Besides, perhaps FET is a conspiracy too.
It is just the way it is, you understanding it doesn't concern me.
Vongeo is a wanker, he wears a wanker hat; he always smells like urine and he thinks the Earth is flat.
When has a jet ever started at one point on the earth, flown in a straight line and reached the same point from where it started?
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I saw a slight haze in the hotel bathroom this morning after I took a shower, have I discovered a new planet?
how do you explain how a jet can start at one point on the earth, and if it keeps fyling straight it will eventually go back to the same spot. Because if the earth was flat it would never return?
Quote from: markjo on February 26, 2011, 08:34:11 AMWhen has a jet ever started at one point on the earth, flown in a straight line and reached the same point from where it started?probably never. But you know what he means, and before you start going on about how RE's surface is curved, straight lines are great circles in spherical geometries
A great circle, also known as a Riemannian circle, of a sphere is the intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere, as distinct from a small circle. Any diameter of any great circle coincides with a diameter of the sphere, and therefore all great circles have the same circumference as each other, and have the same center as the sphere. A great circle is the largest circle that can be drawn on any given sphere. Every circle in Euclidean space is a great circle of exactly one sphere.
Quote from: qwerty1234 on February 26, 2011, 05:09:44 AMhow do you explain how a jet can start at one point on the earth, and if it keeps fyling straight it will eventually go back to the same spot. Because if the earth was flat it would never return?Aeroplanes are designed with one wing shorter than the other, causing them to turn slightly over long distances.
Quote from: Crustinator on February 27, 2011, 05:07:32 AMQuote from: qwerty1234 on February 26, 2011, 05:09:44 AMhow do you explain how a jet can start at one point on the earth, and if it keeps fyling straight it will eventually go back to the same spot. Because if the earth was flat it would never return?Aeroplanes are designed with one wing shorter than the other, causing them to turn slightly over long distances. Do you work for Gruman or Boeing?
Quote from: Crustinator on February 27, 2011, 05:07:32 AMQuote from: qwerty1234 on February 26, 2011, 05:09:44 AMhow do you explain how a jet can start at one point on the earth, and if it keeps fyling straight it will eventually go back to the same spot. Because if the earth was flat it would never return?Aeroplanes are designed with one wing shorter than the other, causing them to turn slightly over long distances.Replying with a fallacy only tends to undermine your position
I'm not black nor a thug, I'm more like god who will bring 7 plagues of flat earth upon your ass.
Quote from: Thevoiceofreason on February 27, 2011, 02:01:40 AMQuote from: markjo on February 26, 2011, 08:34:11 AMWhen has a jet ever started at one point on the earth, flown in a straight line and reached the same point from where it started?probably never. But you know what he means, and before you start going on about how RE's surface is curved, straight lines are great circles in spherical geometriesNot really. Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_circleA great circle, also known as a Riemannian circle, of a sphere is the intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere, as distinct from a small circle. Any diameter of any great circle coincides with a diameter of the sphere, and therefore all great circles have the same circumference as each other, and have the same center as the sphere. A great circle is the largest circle that can be drawn on any given sphere. Every circle in Euclidean space is a great circle of exactly one sphere.
Ehh I think he's pretty much winging it, but either way it's over your head.
You do know that the great circle is the equivalent to a straight line on elliptical geometry, right? Nowhere in that post did you show otherwise? on the spherical 2-D plane, no other line is straighter. It is a geodesic. This is the third time this week someone has tried to tell me a very standard part of geometry is incorrect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic
Quote from: Thevoiceofreason on February 28, 2011, 11:30:45 PMYou do know that the great circle is the equivalent to a straight line on elliptical geometry, right? Nowhere in that post did you show otherwise? on the spherical 2-D plane, no other line is straighter. It is a geodesic. This is the third time this week someone has tried to tell me a very standard part of geometry is incorrect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeodesicActually, I was just pointing out that a great circle is a certain type of circle on a sphere. Not all circles on a sphere are great circles.
Aeroplanes are designed with one wing shorter than the other, causing them to turn slightly over long distances.
Quote from: Crustinator on February 27, 2011, 05:07:32 AMAeroplanes are designed with one wing shorter than the other, causing them to turn slightly over long distances.To add to that, there is a small hamster running the wheel on the tip of the wing that's shorter, causing that side to be heavier. The hamster wheel also acts as a gyroscope for stabilization of the flight.