It takes 24 hours for the Earth to make a complete rotation. Only half the Earth can be illuminated by the sun. Explain how a day can ever be more or less than 12 hours. And how can we experience a day when over 50% of the Earth is illuminated by the sun?
Logically, this would never change if the earth was a ball.
McTurd can't explain the southern star trails that can be seen from Australia, but demands you explain to his retarded ass what axial tilt is, and how it affects how much light you get in a day. Lulz.
Now explain the days that the earth is over 50% illuminated.
Fact-checkers at timeanddate.com discovered it's technically true that 99% of the world's population experiences some sunlight at 11:15 UTC on July 8. But there are many other dates where this is also true!
The earth is never over 50% illuminated. The same amount of sun reaches the earth every single day. Due to the tilt of the earth the northern and southern hemisphere are more or less in shadow depending on which hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun depending on where the earth is on its yearly orbit. This is why the day seems longer or shorter depending on the season.
I'm just trying to picture a spherical ball being illuminated by a light source that wraps around the ball. I'm sure you have some kind of miracle to explain it. What is it?
Everybody who believes the earth is a ball is a result from indoctrination from the earliest stages of life. We all trusted the authority figures who claim to be experts on the matter.
How are you so fucking stupid to see otherwise? I don't feel the earth spinning 1000mph, I don't feel it accelerating and decelerating around a supposed orbit of the sun. These beliefs are brain washed into us from authority figures who claim to be experts.
1. The earth is a globe 2. The distance to the sun
And do so without ANY input from anyone, using cheap equipment that you can buy on Amazon or ebay for less than $200.
The fact that you would think that you'd feel our earth's movement simply demonstrates that you're a total fucking moron and don't understand even the most basic shit. You don't even understand the difference between "velocity" and "acceleration" or what those words actually mean.
More likely, however, you're a disingenuous fucking nigger trying to carry on a 4chan joke from 2014. In which case, suicide is your best option because your epic faggotry puts the planet at risk of spreading nigger aids by osmosis.
Except the authority figures who claimed to be experts who instilled this belief into you in the first place
The fact that you would think that you'd feel our earth's movement simply demonstrates that you're a total fucking moron and don't understand even the most basic shit. You don't even understand the difference between "velocity" and "acceleration" or what those words actually mean.
The Earths supposed orbit around the sun needs to change its acceleration depending on what part of the supposed orbit it is in. That's a change in acceleration, as in the speed of the orbit. You absolutely love the smell of your own farts.
You will never accept the truth because you claim to have once aligned satellites for a living. This means that for you to acknowledge the truth would be admitting to being a dumb fucking sheep who thought he was better than everyone simply because you followed instructions.
Yes I can, you dumb nigger, and I have, repeatedly on this site. No "experts" needed.
The earth does not need to "change its acceleration" and "speed" is not "velocity" you horse's ass.
I never claimed to align satellites, ya fuckin' ninny. Wut the fuk u talkin' bout?
You can prove the earth is a globe using cheap equipment and relying on the laws of geometry. Laws that you can confirm by simply looking at any sphere.
How the fuck are you this dumb?
Oh, and take note. The typical disingenuous fucking nigger doesn't ask me to prove it, just says I can't. I hope you get murdered today. Have you mom post your obit so I can laugh at it.
The earth is never at a fixed distance from the sun, and it's axis is never at a fixed angle to it.
A day in Alaska varies greatly depending on these two factors. A day in Egypt varies as well due to the same variations but not to the same degree.
In addition the Earth's true shape is not actually that of a uniform sphere. It is more accurately described as an oval with a slight bulging-distortion at it's equator. This distortion also adds to the variations in the % of the Earth being illuminated as well.
It's a perfect sphere. They use the supposed radius of this supposed perfect sphere when calculating supposed earth orbits.
At least I'm the one willing to admit that we have to defer to the experts and authority figures in this case. Considering neither of us can prove the shape of Earth.
False. The earth's orbit is far from spherical, and the same can be said for it's true shape.
Our globe, however, is not even a perfect oblate spheroid, because mass is distributed unevenly within the planet. The greater a concentration of mass is, the stronger its gravitational pull, "creating bumps around the globe," says geologist Joe Meert at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Earth's shape also changes over time due to a menagerie of other dynamic factors. Mass shifts around inside the planet, altering those gravitational anomalies. Mountains and valleys emerge and disappear due to plate tectonics. Occasionally meteors crater the surface. And the gravitational pull of the moon and sun not only cause ocean and atmospheric tides but earth tides as well.
In addition, the changing weight of the oceans and atmosphere can cause deformations of the crust "on the order of a centimeter or so," notes geophysicist Richard Gross at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "There's also postglacial rebound, with the crust and mantle that were depressed by the huge ice sheets that sat on the surface during the last ice age now rebounding upward on the order of a centimeter a year."
Moreover, to even out Earth's imbalanced distribution of mass and stabilize its spin, "the entire surface of the Earth will rotate and try to redistribute mass along the equator, a process called true polar wander," Meert says.
This is why we need tagging for accounts. Old voat had a 10,000 character limit for tags, plus colors, so it was easy to keep track of flatters, race mixers, Qtards, and all the rest.
Also showed vote history for every account, so basic trolls and retards could be recognized when encountered again.
The earth is tilted slightly on its axes. For almost half the year, the north pole is pointed more towards the sun, and for most of the other half, the south pole is; in between they get to be perpendicular for a little while. When the north pole is facing the sun directly, it's illuminated for weeks at a time; when it's facing away, it's not illuminated for weeks at a time. You should expect the hemisphere pointing towards the sun to have longer days and shorter nights while it's facing the sun and the opposite when it's not.
As for how over 50% of the Earth can be illuminated in the same day, it rotates, so everything except the area around the pole facing away from the sun will get illuminated over the course of a day.
If you're claiming that more than 50% of the earth is illuminated at the same time, it's possible that a bit more than 50% would be illuminated at once due to light refracting through the atmosphere and bouncing in a way that it illuminates things just past the day/night boundary - hence twilight after sunset. However, if you're claiming that a lot more than 50% is illuminated - as you seem to be claiming below that 99% of the earth is illuminated by the sun at the same exact time - that you're wrong about, so you're either getting your information from someone who's lying or you're misunderstanding something that's true and turning it into a lie through your misunderstanding.
it rotates, so everything except the area around the pole facing away from the sun will get illuminated over the course of a day.
Is there a link or diagram you can send me to help me visualize this. I'm trying to picture a ball being illuminated by a light source in which 99% of the population on the ball would see some kind of light at the same time. Because the ball can only be 50% illuminated. That means you have to show me a 2D picture of the ball earth, any angle you want, that encompasses 99% of the population.
would be illuminated at once due to light refracting through the atmosphere
I know you're purely speculating on that. Which is not a problem, but that's not how refraction works. But let's say it does for the sake of your argument. This would be a normal occurrence then. But it's not. It only happens on certain days. And the days that it does happen are always around the equinox. This means that the earth tilt is irrelevant. Both north and south poles would be equal distance from the Sun. If anything, you would have more of a chance during the summer solstice since most people live in the north and that's what would be pointing towards the sun. But it happens during equinox.
I'm trying to picture a ball being illuminated by a light source in which 99% of the population on the ball would see some kind of light at the same time.
Literally nobody but you is saying that this happens. Are you insane?
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No, flattard, I "literally" said no such thing. I literally said, "Parallax is determined by the distance between you and the object."
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This fucking retard OP must be inbred AF if he thinks he can dispove a round earth this via this route.
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Einstein was an over-hyped fucking idiot.
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Telsa's true genius, and it's real world application, makes pedo-rapist Einstein look slightly above-average math-geek.
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The sun gets higher in the sky in summer.
Lower in winter.
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Damn you fuckin' people are idiots.
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How are you so fucking stupid to see otherwise? I don't feel the earth spinning 1000mph, I don't feel it accelerating and decelerating around a supposed orbit of the sun. These beliefs are brain washed into us from authority figures who claim to be experts.
You simply regurgitate their words.
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1. The earth is a globe
2. The distance to the sun
And do so without ANY input from anyone, using cheap equipment that you can buy on Amazon or ebay for less than $200.
The fact that you would think that you'd feel our earth's movement simply demonstrates that you're a total fucking moron and don't understand even the most basic shit. You don't even understand the difference between "velocity" and "acceleration" or what those words actually mean.
More likely, however, you're a disingenuous fucking nigger trying to carry on a 4chan joke from 2014. In which case, suicide is your best option because your epic faggotry puts the planet at risk of spreading nigger aids by osmosis.
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Except the authority figures who claimed to be experts who instilled this belief into you in the first place
The Earths supposed orbit around the sun needs to change its acceleration depending on what part of the supposed orbit it is in. That's a change in acceleration, as in the speed of the orbit. You absolutely love the smell of your own farts.
You will never accept the truth because you claim to have once aligned satellites for a living. This means that for you to acknowledge the truth would be admitting to being a dumb fucking sheep who thought he was better than everyone simply because you followed instructions.
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The earth does not need to "change its acceleration" and "speed" is not "velocity" you horse's ass.
I never claimed to align satellites, ya fuckin' ninny. Wut the fuk u talkin' bout?
You can prove the earth is a globe using cheap equipment and relying on the laws of geometry. Laws that you can confirm by simply looking at any sphere.
How the fuck are you this dumb?
Oh, and take note. The typical disingenuous fucking nigger doesn't ask me to prove it, just says I can't. I hope you get murdered today. Have you mom post your obit so I can laugh at it.
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Lol, no. The eternal cry of the flat tard.
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Who do you think is smarter, Nikola Tesla or Albert Einstein?
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A day in Alaska varies greatly depending on these two factors. A day in Egypt varies as well due to the same variations but not to the same degree.
In addition the Earth's true shape is not actually that of a uniform sphere. It is more accurately described as an oval with a slight bulging-distortion at it's equator. This distortion also adds to the variations in the % of the Earth being illuminated as well.
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It is actually a "perfect sphere", or is it just an optical illusion due to the size, distance, and your relative perspective?
Here is an example of how "Perfect" an object can look despite being distorted.
- Optical Tricks of the Parthenon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AIXvZRsiq4
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At least I'm the one willing to admit that we have to defer to the experts and authority figures in this case. Considering neither of us can prove the shape of Earth.
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Earth's shape also changes over time due to a menagerie of other dynamic factors. Mass shifts around inside the planet, altering those gravitational anomalies. Mountains and valleys emerge and disappear due to plate tectonics. Occasionally meteors crater the surface. And the gravitational pull of the moon and sun not only cause ocean and atmospheric tides but earth tides as well.
In addition, the changing weight of the oceans and atmosphere can cause deformations of the crust "on the order of a centimeter or so," notes geophysicist Richard Gross at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "There's also postglacial rebound, with the crust and mantle that were depressed by the huge ice sheets that sat on the surface during the last ice age now rebounding upward on the order of a centimeter a year."
Moreover, to even out Earth's imbalanced distribution of mass and stabilize its spin, "the entire surface of the Earth will rotate and try to redistribute mass along the equator, a process called true polar wander," Meert says.
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-is-not-round/
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They calculate this using the radius of the supposed perfectly spherical earth.
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Also showed vote history for every account, so basic trolls and retards could be recognized when encountered again.
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Believe it or don't. It can be easily explained using a spheroid earth model. Not so easy with a disc earth model.
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That would be a Jeopardy style answer.
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Not hard for your average 8 year old to figure out.
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As for how over 50% of the Earth can be illuminated in the same day, it rotates, so everything except the area around the pole facing away from the sun will get illuminated over the course of a day.
If you're claiming that more than 50% of the earth is illuminated at the same time, it's possible that a bit more than 50% would be illuminated at once due to light refracting through the atmosphere and bouncing in a way that it illuminates things just past the day/night boundary - hence twilight after sunset. However, if you're claiming that a lot more than 50% is illuminated - as you seem to be claiming below that 99% of the earth is illuminated by the sun at the same exact time - that you're wrong about, so you're either getting your information from someone who's lying or you're misunderstanding something that's true and turning it into a lie through your misunderstanding.
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Is there a link or diagram you can send me to help me visualize this. I'm trying to picture a ball being illuminated by a light source in which 99% of the population on the ball would see some kind of light at the same time. Because the ball can only be 50% illuminated. That means you have to show me a 2D picture of the ball earth, any angle you want, that encompasses 99% of the population.
I know you're purely speculating on that. Which is not a problem, but that's not how refraction works. But let's say it does for the sake of your argument. This would be a normal occurrence then. But it's not. It only happens on certain days. And the days that it does happen are always around the equinox. This means that the earth tilt is irrelevant. Both north and south poles would be equal distance from the Sun. If anything, you would have more of a chance during the summer solstice since most people live in the north and that's what would be pointing towards the sun. But it happens during equinox.
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Literally nobody but you is saying that this happens. Are you insane?
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He could get a ping pong ball and shine a torch at one face to see what happens, but they are too retarded.
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Have you ever rolled a Basketball-Volleyball-Soccer ball and noticed it consistently wobbles, or pulls to one side as it rolls?
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