Flat earth Definition and 12 Threads
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B Allegedly "debunking" the Cavendish Experiment
A flatearther sent this to me a few months ago. Dude actually thought this... "project" would convince me. I don't subscribe to conspiracy theories at all, but my knowledge of science is very, very modest, so I can't personally scrutinize it properly. Would anyone be kind enough to help? EDIT...- DarthOblivious
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- Flat earth
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- Forum: Mechanics
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What is the maximum depth to which a P-wave ray can travel?
I've created an excel spreadsheet with the given model in addition to calculating radius of the layer by subtracting depth from 6371. I've calculated Zf. I've also found what I think is vs by doing alpha * (radius column/6371), but that could be wrong. I know I need to find where 20/6371 =...- peeballs
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- Depth Earth Earthquake Flat earth Geophysics Maximum Ray Travel
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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UK Guardian: Flat Earth Ocean Cruise
The Guardian - Adam Gabbatt @adamgabbatt Thu 10 Jan 2019 01.00 ESTLast modified on Thu 10 Jan 2019 11.02 EST A group of people who believe the Earth is flat have announced their “biggest, boldest, best adventure yet”: a Flat Earth cruise scheduled for 2020. Article continues...- diogenesNY
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- Earth Flat Flat earth Ocean Uk
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- Forum: Earth Sciences
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Why does flat Earth belief still exist?
From Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/11/why-does-flat-earth-belief-still-exist/- jedishrfu
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- Earth Flat Flat earth
- Replies: 55
- Forum: Earth Sciences
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Fun experiments to disprove Flat Earth
Hi everyone, I work at a small high school that does one-on-one teaching with students who often have some kind of attention related learning difficulty or have trouble in a large classroom. The physics and chemistry courses I have been teaching have very inadequate lab sections and we have very...- accelerandom
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- Astronomy Earth Education Experiments Flat Flat earth Fun Labs
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- Forum: STEM Educators and Teaching
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When does gravity take over surface tension?
I want to demonstrate to flat earthers that water does indeed stick to a ball. If we want to do a scale model of the earth, at which radius will gravity overcome the surface tension?- physnoct
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- Flat earth Gravity Surface Surface tension Tension
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- Forum: Mechanics
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Saturday Giggle --- Flat Earth Society
hahaha Dave- davenn
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- Earth Flat Flat earth
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- Forum: Earth Sciences
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B Is the Earth Flat? Rapper vs. Astrophysicist Battle on SoundCloud
Not a joke successful rapper refutes ball earth; https://m.soundcloud.com/bobatl/bob-flatline-feat-neil-tysonThe push back from Neil DT nephew;- houlahound
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- Earth Flat Flat earth
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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Infinite Plane Telescope's View of Faraway Person
If I were on an infinitely flat plane and had an infinitely powerful telescope, could i see another person through that telescope standing on that same plane billions of miles away? is it true that the horizon would never block the telescopes view of the other person even though he is billions...- Ravilochana das
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- Flat earth Infinite Plane
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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How does the Flat Earth Society defy modern day physics?
Homework Statement Hey guys, I was just wondering how do the beliefs of the Flat Earth Society defy against modern day physics? I'm doing a discussion board post for my physics class. I know they strictly do not believe in gravity but what else do they do against? For example about Newton's...- deaninator
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- Earth Flat Flat earth Physics
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Why Did People Believe the Earth Was Flat?
Why did people think the Earth was flat?- mapsurfer
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- Earth Flat Flat earth
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- Forum: Earth Sciences
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Is the Flat Earth Society a Joke?
Ohh is this a joke? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth_Society http://theflatEarth'society.org/forum// They even use physics theories to "prove" that Earth is flat. Comments? -link- Link-
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- Earth Flat Flat earth
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- Forum: Earth Sciences