Gork@sopuli.xyz to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 20 hours agoCheckmate, Round Earthers 🌍sopuli.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1986arrow-down16
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minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·17 hours agoWell now you’re assuming the sun is spherical and gives off light in all directions. If it were more like a flashlight, then flat earth day and night still works. So checkmate again.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoBut we wouldn’t see sunrise/sunset.
minus-squareArchangel1313@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·15 hours agoA flashlight still lights up the whole room, even if it’s just pointed at one wall. It’s not like half the room is totally dark, while the other half is totally bright.
minus-squareHonytawk@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·15 hours agoOnly because light bounces around. If you do so outside, the light disappears into space.
Well now you’re assuming the sun is spherical and gives off light in all directions.
If it were more like a flashlight, then flat earth day and night still works. So checkmate again.
But we wouldn’t see sunrise/sunset.
A flashlight still lights up the whole room, even if it’s just pointed at one wall. It’s not like half the room is totally dark, while the other half is totally bright.
Only because light bounces around.
If you do so outside, the light disappears into space.