Message from @Pit Droid
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@Citizen Z how do things fall on a flat earth again? Someone here would like to know (Kyoko) and if you explained it it'd be nice
I would, but I don't want to spead misinformation, as I dont know it exactly
Afaik "things find their own level" due to "density" and "down is down"
Also this, forgive me if I'm wrong
Kk thx
Nini
G'night
But at least one train of thought is essentially an omnipresent downward force?
Or lack of resistance force
I spoke to Flat Earth Aussie Jesus once but he couldn't explain what the resistance force was resisting exactly
Yeah I'm having trouble wrapping my head around that
Traditionally the resistance force is the name given to whatever is resisting gravity or similar
So the EM repulsion between your electrons and those in your chair provide a resistance force balanced with the force you experience due to gravity
If it was more you'd find yourself floating upwards, if it was less the chair would break
Oh ok makes alot more sense when you put it that way
Indeed, that's the established theory. When resolving mechanical problems on earth, there's usually a 'resistance' component involved. As stuff isn't falling through the surface of the earth
So when something, for example, floats on water, the buoyancy force is the dominant resistance force to gravity, stopping the object from sinking further
From the objects point of view it feels no net force, as gravity and the resistance force are balanced
When it comes to buoyancy, the buoyancy force is dependant on the volume of medium (e.g. water) displaced by an object. A dence object, like a bowling ball, displaces less mass of water than it's own mass. Therefore the buoyancy force would be less than gravity. So it will sink until something balances out the forces (such as hitting the seabed)
An aircraft carrier, though more massive than the bowling ball, will displace a greater mass of water than it's own mass. In this case the buoyancy force will be sufficient to balance gravity.
Last I checked the standard bowling ball is mostly cork so in some cases floats but that's nit picking
You can then work out how much of the carrier should be submerged in order to balance forces but it's very late/early so don't want to give the wrong information accidently
Well, a granite boulder then. But yeah.
So essentially no gravity needed just resistance holding things up instead
Air has low resistance so most stuff falls through
Ah see that's the thing. The resistance force is /resisting/ gravity
In the flat Earth model I mean
Without gravity there'd be no force to propel things in a certain direction.
Ohhh yes sorry
Afaik yes from those I've spoken to, though I can't speak for those in this server (heck I'm a glober anyway so what do I know?)
More than I do apparently
I'm not really a glober or a flat earther but I lean more towards glober
It's good to be curious.
I need to go to bed but if you have any more questions feel free to message me and I'll answer them tomorrow
Alrighty thanks
Ninis
No worries, take care
You too
guys the earth is flat