quilp Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, TheTeapot said: I'm still baffled by dilligafs interpretation of what is probably the most famous opening line by a British poet. T'was the 'clod' wot did it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 15 hours ago, La Colombe said: That would make three. How does one wander lowly anyway? And in what way can a cloud be thus described? I don't get it. 1 hour ago, Sheldon said: Anything's better than more ramblings about flat bloody earth - except, maybe, Under Milk Wood. An acquired taste that particular milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul's got wright Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Sheldon said: Anything's better than more ramblings about flat bloody earth - except, maybe, Under Milk Wood. What brings you here shelly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 44 minutes ago, paul's got wright said: What brings you here shelly? Schadenfreude. If you were on the ball (no pun intended) poetry-wise, you'd have spelled that "Shelley". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul's got wright Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) None are more imprisoned than those who, falsely, believe they are free shel x Edited November 17, 2018 by paul's got wright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 So we have a mathematical description of our hypothesis: y = h tan(atan(x/h) + 1) - x y = the dependent variable: how far you will have to continue moving away your current location, which has a certain angle up to the sun, until the angle is reduced by 1 degree. x = the independent variable - something entirely down to the experimenter: where an observation of the angle up to sun is taken - measured from the point O where the sun is vertical in the sky. And the height of the sun above this point, h. This is unknown, but what we can do is make predictions about how big y will be at a given x based on how high the sun is. The result is a graph like this: Each line is a prediction of how far you will have to move on the flat earth until the angle up to the sun is reduced by 1 degree if the sun is the presumed height above the earth. This is exactly point 3 in the Rochester University outline: 3. Use of the hypothesis to predict the existence of other phenomena, or to predict quantitatively the results of new observations. We are predicting what new observations will be like, if the hypothesis and the height of the sun above the sky presumed is true. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Nice graph, China, but I'm afraid none of the accompanying text rhymes. This is now a poetry thread and while haiku are just about permissible, free verse isn't welcome here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, paul's got wright said: None are more imprisoned than those who, falsely, believe they are free shel x "The world rolls under the long thrust of his heel. Over the cage floor the horizons come." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Of course a flat earth isn't the only hypothesis we could develop. There are as many hypotheses as we have the imagination to think up; and without experimental data they are equally valid, no matter how barmy or reasonable. So what was Eratosthenes' hypothesis - well we've become across this earlier: The earth is a sphere. Light rays travel in straight lines Light rays are parallel coming from the distant sun With these assumptions we would get a diagram like this: Now Paul, if the earth has a certain circumference what is the relationship between x and y involving the circumference C. What is the relationship between where you are on the sphere, a distance x from O, where the angle up to the sun is θ, and the point a further y along the surface of the earth where the angle has reduced to θ-1. In the past you've claimed the angles shown on a flat earth and a spherical one are the same. Fancy actually doing the maths and seeing if this is the case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 6 hours ago, TheTeapot said: I'm still baffled by dilligafs interpretation of what is probably the most famous opening line by a British poet. Our teacher made the point that it was lowly and not lonely Maybe he also taught science to Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 19 hours ago, dilligaf said: Fuck off you sad bastard. You are missing out on real life whilst you are entrenched in your bitter mood. ETA If you knew the poem you would know that it is "Lowly" not "lonely" Thicko Lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) You quoted the same post last night with the same response Are you stuck in a loop or do you need to reboot? lol dickhead Edited November 17, 2018 by dilligaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul's got wright Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, dilligaf said: Our teacher made the point that it was lowly and not lonely Maybe he also taught science to Paul Ye not gonna be able to deflect your misquote this way dilly! Ye got caught fair an square x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, paul's got wright said: Ye not gonna be able to deflect your misquote this way dilly! Ye got caught fair an square x D i l l i g a f 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) You’re not alone Dilli. Edited November 17, 2018 by Chinahand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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