8 ways life would get weird on a flat Earth

[Apple Sky]

Have you ever been in the mountains, where the air is thin?

I live on a mountain & can't say I've noticed.

 

[Apple Sky]

There are approaches, as I told you, to reconciling flat Earth with what we can observe, but they require new physics.

We need a more blue-sky approach to three-dimensional organized physics.

 

[David Lamb]

Yes but what stops these gases from escaping into your supposed space ?

Gravity, which you said doesn't exist

This is called the Coriolis effect which has been explained, but this doesn't mean that we don't all share the same night sky.

I had to look that up. I found the following:

"The Earth's rotation means that we experience an apparent force known as the Coriolis force. This deflects the direction of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. This is why the wind-flow around low and high-pressure systems circulates in opposing directions in each hemisphere.

The Coriolis effect was described by the 19th-century French physicist and mathematician Gustave-Gaspard de Coriolis in 1835. He formulated theories of fluid dynamics through studying waterwheels, and realized the same theories could be applied to the motion of fluids on the surface of the Earth."

That doesn't explain why the night sky seen from Australia is different to the night sky seen from the UK.

 

[David Lamb]

I live on a mountain & can't say I've noticed.

If you lived really high up on a mountain you'd notice.

 

[Apple Sky]

Gravity, which you said doesn't exist

It doesn't

"The Earth's rotation means that we experience an apparent force known as the Coriolis force

But the earths not rotating.

 

[David Lamb]

It doesn't

So what keeps you from floating off into the sky from the the earth, whatever shape it is?

But the earths not rotating.

It was you that mentioned the Coriolis effect. Those words about the rotation of the earth come from an explanation of that effect.

 

[Apple Sky]

So what keeps you from floating off into the sky from the the earth, whatever shape it is?

The weight or density of an object.

 

[David Lamb]

The weight or density of an object.

Yes, and it's gravity that causes an object to have weight.

 

[Lost4words]

The weight or density of an object.

What about Corgi fur? It is extremely light!!!

 

[Apple Sky]

Yes, and it's gravity that causes an object to have weight.

Don't be silly, it's is the weight of an object that causes an object to fall & it's called density.
Gravity doesn't cause an object to have weight.

 

[David Lamb]

Don't be silly, it's is the weight of an object that causes an object to fall & it's called density.
Gravity doesn't cause an object to have weight.

Sorry you think I am silly. Why does the weight of an object cause it to fall? Gravity is simply the name given to the attraction that makes things fall to or stay on the earth. Density isn't the same thing as weight. It is how much matter is concentrated into a particular volume. It is measured in units such as grams per cubic centimeter. Weight is measured in grams, kilograms, pounds and ounces, etc. Obviously, if there is a lot of matter concentrated, as in lead for instance, then it will weigh more than the same volume of something not so dense, for example oxygen.

 

[Apple Sky]

Why does the weight of an object cause it to fall? Gravity is simply the name given to the attraction that makes things fall to or stay on the earth.

It was Newton who told us why an apple falls from the sky

Explain to me what gravity really is.

How does gravity stop the stop the seas from being flung into your supposed space on your supposed spinning ball ?

The only answer they have is, 'it's gravity.' It's like Gravity is there god

 

[Strong in Him]

It was Newton who told us why an apple falls from the sky

No, Newton discovered why an apple falls from a tree to the ground.

Explain to me what gravity really is.

I doubt you'd understand it.
You have already said that you find science tedious and have asked cutting-edge questions like "so are all Australians upside down or what?" What makes you think you would understand a scientific explanation of gravity?

The only answer they have is, 'it's gravity.'

But if gravity IS the answer, what else do you expect someone to say?

 

[Strong in Him]

Don't be silly, it's is the weight of an object that causes an object to fall

But anything that you drop, falls to the ground. Unless you have a balloon and you're outside with a strong wind; then it flies into the air. When the wind drops the balloon will fall.
But if you drop paper, a feather, a balloon and yes, even corgi fur, inside a room, they will fall to the ground. Every time.

 

[Michie]

Every time I read with certain folks I can’t help but think there is not a lot of leg pulling going on. Lol!

 

[Apple Sky]

@Strong in Him One of these days you might post something that is useful & worth knowing.

 

[Strong in Him]

@Strong in Him One of these days you might post something that is useful & worth knowing.

Ditto.

You don't post anything that is worth knowing because nothing you say makes sense.
Apple Sky; "The earth is a flat disc, like a CD."
Apple Sky; "the deepest hole ever dug was over 40,000 feet."
How can you have a flat disc-like shape which is over 40,000 feet deep? I've asked you this and I've asked you to draw such a shape; you don't reply.
I've asked you how the earth can have 4 corners, as the Bible says, if it is a flat disc-like shape. You don't reply.
You are also adamant that nothing will make you change your mind about a flat earth - and then later say "unless Dean Odel told me that it was flat."
You are contradicting yourself and tripping yourself up on your own arguments.

You can't answer my statement that paper, feathers etc fall to the ground when dropped - unless the person is outside and the wind is blowing; so you resort to insults.
When someone resorts to insults, they have already lost the argument.

 

[Strong in Him]

@Strong in Him One of these days you might post something that is useful & worth knowing.

And actually, you have liked some of my posts and said they were informative.
Contradicting yourself again.

 

[prodromos]

Yes but what stops these gases from escaping into your supposed space ?

The same force that causes you to fall flat on your face when you don't lift your feet high enough walking on uneven ground.

This is called the Coriolis effect which has been explained, but this doesn't mean that we don't all share the same night sky.

The Coriolis effect is a globe earth phenomenon which causes large air movements to go clockwise or anticlockwise depending on which Hemisphere you are in.

 

[prodromos]

I live on a mountain & can't say I've noticed.

There are no high mountains in Wales