Gravity on a flat Earth.

Today?

If you are interested I will tell you.

Assuming GR  holds it....
btw
There are some really convincing tests proving GR...

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What did I miss here in this topic!

Obviously this...

               
My question,

How does the flat earth society determine this number 9.8ms2 without the mass of the Earth and radius of the Earth squared?

I think you can arrive at that figure by dropping a ball from a known height with a sufficiently accurate timer and doing a little math. Determining R acceleration due to gravity without determining the mechanism isn't a big ask.

I know the trajectory of debating with believers.
They push the debate towards the gaps in scientific facts.
Dark matter for instance.

It's like a God of the gaps argument.

Quote from: BalGehakt on November 02, 2016, 01:38:35 AM

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What did I miss here in this topic!

Obviously this...

Quote from: BalGehakt on October 30, 2016, 01:35:54 PM

               
My question,

How does the flat earth society determine this number 9.8ms2 without the mass of the Earth and radius of the Earth squared?

Quote from: boydster on October 30, 2016, 01:41:37 PM

I think you can arrive at that figure by dropping a ball from a known height with a sufficiently accurate timer and doing a little math. Determining R acceleration due to gravity without determining the mechanism isn't a big ask.

I'm done man sorry.

Quote from: BalGehakt on November 02, 2016, 01:38:35 AM

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What did I miss here in this topic!

Obviously this...

Quote from: BalGehakt on October 30, 2016, 01:35:54 PM

               
My question,

How does the flat earth society determine this number 9.8ms2 without the mass of the Earth and radius of the Earth squared?

Quote from: boydster on October 30, 2016, 01:41:37 PM

I think you can arrive at that figure by dropping a ball from a known height with a sufficiently accurate timer and doing a little math. Determining R acceleration due to gravity without determining the mechanism isn't a big ask.

And I said you only know how fast it falls with observation.
MODERN science knows why it falls.
Saying 9.8 ms is like saying the earth is round because it shows exactly the distance to the centre of the earth from the surface.

Disputeone.

The flat earth wiki is stealing this number. Not even knowing what it means.

Quote from: disputeone on November 02, 2016, 01:44:55 AM

Quote from: BalGehakt on November 02, 2016, 01:38:35 AM

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What did I miss here in this topic!

Obviously this...

Quote from: BalGehakt on October 30, 2016, 01:35:54 PM

               
My question,

How does the flat earth society determine this number 9.8ms2 without the mass of the Earth and radius of the Earth squared?

Quote from: boydster on October 30, 2016, 01:41:37 PM

I think you can arrive at that figure by dropping a ball from a known height with a sufficiently accurate timer and doing a little math. Determining R acceleration due to gravity without determining the mechanism isn't a big ask.

I'm done man sorry.

It was a valiant effort. When I saw how he went after Kami and just assumed he knew more than everyone else, I figured it was a lost thread. All these angry flatties daring to contradict him...