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re: Is the earth flat?
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:38 pm to Liberator
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:38 pm to Liberator
How could an atmosphere exist in a vacuum? How could a gas planet exist in a vacuum?
I googled this and they said "this is based on the misconception that vacuums suck, it's not like a vacuum cleaner" yeah that's not the argument. No one thinks that. It is an infinitely low pressure environment devoid of matter. It is not because vacuums suck, it is the laws of physics. Gas molecules uncontained will disperse and fill the space to an even concentration. When you go into thinner air, your drink bottles swell. The concentration outside has dropped below the concentration inside and it is creating pressure on the container, it "wants to escape". There is supposedly nothing holding the gas of our atmosphere or a gas planet from entirely, instantly dispersing into the void of space. Why doesn't it?
Another explanation said that even though air doesn't follow gravity, the air on earth is stacked on top of itself creating a coke bottle suction or something. It was so ridiculous.
I googled this and they said "this is based on the misconception that vacuums suck, it's not like a vacuum cleaner" yeah that's not the argument. No one thinks that. It is an infinitely low pressure environment devoid of matter. It is not because vacuums suck, it is the laws of physics. Gas molecules uncontained will disperse and fill the space to an even concentration. When you go into thinner air, your drink bottles swell. The concentration outside has dropped below the concentration inside and it is creating pressure on the container, it "wants to escape". There is supposedly nothing holding the gas of our atmosphere or a gas planet from entirely, instantly dispersing into the void of space. Why doesn't it?
Another explanation said that even though air doesn't follow gravity, the air on earth is stacked on top of itself creating a coke bottle suction or something. It was so ridiculous.
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Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:38 pm to Ross
Refraction is bending of light. When a mirror bends light, it refracts.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:40 pm to Liberator
quote:
If a plane OR helicopter is hovering straight up in the air at Nawlins (WITH the earth's rotation spinning at around, say, 900 miles PER HOUR), why can't the aircraft just wait out the "air time" over the SAME SPOT over Nawlins for the three hours UNTIL California arrives?
Holy shite
Unsurprising though, from the guy who thinks transporting bricks on boats in the 1800’s is impossible. 
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:41 pm to Gaggle
Refraction is the bending of light through a medium because the light is effectively slowed down by interacting with charged particles in the medium. When a wave is slowed down, it visibly bends and this can be intuitively demonstrated with things like ocean waves.
Reflections being cast off of curved objects is not refraction, and now I know you actually have no idea what refraction is or how it works.
Reflections being cast off of curved objects is not refraction, and now I know you actually have no idea what refraction is or how it works.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:42 pm to Gaggle
quote:
even though air doesn't follow gravity
Wowzers
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:43 pm to Ross
quote:Yes it is. You're not correct.
Reflections being cast off of curved objects is not refraction
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:43 pm to Gaggle
quote:
even though air doesn't follow gravity
Troll confirmed. You’ve outed yourself.
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:44 pm to FutureMikeVIII
Their argument, not mine. I think we all know air rises against gravity.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:45 pm to Gaggle
quote:
Yes it is. You're not correct.
You should talk to the Ivy League school about getting some of your money back because nomenclature covered in an introductory physics class seems to elude you.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:45 pm to Ross
No it eludes you. You are in fact wrong.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:45 pm to Gaggle
quote:The same question that flat earthers refuse to answer for some reason. I wonder why?
Keep asking the same questions
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:46 pm to Indefatigable
quote:
At least long enough until Gaggle finds a troll post on reddit or something that will "answer" the question.
Yeah, because "troll posts at reddit" are THE ONLY place to find truth that you don't like / can't understand.
Where *should* he look, Indefatigable? In a Star Fort phone book?
In your esteemed opinion, should Gaggs search well-respected truth-sites like Wikipedia, NASA? Or just wait for the algorithm of the totally filtered Google (who officially considers "Flat Earth" a "DANGEROUS" subject) to suggest a source?
Tick...tick...tick...
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:46 pm to Gaggle
quote:
I think we all know air rises against gravity.
LucasP?
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:47 pm to FutureMikeVIII
Is the premise now that all the air is on the ground? What common sense are we abandoning now? Does air not rise against gravity? I don't even understand the issue anyone had.
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:48 pm to Gaggle
quote:
No it eludes you. You are in fact wrong.
If this isn’t a troll you are among the most hopeless people I’ve ever talked to. You don’t get to rewrite the definitions of words to craft a narrative when those words have very specific and particular definitions pertaining to observable physical phenomena.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:48 pm to FutureMikeVIII
frick it. I'm convinced. The Earth is a pyramid.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:48 pm to Indefatigable
You believe in the Spinning Earth, Sparky?
Answer IF you can:
Tick...tick...tick...
Answer IF you can:
quote:
If a plane OR helicopter is hovering straight up in the air at Nawlins (WITH the earth's rotation spinning at around, say, 900 miles PER HOUR), why can't the aircraft just wait out the "air time" over the SAME SPOT over Nawlins for the three hours UNTIL California arrives?
Tick...tick...tick...
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:48 pm to Gaggle
quote:
I think we all know air rises against gravity.
Why is air pressure higher at lower altitude instead of vice versa?
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:49 pm to Ross
You really need to go back to introductory physics. Refraction, man. Come on.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 4:50 pm to Korkstand
quote:Why do YOU think? Why does it rise at all?
Why is air pressure higher at lower altitude instead of vice versa?
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