Speed of the Sun

Quote from: markjo on April 16, 2009, 10:06:02 PM

I suppose that depends on whether we are talking about illuminating a 3 dimensional hemisphere or a 2 dimensional projection of that hemisphere, how strictly you want to define "circular region" and how much of a prick you want to be.

So now it's a hemisphere and not a circle? Make up your mind, please.

When we are talking about RET, the sun illuminates a hemisphere.  When we are talking about FET, then the "spotlight sun" illuminates a circle.  Please try to keep up, will you?   

Now, how do you propose that a spotlight sun could illuminate a non-circular area on a FE as required?

When we are talking about RET, the sun illuminates a hemisphere.  When we are talking about FET, then the "spotlight sun" illuminates a circle.  Please try to keep up, will you?   

You're the one who made the claim that the Sun illuminating a non-circular region of the Earth was incompatible with reality, not me.

Now, how do you propose that a spotlight sun could illuminate a non-circular area on a FE as required?

I do not know. Perhaps the EA is heterogeneous.

Quote from: markjo on April 17, 2009, 06:23:59 AM

When we are talking about RET, the sun illuminates a hemisphere.  When we are talking about FET, then the "spotlight sun" illuminates a circle.  Please try to keep up, will you?   

You're the one who made the claim that the Sun illuminating a non-circular region of the Earth was incompatible with reality, not me.  Does this mean that you are conceding that RE is the correct reality?

Yes, the sun illuminating a non-circular region of the flat earth is incompatible with reality.  You are the one that brought up the RE, not me.

Quote from: markjo on April 17, 2009, 06:23:59 AM

Now, how do you propose that a spotlight sun could illuminate a non-circular area on a FE as required?

I do not know. Perhaps the EA is heterogeneous.

Or perhaps the EA is a figment of your imagination and can therefore do all sorts of magical things.

Quote from: Robosteve on April 17, 2009, 11:28:11 AM

Quote from: markjo on April 17, 2009, 06:23:59 AM

When we are talking about RET, the sun illuminates a hemisphere.  When we are talking about FET, then the "spotlight sun" illuminates a circle.  Please try to keep up, will you?   

You're the one who made the claim that the Sun illuminating a non-circular region of the Earth was incompatible with reality, not me.  Does this mean that you are conceding that RE is the correct reality?

Yes, the sun illuminating a non-circular region of the flat earth is incompatible with reality.  You are the one that brought up the RE, not me.

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Quote from: markjo on April 17, 2009, 06:23:59 AM

Now, how do you propose that a spotlight sun could illuminate a non-circular area on a FE as required?

I do not know. Perhaps the EA is heterogeneous.

Or perhaps the EA is a figment of your imagination and can therefore do all sorts of magical things.

Face it, there's a magical mirror in the sky, invisible to human eyes, undetected by modern science, which reflects light perfectly to make it look as though the Earth is round. Makes perfect sense.

Face it, there's a magical mirror in the sky, invisible to human eyes, undetected by modern science, which reflects light perfectly to make it look as though the Earth is round. Makes perfect sense.

It's not invisible. Go to Antarctica in December, you'll see it plain as day.

Quote from: PM on April 19, 2009, 09:52:30 PM

Face it, there's a magical mirror in the sky, invisible to human eyes, undetected by modern science, which reflects light perfectly to make it look as though the Earth is round. Makes perfect sense.

It's not invisible. Go to Antarctica in December, you'll see it plain as day.

Who's your gag writer?

Does this mean that the sun moves faster in the winter and slower in the summer?  What causes its speed change? 

Has anyone answered the original question yet?  Are we chalking this one up to dark energy?




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Some will crack up eventually...

The Earth has no angular momentum. It is the Sun which moves.

What is this magic force that causes the sun to curve in space as it orbits the earth?

Quote from: PiratePete on April 14, 2009, 01:32:39 PM

No but it accurately represents the exposure the earth recieves from the sun. I'm pretty sure you know this and are just stalling for time.

Of course. But I can distort a map of the Earth into any weird shape and say that the pattern of exposure represented could not be the result of parallel rays hitting a sphere. In fact, that (vaguely sinusoidal) pattern could not be caused by any such simple system. Please give us an accurate representation of the shape of the light cast by the Sun on the Earth, not a distorted one.

And I suppose you will be ther great chosen one who will make the determination of whether this representation is true or distorted?  As combative as you are, nothing short of a ride on the space shuuttle would convince you, and I doubt even that would.  You'd just claim it was a movie screen in the window.

So, from what I see, nobody has explained what, in FET, causes the angular momentum of the Sun to change so drastically.

Be more specific with your claim and less inclined to get into arguments you are unable to win and perhaps we can begin a serious debate on the exact shape and acceleration required of a spotlight sun.