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To: NorthMountain
Sorry, a better way to say it would be that the experiment like any other ever tried, showed no movement of the terra. And the ocean part was just a smartass way of saying that a mud puddle, pond lake, or spilled beer will always find level. That’s why we use a bubble level. But, the oceans curve around the ball we live on because of gravity. A bunch of smart people have been telling us that stuff forever, but I don’t believe it. And the more I look, the more I’m convinced.
the earth’s curvature is known. There should be a one inch drop in elevation for every 8 miles squared, yet it’s disproven all of the time.
184 posted on 08/24/2023 2:15:32 PM PDT by ScoochDude
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To: ScoochDude
But, the oceans curve around the ball we live on because of gravity.

OF COURSE they do. "Level" means "perpendicular to the gravitational vector. That is indeed how a bubble level works. Since Earth is round-ish, "perpendicular to the gravitational vector" describes a sphere-ish, rather than planar surface.

but I don’t believe it.

That would seem to be a personal problem, and suggests that there really IS no evidence, no measurement, no experiment, that would "prove the ball is spinning" to you.

Have a nice day.

190 posted on 08/24/2023 2:27:31 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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