The Earth is an Oblate

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Strange but True: Earth Is Not Round
By Charles Q. Choi on April 12, 2007 Scientific American

It may seem round when viewed from space, but our planet is actually a bumpy spheroid.
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Isaac Newton first proposed that Earth was not perfectly round. Instead, he suggested it was an oblate spheroid—a sphere that is squashed at its poles and swollen at the equator. He was correct and, because of this bulge, the distance from Earth's center to sea level is roughly 21 kilometers (13 miles) greater at the equator than at the poles.
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I just thought all you people who claim the earth is a sphere should know this. :)
 
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PROTIP: You can win any argument by being one level more precise than the person who spoke last. Eventually you will defeat all conversational opponents and stand alone. Very much alone.
 
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the moment when you realize both sides were wrong forehead-slap-smiley-emoticon.gif
 
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Blain said:
the moment when you realize both sides were wrong View attachment 176667
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And that is the moment when you find out someone is trying to pull the wool over people's eyes, with leaving out words. people are smarter than that the earth is not a perfectly round sphere.

A oblete sphere is still a sphere, the title thread was created with the word that was suppose to go with it, sphere left out on purpose.

spotting disception is like catching fish in a barrel.
 
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IamWhoIam said:
And that is the moment when you find out someone is trying to pull the wool over people's eyes, with leaving out words. people are smarter than that the earth is not a perfectly round sphere.

A oblete sphere is still a sphere, the title thread was created with the word that was suppose to go with it, sphere left out on purpose.

spotting disception is like catching fish in a barrel.
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ya I know I messing around i mean I can have a really misformed looking finger but it's still finger
 
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ya I know I messing around i mean I can have a really misformed looking finger but it's still finger
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I know buddy, I as well, but just saying it was kind of sneaky how it was written, maybe the poster as well was messing around, lol
 
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I know buddy, I as well, but just saying it was kind of sneaky how it was written, maybe the poster as well was messing around, lol
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you know all this debating about whether or not the earth is flat is entertaining and can sometimes be an ok discussion if I'm bored but the second people start saying that if I don't believe in a flat earth then I am not saved then I will have to hand them an award for the best turning an irrelevant topic into a matter of salvation award
 
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you know all this debating about whether or not the earth is flat is entertaining and can sometimes be an ok discussion if I'm bored but the second people start saying that if I don't believe in a flat earth then I am not saved then I will have to hand them an award for the best turning an irrelevant topic into a matter of salvation award
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Indeed my friend, all those non salvation topics should never come down to a person being told their not saved because they don't believe in a flat earth or etc... I believe the accuser of such things is landing themselves in hot water for saying such nonsense.
 
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Indeed my friend, all those non salvation topics should never come down to a person being told their not saved because they don't believe in a flat earth or etc... I believe the accuser of such things is landing themselves in hot water for saying such nonsense.
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People have actually said that if you don't believe flat earth you are not saved?

Dang.

No wonder why it is such a touchy subject here.
 
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People have actually said that if you don't believe flat earth you are not saved?

Dang.

No wonder why it is such a touchy subject here.
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It's very touchy brother, it doesn't matter whether you believe in flat earth or round earth, you KNOW when you're saved, and your salvation cannot be determined by ANY man, only you and the Lord.
 
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MichaelOwen said:
It's very touchy brother, it doesn't matter whether you believe in flat earth or round earth, you KNOW when you're saved, and your salvation cannot be determined by ANY man, only you and the Lord.
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I would never tell someone they are not saved. That is between them and God.

My hopes in spreading my findings, etc.. are that maybe I can show the unsaved that the world is ran by lying satanists.
 
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Seedz said:
People have actually said that if you don't believe flat earth you are not saved?

Dang.

No wonder why it is such a touchy subject here.
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yea kind of nuts, anything that isn't completely written or defined is a touchy subject here, hehehe...
 
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IamWhoIam said:
And that is the moment when you find out someone is trying to pull the wool over people's eyes, with leaving out words. people are smarter than that the earth is not a perfectly round sphere.

A oblete sphere is still a sphere, the title thread was created with the word that was suppose to go with it, sphere left out on purpose.

spotting disception is like catching fish in a barrel.
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Have you ever tried catching fish in a barrel?? Not an easy thing, my friend. Now, shooting fish in a barrel, well that's an entirely different matter. It's as easy as pie! :)


Oh, and by the way it's "oblate spheroid" not "oblate sphere." If it's oblate it's not a sphere.
 
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MichaelOwen

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Prov910 said:
Have you ever tried catching fish in a barrel?? Not an easy thing, my friend. Now, shooting fish in a barrel, well that's an entirely different matter. It's as easy as pie! :)


Oh, and by the way it's "oblate spheroid" not "oblate sphere." If it's oblate it's not a sphere.
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Yes but some pies are not easy to make :p
 
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Prov910 said:
Have you ever tried catching fish in a barrel?? Not an easy thing, my friend. Now, shooting fish in a barrel, well that's an entirely different matter. It's as easy as pie! :)


Oh, and by the way it's "oblate spheroid" not "oblate sphere." If it's oblate it's not a sphere.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson would be proud.
 
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