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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Seasons

« on: January 27, 2011, 02:42:44 PM »

If the radius of the sun's orbit changes, then so does the distance it has to travel in 24 hours. During the summer, the sun would move more slowly than in the winter.

Which is exactly what happens.

@EnglishGentleman: so how exactly does Round Earth Theory explain such change of temperature? The amount of energy coming from the sun is simply the same all the time.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Seasons

« on: January 23, 2011, 12:23:49 PM »

When the sun's rays enter the Earth at an angle, they have to pass through more atmosphere, and more air, which means that more of its energy it dissipated over a larger region.

Which would mean that the air warms up more. Correcting for the larger distance, the air temperature should be the same in both cases, whether the rays are at an angle or not.
Going straight: small area to heat, small amount of dissipation
Going at an angle: larger area to heat, more atmosphere / air to dissipate over

So yes, you've exactly stated my point: round earth theory fails to explain the change in temperature over seasons, whereas flat earth theory does not

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The Lounge / Re: Hi Im New

« on: January 23, 2011, 12:04:41 PM »

I am also new. I wouldn't call myself a believer of FET just yet, but I have an open mind and I am very enthusiastic about what I've read so far.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Seasons

« on: January 23, 2011, 11:41:08 AM »

Based on what I've read so far, I would suggest that seasonal changes may simply be caused by the sun being closer / further away from the center during the different seasons. First some basic observations:
- the sun is visible longer during summer and shorter during winter
- the sun is lower during winter
- the sun goes out of sight at night
all these observations are readily explained by the sun making a trajectory much like that of the seats in a wave swinger (note how the seats move sideways a bit, as well as going round and round).
Due to the bending of light, objects relatively far away (such as the sun) can go right out of sight. Since the sun rotates a bit more near the center of the earth during northern summer, it is visible longer during summer.

A round earther would say that this is due to the tilting of the earth. This explains why the sun is lower during winter, or why the sun is visible longer, but it fails to explain why the sun feels warmer during summer. Even if the sun rays enter the earth surface at an angle, they still carry the same amount of energy and give the same amount of heat! Hold out your hand on a sunny summer-day, and you will find that it feels warm. Hold out your hand at the exact same angle relative to the sun on a winter-day (taking the whole "angle" story out of the equation) and you will find your hand feeling much colder - even relatively to the environment.