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Sometimes we have those little epiphanies in the shower.. sometimes they come from other places. This is a home for those epiphanies.

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[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago (5 children)

There's always something further east, the Earth is a sphere. California is to the east of new Zealand. The IDL is arbitrary

[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

JackGreenEarth says the earth is a sphere, the debate is settled

[–] remon@ani.social 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Well, he's wrong. It's an oblate spheroid.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Actually, it's a bumpy oblate spheroid. And I'm not a 'he'

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 6 days ago

Nothing wrong with being a bumpy oblate spheroid. Some of my best friends are bumpy oblate spheroids.

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