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RE: What Grinds My Gears? Flat Earth Theory.
Actually there is a perfectly scientific way you can demonstrate that the earth is flat. You will be amazed.
Actually there is a perfectly scientific way you can demonstrate that the earth is flat. You will be amazed.
I knew this was going to be the Vsauce video!
No, that's not evidence, that's misunderstanding of fundamental principles.
It's a thought experiment. If a flat Earth, as Kevin says had a "generator", that's pretty accurate to how acceleration due to gravity would act. The video, of course, demonstrates how a flat earth is a completely impossibility any which way.
What is gravity : theory, hypothesis or conspiracy.
No proof so far in my opinion. Just a bunch of ifs, assumptions and equations. Einstain- no offence here.
Calculable and experiments are repeatable to test the ifs, assumptions and equations. Checks out, and without that understanding, there are way too many things that wouldn't be invented. Zero-G flight simulations, especially.
I didn't say is evidence. I said that you can effectively demonstrate that the earth is flat through scientific principles.
Okay I watch the video, it doen't demonstrate the earth is flat. He shows what one would experience if the earth were flat. However we do not experience that.
The video is entertaining and does a good job explaining why the flat earth thing is nutty, but doesn't really refute the flat earth claims. (That is likely because the flat earth claims don't make scientific sense and are based on experiments not testing what they are designed to test)
I'm assuming this is your first foray into Vsauce. It's a quite brilliant channel. This video is one of his earlier ones, but Michael has fast seasoned into one of the best science communicators on YouTube, and overall, for that matter.
I honestly don't watch YouTube science videos, so yeah first time watching this man's series. May have to look into some more as it was entertaining at least. :D
agree, i never watched his earlier stuff but his vvideos are excellent! millions of views / video for science
Interesting video, thanks :)
Lots of strawman in this one. Doesnt do it justice.
it is a thought experiment. based on it..everything is flat. This is what should you keep. the actual debate is "earth is flat" everything else round.