Or maybe it's a broken scale

im pretty sure they would have calibrated the scale

Or maybe gnomes dont even exist

vro

I wonder how flat earthers explain why things weigh less at the equator

I mean this is something oyu would expect if...

the Earth was a ball

and it was spinning!

They didn't even factor the air density which can affect the weight, if you really wanted to prove that it was gravity you would've done it in a vacuum and eliminated other variables that could've jeopardized the experiment.

That's so disingenuous that you're gonna attribute that to gravity.

why would air density be different at the equator?

I don't know, it's a factor that can affect weight?

You need to isolate the variables that affect gravity if you want to prove gravity which you always ignore. This can be done within a vacuum chamber.

air density is pretty consistent tbh

oh yea

we have uhh..dropped things in vacuum chambers

they fall

That's not the point.

idk what you want then

Test the weight at the equator and in another place in the world in a vacuum chamber, otherwise it's a failed experiment that failed to remove important factors.

oh no, your not one of those "density and buoyancy" people are you?

When did I ever state that?

you didn't, which is why i am asking

lol

It's not important to the convo we're having and your ''conclusive evidence'' was debunked.

no it wasnt

you gave me a very big "what if"

air density is consistent

the only time it would change is with altitude, and even that is hardly noticable unless you are very high up

You failed to recognize that at different altitudes the air density is different and this is a factor that affects weight.

I mean the effects of the buoyant force would be pretty small

even smaller than the change due to the centrifugal force

Even if it's small, it's still a factor to consider that you completely ignored. This is textbook scientific experimentation definition that you're supposed to follow, you have to remove all the factors that can affect what you're trying to conclude and you failed to recognize that different air density affects weight... I don't know what else to tell you?

Unless you're 12 and have no idea what I'm talking about.

imma do a bit of math

to show you

how small it is

i gotta be quick tho

because im about to go

eh, ill do it when i get back