What is the shape of the earth?

Question

Even most scientists are confused about this question today.

These are proofs of flat earth theory and creationism..
http://www.alaska.net/~clund/e_djublonskopf/FlatWhyFlat.htm
http://www.theflatearthsociety.org

Enter the Flat Earth Society. For over five hundred years humanity has believed the "round Earth" teachings of Efimovich and his followers.

But all hope is not lost. For through all that time, a small but diligent band of individuals have preserved the knowledge of our planet's true shape. And now, after centuries in the Dark Ages, we believe that mankind as a whole is once again ready to embrace the truth that has forever been the Flat Earth Society.

Using whatever means are deemed necessary and relying heavily on a callous disregard for the lives and well-being of our members, we have slowly but steadily been spreading the news.

Answer 1

Watch out for the edge!@!!

Answer 2

Now that we have access to space, the easiest way to prove the Earth is spherical is to leave it and view it from a distance. Astronauts and space probes have done just that. Every picture of Earth ever taken shows only a circular shape, and the only geometric solid which looks like a circle from any direction is a sphere. One of the oldest proofs of the Earth's shape, however, can be seen from the ground and occurs during every lunar eclipse. The geometry of a lunar eclipse has been known since ancient Greece. When a full Moon occurs in the plane of Earth's orbit, the Moon slowly moves through Earth's shadow. Every time that shadow is seen, its edge is round. Once again, the only solid that always projects a round shadow is a sphere.
There's a horizon, meaning that the surface that one is observing from is not an infinite plane. On the clearest of days, the only restriction to one's range of sight is the horizon. There can be two explanations for this - one, that the Earth at some point just stops, as if you were looking off the edge of a table. The other is that the Earth is round. Hundreds of years ago, before the invention of the compass or sextant, precise navigation for ships was difficult, even with the stars. Ships that ventured past sight of land were often lost, and thus it was generally believed that the world simply *stopped* at the end of the horizon. With the invention of the compass, and improved map-making, people began to dare more, and with the return of Columbus from his trans-Atlantic voyage, the concept of the Earth as flat was shattered.
Further proof of the Earth being round came after the voyage of Columbus. When Newton discovered and measured the force of gravity, that number could then be tested anywhere the theory was known. Since the force of gravity is roughly the same everywhere on the globe, it could be surmised that the Earth must be spherical. If the Earth were not round, whole hemispheres would have different atmospheric pressure and significantly different sea levels. Also, pictures taken of the Earth in the last 50 years have proved absolutely conclusively that the Earth is round. These are just the arguments that don't require much physics knowledge to explain, there are others that are more technical, but I think that the simplest arguments are the best.
There are a multitude of methods in which any one can prove that the earth is a sphere. These are the most common.
You can launch a rocket to a high altitude and take pictures of the earth (which various government agencies and private groups have already done thousands of times in the past), but that isn't the most practical way. Pictures and videos taken by orbiting satellites and space stations are certainly the most definitive proof that the earth is a sphere.

But if you're not convinced, read on...


You can also observe, with binoculars, ships slowly 'sinking' below the horizon as it sails farther and farther out to the ocean, then watch them come back. They certainly didn't fall off the edge of the earth! You can also sail or fly around the world. The Greeks discovered that the earth is round by observing lunar eclipses (i.e. when the earth blocks the sun from the moon, casting its round shadow on the moon's surface). Another method is simultaneously measuring the length of the shadows cast by identical poles perpendicular to a flat surface that is tangential to the earth's radius at various, distant locations. If indeed the earth is round, then the shadows should all vary in length from one distant location to another, which means that the angle at which the parallel rays of sunlight struck each pole varied from one location to another. (recall the alternate-angles theorem from Geometry class) If the earth is flat, then the lengths of all the shadows should be identical when measured simultaneously, since all rays of sunlight that strike the earth are parallel. However, they are not identical, but in fact, varies in such a way that the angles indicate a spherical surface. (This was one of the earliest methods to determine the radius of the earth) Also, keep in mind the 24 hour time zones. When it is noon in Hawaii, it is approximately midnight in the Middle East and vice versa. How can it be noon and midnight simultaneously? It is certainly impossible with a flat earth and a sun millions of times more massive.

Answer 3

So allah doesnt comprehend what shape the earth is! If he did he might have chosen some thing that exchange into around and not egg-shaped. case in point, how some complete moon or the iris of your eye? As you reported your self 'The Arabic word Dahaha additionally potential an expanse.' how handy you overlook approximately this alongside with all the different references to the earth being flat. How come the know-how 'Duhiya which extremely refers back to the egg of an ostrich' exchange into not used interior the koran so there ought to be little doubt. by the way yet another clarification of the ostrich egg declare is that earlier an ostrich lays an egg it scratches on the floor coming up a flat floor unfastened from small rocks etc. The desperate and albeit laughable tries at connecting technology with the koran shows the gullibility of followers of this actual faith. I quoted your own words 'The Arabic word Dahaha additionally potential an expanse.' so as I reported why do you prefer to overlook approximately all different references interior the koran that refer to the earth as an expanse and prefer to persist with the 'interpratation' of it being egg-shaped?

Answer 4

I might have known you were a Flat Earth guy.

Earth is clearly round because the North Star (Polaris) appears 1 degree lower in the sky for every 70 miles farther south you go until it is right on the horizon at the equator and then cannot ever be see from south of that point. There is no possible flat Earth explanation for that. The ancient Greeks knew this long before space flight. Of course the Apollo astronauts could just see it directly. Of course the Flat Earth society says the whole space program is a hoax. They are the originators of the Apollo Moon landing hoax idea, but people forget that they claim the entire space program is fake, not just the Moon landings.

Answer 5

Do you also believe the earth was created some 10,000 to 13,000 years ago?

Have you ever been on a boat and actually witnessed that the horizon is a curve, opposed to a plain?

We have been in space, we have taken pictures.
Are you aware of these pictures?

Answer 6

LOL. Those links are truly humerous. Five years olds have a better understanding of basic science... Ether? Falling off the south pole? Thank you for the laughs, John.

Answer 7

http://www.skyimagelab.com/pale-blue-dot.html

Here is a photo of the earth from Skylab.

Yes, people, this person is part of a whole group of undesirables who actually believe this stuff! This guy promotes this stuff here regularly and he believes that you can't think for yourseves. He is phishing for new gullible recruits to join his lemming-like society.

What a poor misguided mind you have. Why do you insist on showing the world your extreme ignorance?

You keep on pushing this crap on us? Did they kick you out of the religion section again?

Please stop trying to scare the kiddies. You will get nowhere with pushing your nonsence on us.

Answer 8

we can't be serious. i'm assuming this is a joke or else i might be more inclined to put some actual effort into a response.

how do you explain photos of the earth from space that show it being round? setting and rising of the sun? there are a jillion things to prove it's round.

Answer 9

300BC or so Erastosthenes of Greece know earth nearly sphere measure it 25,000 mile around. Before him Aristotle have several proof earth round. Men on Moon see round earth. Satellite photos show it as sphere. Much proof earth round. You joke here?

Answer 10

Spere

Answer 11

If only stupidity was a punishable crime...

This is the same person who announced yesterday that he would destroy half of America if it wasn't for Jesus telling him not to. Fundamental, much?

Try opening your eyes to the world around you just a little.

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