The earth is motionless

AUS02 said...

This topic reminds me a little of the one where people think that trees make the wind blow. I first heard this when a guy rang up the radio station to say how his girlfriend had said 'the trees must be angry today' and he said 'why' and she said 'because it's so windy'! He was absolutely gobsmacked and could not believe she thought that the trees produced the wind. Then another guy rang up and said his girlfreind thought exactly the same thing. The radio announcers could not believe it either. Apparently it's quite common for kids to think this: www.iusedtobelieve.com/nature/weather/trees_make_wind/trees_make_wind_d1.php

Not sure of the connection to this topic, but I suppose they are both about a lack of understanding beyond what might appear at first to be the case. Luckily, as an evolving species, we're gaining and passing on information so each generation doesn't have to start from scratch. That's why we know more now that at any other time in history.

SomeOtherGuy said...

Yes, according to South Park I believe "mormon" was the correct answer:



No idea why this clip is in wobblecam.

evlPanda said...
Are we orbiting around the sun or where the sun was 8 minutes ago?

Macroscien said...



As funny as it sounds it is actually true.
If by any chance our Sun suddenly disappear ( ie eaten by flying by black antimatter hole) we still should orbit that not existent star for few more minutes.
Nothing including information about event doesn't travel that speed light. This information needs to come from Sun to us.

TrevNewman said...
>>>>>

... and I was under the impression that the mysterious force that is gravity was instantaneous

decrepit said...



seems intuitive, but "they" are looking for gravity waves, (haven't found them yet as far as I know), but waves implies motion, and motion implies speed. Maybe "they're" wrong, gravity is instantaneous, and that's why they can't find the waves????