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[-] Davel23@fedia.io 28 points 6 months ago

I've actually seen flat-Earthers make the claim that if Earth was round then buildings would have to be constructed with a built-in curve.

[-] WolfLink@lemmy.ml 35 points 6 months ago

Really long buildings (bridges) actually do

[-] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 34 points 6 months ago

Those questions/claims are really interesting as like... A way to teach children how to think about scale and approximation and stuff.

Adults holding those beliefs both a) sincerely and b) defensively though... Less cute.

[-] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago

On the other hand the engineers building the CERN had to include a system that compensate for the land tides due to the moon and sun gravity.

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