• Davel23@fedia.io
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    7 months ago

    I’ve actually seen flat-Earthers make the claim that if Earth was round then buildings would have to be constructed with a built-in curve.

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      7 months ago

      Those questions/claims are really interesting as like… A way to teach children how to think about scale and approximation and stuff.

      Adults holding those beliefs both a) sincerely and b) defensively though… Less cute.

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      7 months ago

      On the other hand the engineers building the CERN had to include a system that compensate for the land tides due to the moon and sun gravity.