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[–] Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 day ago

I feel bad for field researchers that have to do studies on critically endangered species

Imagine trying for days to find a specimen and then end up having to reclassify it as extinct

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Nice Try NASA, we all know the truth that Earth is a Donut. This is why cops think they own the planet.

Checkmate, FBI!

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Doughnut

https://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/59b109574cb45

...The polar crust is very thin compared to the rest of the world and experiences much more volcanism and geothermal activity. Tectonic plates drifting hubward would shrink in size, usually becoming islands, and grow heading rimward due to the differences between the inner and outer radii. Plates moving rimward would rift and plates moving vice-versa would fold, resulting in mountainous landscapes in the hub. Because of the rapid rotation the surface gravity on the Torus is non-uniform, with the polar regions being 1.1 g, the rim 0.7 g, and the hub 0.8 g, so that the mountains are higher (on average) than those on Earth.

The iconic shape of the Torus is achieved through its ultra-fast rotational speed, which allows the centrifugal force to balance with its gravity. The high rotation deforms the body of the world, making it oval-shaped with a sharper edge in the hub along with making it oblate. The rotation also causes fast winds in many latitudes, ringed zonal climates, and a weak distribution of heat from the large inner radius, which leads to dramatic changes in temperature in different regions. An intense Coriolis effect is prevalent on The Torus that spawns frequent, but small cyclone and storm systems usually near the poles. The regions with lower gravity would experience higher cloud height and vice-versa for regions with higher gravity.

The days are very brief, only lasting 3.5 hours, and at the rim they resemble the days on Old Earth, but much shorter. However, due to The Torus's tilt, the poles experience extended periods of day or night for the summer and winter months. The fast rotation results in the home star already rising past the atmosphere on the other side of the Torus that produces a Fall dusk and Spring sunrise showing off very short-lived, vibrant colors. The nights on the hub could be as light as a cloudy day from the reflection of light from the other side of the hub. The hub would also be fairly temperate with Fall and Spring shrouding parts of it in dark during the winter and summer months.

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 34 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Wrong. Flat Earthers do think the Earth is round.

The rest of us think it's spherical.

[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Latest and greatest flat earth is that Antarctica is a wall that encircles us all. Well, it encircles the land that us normies are allowed to know about. Beyond the Antarctic wall lies a vastness of land that us normies are kept unaware of. I am not sure why. It was something to do with the riches of the secret land. Also, no one knows how far the land stretches. So the earth is flat but we don't know how far it goes so we don't know what the shape is really.
Just to be perfectly clear: I am not a flat earther and I don't believe any of the above. It's a load of (very entertaining) nonsense. Keep the documentaries coming please!

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[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oblong spheroid to be pedantic.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Scientists once again remind you to not swim in shit.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The CDC told me it was ok. Polio is good for you because it prevents autism.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 6 points 1 day ago

Polio is good for you because it prevents autism.

I guess that is technically true. Can't have any autistic children if youre dead.

Scientists of tomorrow: Colloidal silver cures all disease unless you are possessed by demons or a witch.

If witch, please turn your self into authorities for immediate incineration.

If demons, please report to your nearest wellness camp for rehabilitation.

[–] Corelli_III@midwest.social 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

pretending that generation didn't hobble science for anti-intellectual cultists is just bullshit

what happened to stem cell research in the USA exactly?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Wasn't it bush that shut it of to get fanatic religious votes?

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