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www.time.gov and the Flat Earth

 
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www.time.gov and the Flat Earth
Please go to: www.time.gov
[link to www.time.gov (secure)]

Observe:
- Presently we are in summer and near the summer solstice for the northern hemisphere.
- Note the sinusoidal shape of the areas of the earth in darkness and daylight.
- Note that the further north you go, the longer the daytime and the further south you go the longer the nighttime. The reverse will be true in winter near the winter solstice.
- Note this shape of the daytime/nighttime areas of the earth are found by direct measurement of the time of sunrise and sunset at the various location around the earth.
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Flat earthers: Please explain how and why a flat earth would produce an earth with areas of light/daytime and shade/shadow/nighttime as measured.
The only explanation for this shape of daytime/nighttime areas is a spherical earth.
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Let the babbling begin...

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Re: www.time.gov and the Flat Earth
Flat earthers: Please explain how and why a flat earth would produce an earth with areas of daytime/nighttime as measured.
The only shape that explains this shape of daytime/nighttime areas is a spherical earth.
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Of course the reason the daytime/nighttime is sinusoidal near the solstices is due to the earth being a sphere and the axis of rotation of that sphere is inclined to the plane of the orbit. At the equinoxes the daytime/nighttime will be a straight band from north to south. Sunrise will be due east no matter where on earth you are.
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Around Sept 21/March 21 go [link to www.time.gov (secure)] to see what the shadow looks like = a straight band north to south.
This change in the shape of the earth's shadow through the seasons also needs some 'splainin' by the flat earth loonies...

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Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.
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Re: www.time.gov and the Flat Earth
one of the things that make the flat earth theory hard to believe is the circle the sun takes.....the speed the sun takes on the winter solstice route around the north pole would have to be much faster than the speed the sun takes around the north pole on the summer solstice for them both to equal a 24 hour day.

i'm open to the theory, but would like to hear from a flat earther about this.





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