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[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Now explain this observation with the globe earth model.

Checkmate atheist

[–] mriormro@lemmy.zip 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The sword of surface normal vector

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Pretty cool concept if you're an outside observer

  • a football kicked from outside of the range would suddenly gain horizontal speed within the range, and then exit the range at freefall speed into the goal.
  • a nun walking from outside of the range would suddenly glide like a dark screaming angel of death across the field within the range, only to then end in a series of fantastic rolls after leaving it
  • a man on a pogo stick would do a super massive horizontal jump across the field, and the use that potential energy to one final massive jump after leaving the range
[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Limited range could still have a gradual transition

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

well that's less exciting, but I'll allow it

[–] BennyInc@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If you like this concept, read Influx by Daniel Suarez.

[–] Lightfire228@pawb.social 4 points 1 week ago

Stormlight Archive also has a magic similar to this (Lashings)

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

starred comment, thanks for the recommendation

[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

There’s always a flying nun.

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Still contradicts the common concept of gravity where "down" is determined by mass, not by an arrow. A flat earth with arbitrary downs and ups explains this much better. Occam's razor is clear on this.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Have you considered the part where this is both magic and completely fictional?

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago
[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

you fool, you've doomed us all!

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry, I didn't intended that

[–] NeilBru@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Does it even matter? It's too late anyway

[–] NeilBru@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That depends on the gravity of the situation.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe the sword controls gravitons.

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Maybe it doesn't.

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The earth is flat, but its flat in spherical spacetime. Checkmate atheists

[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Easy: 2/3 of the planet is now devoid of life.