Chinahand Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Erm Manxy - I don't think you did put a link in your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Opps - ah you did, just hid it. Rather odd, why link to a fullstop - people won't see it!? If you select something bigger than a full stop before pressing the link icon it will be easier to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Manxy - read this, and enjoy the science. Aluminium 26 is one fascinating clue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Opps - ah you did, just hid it. Rather odd, why link to a fullstop - people won't see it!? If you select something bigger than a full stop before pressing the link icon it will be easier to find. It was done deliberately CH as there seems a lot of people on here who deride someone without providing facts or to explain their views. I therefore just wanted to see as to who decided to write negative comments and left a hidden link (not for the first time either) mainly for myself, so that I could continue that conversation if I chose too. I'm now going to follow your link on aluminium 26. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 the moon appears to be hollow.. Just like easter eggs. A discovery that was one of the worst moments of my childhood and the memory still scars me to this day. And Manxy, linking to a full stop. Wow, never seen that before. A psychoanalyst could probably tell you a great deal about yourself from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 the moon appears to be hollow.. Just like easter eggs. A discovery that was one of the worst moments of my childhood and the memory still scars me to this day. And Manxy, linking to a full stop. Wow, never seen that before. A psychoanalyst could probably tell you a great deal about yourself from that. It's an aid to remembering like I mentioned earlier. Do you not do something similar at work like a jotting on a note or an entry on your computer? An anal probe would probably tell me a great deal about you also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merkin Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 You reptile, you! Gerry, do you know that the stars are different in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere? Do you understand that if you want to find a particular star you have to specify your longitude and latitude so you can point your telescope in the right direction? The charts and tables for this are publicaly available - Heaven's Above These charts involve pretty simple trigonometry to show how the position of a star viewed from say the Island will be different from it being viewed in Australia. You can verify them very easily - honestly you could do it yourself if you were willing to spend an hour or so with a math's teacher to understand the issues. You could then get someone in the Southern Hemisphere to use your own calculations to go and find the star whose position you've calculated. You could be both looking at a star which is directly above the equator at the same time, but your Southern Hemisphere colleague would be pointing their telescope North and you'd be pointing it South. You can do this consistently around the world and guess what - the simple maths based on assuming the world is a sphere can be used to locate a star pretty accurately all over the world (mountains and equatorial bulges notwithstanding). Genuinely you should do it yourself. I suspect you've never had the wonderful feeling of using basic principles to work something out and then gone and verified it by actually seeing if your results are as expected. That's science You don't even need to trust the star charts - just pick a star you know - say BeetleJuice (ok Betelgeuse) and point your telescope at it. Measure the stars position in a consistent manner, then do the maths and send the result to your friend anywhere in the world, they'll point their telescope in a totally different direction to yours but see the same star (assuming it's above the horizon in both locations), The world is a globe. Gerry, do you think I'm trying to trick you? Do you understand this is how astronomy and science works - by people saying something, and other people verifying it for themselves. Google Foucault Pendulum - they've been built all over the world - even at the South Pole. Just like with astronomy you need to use the fact the world is a globe to understand how they behave. Gerry I do say I find it very difficult to understand how you verify information. Maybe you are just taking the piss, but anyway, I hope you can appreciate that the gentleman who made the youtube video is a nutter. There is no other way of putting this. They are credulous and refuse to use or accept very simple techniques which would show they are talking rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Reptiles? I only looked up reptiles and was expecting to see the film V, but came across 'Alsorts'. Nibiru, Anunnaki and so on .......just add on other species as appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Rather odd, why link to a fullstop - people won't see it!? That's no full stop...look closer...it's a singularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 the moon appears to be hollow.. Just like easter eggs. A discovery that was one of the worst moments of my childhood and the memory still scars me to this day. And Manxy, linking to a full stop. Wow, never seen that before. A psychoanalyst could probably tell you a great deal about yourself from that. It's an aid to remembering like I mentioned earlier. Do you not do something similar at work like a jotting on a note or an entry on your computer? An anal probe would probably tell me a great deal about you also. LOL. Don't forget to mention that proclivity to the shrink too. All helps them build a picture. Been there, done that by the way. It amused me that when the nurse took it out she announced "It's out now." You don't say! It was nowhere near as bad as discovering the hollowness of the easter egg, incidentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Rather odd, why link to a fullstop - people won't see it!? That's no full stop...look closer...it's a singularity. Don't get too close. You'll disappear behind the event horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Rather odd, why link to a fullstop - people won't see it!? That's no full stop...look closer...it's a singularity. Don't get too close. You'll disappear behind the event horizon.There's probably other universes of forums being created due to it...the multiworse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meir Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 CH has put a lot of work into disproving the idea of a flat earth. I'm somewhat tempted to ask as to what people think of us being in a bubble? I'm somewhat tempted to ask if your aunty is also your mother and if your husband is a goat. Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit and your comment didn't add anything to the argument accept showing you for what you are. I've provided a link from NASA confirming that we all live in a bubble. (Check out the full stop after earth) If you do not believe NASA, then fine, that's your opinion. No, repeating idiotic cliches like "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit" is the lowest form of wit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulgarian Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I like how the top thread in Local News is 120 pages of psychotic ramblings about government conspiracies, and the top thread in General Chat is about the Earth being flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Makes a nice change from criticising everything govt related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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