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Stupidity must be cheap

Stupidity must be cheap

Please refrain from low content posting in the upper fora.  Thanks. 

Quote from: Scintific Method on May 26, 2014, 04:16:37 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrocompass

So, a gyrocompass axis will align exactly north-south. In the real world, this is because the earth is rotating and the gyrocompass uses this rotation to align itself with the axis of the earths rotation. What could possibly be the cause on a flat earth? Plausible (testable) explanations please.

No answers so far have satisfied the one criterion I set. Oh well...

Still nothin' I see. Gee, I've given you lot plenty of time, surely you could have made something up by now? I guess, in the absence of any alternative, I'll have to stick with the tested and proven explanation then: the earth is roughly spherical and rotates about it's axis.

Air Dragging. Due to the fact that it's always daylight at the equator of true north (on a concave Earth that we live inside) then it only makes sense that air will always be the most stable at true north thus all other air is slightly less stable so when you spin a top with only 1 possible axis of movement it will naturally stop on the path of most resistance. And due to the fact that the sky is moving on an axis inside the Earth then it would be natural to have the point of axis which is the North Star naturally cast have a line of resonant drag. (Another fact is that it is easier to spin a top clockwise then it is counter-clockwise, this is also due to air dragging and because momentum always follows momentum if the Earth were spinning counter-clockwise it would be easier to spin counter-clockwise in tops but that simply is not true)

(If this theory is correct it would also explain why there is more hurricanes, cyclones and tornadoes near the equator)

Air Dragging. Due to the fact that it's always daylight at the equator of true north (on a concave Earth that we live inside) then it only makes sense that air will always be the most stable at true north thus all other air is slightly less stable so when you spin a top with only 1 possible axis of movement it will naturally stop on the path of most resistance.

And how does this work with any equipment in a closed room? Or in an evacuated chamber. No fancy air movement here.

it is easier to spin a top clockwise then it is counter-clockwise

This seems to be straight up bullshit. Do you have any proof for this? Have you actually ever tested if it is true, or do you claim it is this way because "it seems logical"?

Quote from: Sculelos on August 13, 2014, 10:43:29 AM

Air Dragging. Due to the fact that it's always daylight at the equator of true north (on a concave Earth that we live inside) then it only makes sense that air will always be the most stable at true north thus all other air is slightly less stable so when you spin a top with only 1 possible axis of movement it will naturally stop on the path of most resistance.

And how does this work with any equipment in a closed room? Or in an evacuated chamber. No fancy air movement here.

Quote from: Sculelos on August 13, 2014, 10:43:29 AM

it is easier to spin a top clockwise then it is counter-clockwise

This seems to be straight up bullshit. Do you have any proof for this? Have you actually ever tested if it is true, or do you claim it is this way because "it seems logical"?

Air dragging is an end result of aberration of light resulting in air pressure shifts so even if you were inside perfectly sealed vacuum inside your house the aberration of light would result in the tops spinning more effortlessly clockwise then counter-clockwise thus you could still test for this.

As for testing I have determined that spinning clockwise is easier then spinning counter-clockwise but the percentage seems to vary so I'm not sure of exacts but in most test it seems like spinning clock-wise outperforms counter-clockwise.

Where is the equator of true north?

So do these dream time wind forces act on all spinning disks. like wheels. You must drive in circles.

Where is the equator of true north?

equal and opposite from the equator but only in the north hemisphere. (not south hemisphere)
But here is a picture cause it seems like you are a bit confused to what I mean:

So do these dream time wind forces act on all spinning disks. like wheels. You must drive in circles.

Actually I believe Earth is concave and stationary and that we live inside it and it is the heavens that move and not the earth. However the force is very small and really is only noticeable much when you have no other forces to act upon it. (.003%)

Air Dragging. Due to the fact that it's always daylight at the equator of true north (on a concave Earth that we live inside) then it only makes sense that air will always be the most stable at true north thus all other air is slightly less stable so when you spin a top with only 1 possible axis of movement it will naturally stop on the path of most resistance. And due to the fact that the sky is moving on an axis inside the Earth then it would be natural to have the point of axis which is the North Star naturally cast have a line of resonant drag. (Another fact is that it is easier to spin a top clockwise then it is counter-clockwise, this is also due to air dragging and because momentum always follows momentum if the Earth were spinning counter-clockwise it would be easier to spin counter-clockwise in tops but that simply is not true)

(If this theory is correct it would also explain why there is more hurricanes, cyclones and tornadoes near the equator)

Ooookay...

I'm with Macpie:

This seems to be straight up bullshit.

Could we have something vaguely credible please?