[WikiEN-l] Re: Re: Example vs. Original research

Wed Jul 27 11:08:47 UTC 2005

"Alphax" <alphasigmax at gmail.com> wrote in 
message news:42E755D6.6070307 at gmail.com...
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> It should also be noted that the sphericity of the Earth only applies on
> a macroscopic scale; the hills and valleys don't seem to spherical to me 
> ;)

That's because you're working on a relatively tiny scale. If you were to 
scale up a billiard ball (which is smooth enough to be a clichéd comparator) 
to the size of the Earth, guess which would end up being smoother?

> Oh, and did anyone mention the fact that the sphericity of the Earth is
> distorted by the tides?

{{sofixit}} :-)
-- 
Phil
[[en:User:Phil Boswell]] 