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How dare you suggest such a thing, you do know that my husband passed away a few weeks ago ?
I'm very sorry to hear that and I'm sure that @prodromos didn't know. Unless you've announced it on here, how would he?
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
 
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Atmospheric gases prove that a dome above the surface prevents air from escaping into a false region called outer space. Air pressure is the mass of oxygen and other gases divided by the volume.

In other words, air must be confined in a container, like a tank of composed air to fill your car's tires.
If our atmosphere was enclosed in a container then air pressure would be the same whether you were on the beach or on the top of Mt Everest. The fact that air pressure decreases as you go higher proves our atmosphere is not enclosed.
The idea of a total vacuum called outer space defines logic and laws of physics.
No. It actually perfectly follows the laws of physics.
We can't see the dome because of atmospheric interference.
No, we can't see it because it doesn't exist.
But at night, telescopes and cameras with special lenses show can us the lights that are embedded in the dome. We may also see the Dark Rift, which looks like the seam of a welded plate.
Or you can go out into a remote area and simply look up. It sill isn't a dome.
The whole effect has the appearance of a curved ceiling which rotates around us
Yes, the 'appearance', not the reality.
 
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How dare you suggest such a thing, you do know that my husband passed away a few weeks ago ?
I’m sure he did not know. Hugs for you.:hug::hug::hug:
 
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I'm very sorry to hear that and I'm sure that @prodromos didn't know. Unless you've announced it on here, how would he?
My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Yes I did announce it on here with some lovely replies, this is the reason that I never posted on here for a good few weeks.
 
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How dare you suggest such a thing, you do know that my husband passed away a few weeks ago ?
No, I had no idea he had passed away.
Lord have mercy! If I had then I would have come up with a different example of a leading question to demonstrate the fallacy of your own. I apologise for any offence I caused you as it was not my intention. The whole point is that the leading question implies something is true when in fact it is not, so I wasn't saying you actually poisoned your husband, God forbid, but using an obviously false leading question as a way of demonstrating the falsity of your own leading question.
I've edited my post. Again, I apologise if I caused any offence.

My sincere condolences on your loss. I mean that with all my heart.
 
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you do know that my husband passed away a few weeks ago ?
I’m deeply sorry for your loss Apple. May God uphold you in His love and bless you and help you through which can only be a very difficult time.
 
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Yes I did announce it on here with some lovely replies, this is the reason that I never posted on here for a good few weeks.
I'm so sorry; I didn't see your announcement.
Thinking of you.
 
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They don’t stop working at all but do need recalibration because of declination. The true North Pole and the magnetic North Pole are not the same.
Well, there is the issue that the lines of force are nearly perpendicular to the earth's surface at the North and South poles whereas they are parallel to the earth's surface everywhere else. Most compasses only work with the latter.
 
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Well, there is the issue that the lines of force are nearly perpendicular to the earth's surface at the North and South poles whereas they are parallel to the earth's surface everywhere else. Most compasses only work with the latter.
Absolutely but was trying to keep it simple. :cool:
 
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Absolutely but was trying to keep it simple. :cool:
Alas, it doesn't seem to make a difference how simple we make it. Certain people will still not understand.
 
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Certain people will still not understand.

Unfortunately there are certain people who will never understand that the true North Pole is at the center of the earth as such:

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It is called Rupes Nigra (Black Rock) which is extremely magnetic & it is the reason why all compasses point towards the north.

Black Rock which is run by Rob L. Goldstein is the an American multinational investment company. Founded in 1988, initially as an enterprise risk management and fixed income institution. Why did they name it 'Black Rock' ? Hmm!

I can’t help but wonder if the giant magnetic black rock that can be found at the center of the North Pole where the 4 rivers meet, was the reason BlackRock got their name from. Thoughts?


The name 'Goldstein' is derived from the Yiddish words gold (meaning gold) and stein (meaning stone), which together can be interpreted as gold stone or golden stone. This surname likely originated as a nickname for someone who worked with gold or precious metals, or it may have been used to denote wealth or prosperity.
 
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Unfortunately there are certain people who will never understand that the true North Pole is at the center of the earth as such:

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It is called Rupes Nigra (Black Rock) which is extremely magnetic & it is the reason why all compasses point towards the north.
This is complete fiction.
Black Rock which is run by Rob L. Goldstein is the an American multinational investment company. Founded in 1988, initially as an enterprise risk management and fixed income institution. Why did they name it 'Black Rock' ? Hmm!

The name 'Goldstein' is derived from the Yiddish words gold (meaning gold) and stein (meaning stone), which together can be interpreted as gold stone or golden stone. This surname likely originated as a nickname for someone who worked with gold or precious metals, or it may have been used to denote wealth or prosperity.
Totally irrelevant.
 
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If you watch the video @36:20 he states it is Polaris that is fixed which is very very very slowly on the move.
Never mind what a video says. Polaris, or the Pole Star, is part of the constellation of stars known as Ursa Minor. In the bible, is mentioned three times ,each mentioning it alongside other groups of stars:

Job 9:9 He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;
Job 38:31 Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion?
Am 5:8 He made the Pleiades and Orion; He turns the shadow of death into morning And makes the day dark as night; He calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth; The LORD is His name.
In the moon light it is always cooler.
Yes, as I said, when the moon is shining, there are no clouds obscuring it. Clouds would have an insulating effect, keeping some of the warmth of the previous day in, so the earth doesn't get so cold on cloudy nights.
No, what is this ? It is a crashed satellite with the Balloon still attached to it.

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Not being an expert on weather satellites, I would have to guess that the white material in your picture is probably a parachute to enable the actual satellite to land back on earth without being damaged. Here is one of literally thousands of pictures I found of an actual weather satellite:

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No, but why do compasses stop working the closer you get to the true North Pole ?
I didn't know, so I looked it up, and found this:

"Compasses don't work near the magnetic north pole because the Earth's magnetic field is nearly vertical, causing the needle to tilt and become unresponsive to horizontal direction. At the pole itself, the magnetic field lines are perpendicular to the surface, meaning there is no horizontal component for the needle to align with, so it points erratically or stays put.
 
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