Message from @jeremy
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ok ur about to do a trig problem u got 2 people on earth and the angle to the sun right
thats how u do the trig problem to find the distance to the sun right
Not necessarily, since the earth surface is rounded, which would create an imperfect triangle
But close
they factor int he curvature of earth for the trig problem i know
so 2 people on earth can calculate the distance to the sun right through the trig probelm ?
Yeah sure
and do u think the trig problem to find the distance to the moon uses different numbers
mic drop
Sorry what
Anyway I have a source which explains this in better depth than I can
I would advise reading it
I know there's better ones out there with more detail but I'll have to look later
You can essentially calculate distances using angle-side equations and ratios
The trig problem 2 people use to find the distance to the sun and the trig problem 2 people use to find the distance to the moon use the same number
Same number of what?
Same numbers for the distance to the sun and moon
Nah they dont
That would mean that the moon is the same distance from the earth as the sun is
Sun and moon are same apparent size in the sky
Yep
But one is smaller and closer, while the other is bigger and farther away
Like how if you look at a man standing on a hill with a scyscraper in the background, they may look similar in height.
Well the trig problem gives u the same distance for sun and moon
No it doesn't
Look it up
Look up what? "Does the trig problem give the same number for the sun and moon"?
U should get a friend and do it
U should get a friend and do it
hmm
are you saying that the sun is the same distance and size as the moon
That would take days because you have to consider moon phases and orbit speed relative to the earth
That’s not how it works
Also if the sun was the same size as the moon, the the earth wouldn't orbit around the sun. It would be torn and stretched between the sun and moon until both eventually collide.
That's not even taking into account other planets
@jeremy I gave that gravity debate a thought last night. Density is mass divided by volume, so in that sense density has something to do with gravity, but not without mass and volume. You say it's density and buoyancy that makes things drop and things try to find equilibrium because of electromagnetism right?
I'd say it's mass attracting mass because of gravity
I can't prove gravity to you right now, you can't prove that electromagnetism makes things fall, so it's a zero sum game