

Oh.

I don't think RE supports that.  The Round Earth is a sphere because that's how it must be.  I believe it is due to gravity and other forces.

Title: If mounats or oceans have any depth..
Post by: Fayth on June 25, 2006, 01:09:35 PM

Slightly off topic, but what if the world were flat, but the moon was round?

Title: If mounats or oceans have any depth..
Post by: Mephistopheles on June 25, 2006, 01:13:31 PM

FE does not claim that all celestial bodies are flat.

The moon's function is not unlike that of a spotlight.  Whether or not it must be round or flat is something I don't know.