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  1. 27th February 2012, 15:00 #41
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    Quote Originally Posted by schmenke
    You're off by a Q there Mark :
    But I think I'm right as it's not Japan, it's an overseas territory of the United States.

    As for the current, somewhat cryptic Q, I haven't the foggiest...
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    I remember that the Earth is an oblated spheriod - although I've no idea how to spell that . My guess is that it's very round, apparently even with the earths mountain ranges it's still smoother than a billiard ball.
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  2. 27th February 2012, 16:58 #42
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    You're on the right track edv (and even Mark )...

    The Earth is almost spherical like a billiard ball, and as (almost) everyone knows it's slightly flattened at the poles (mainly due to it's rotation and not being perfectly rigid so nothing to do with Uranus, SG ailor , i.e the circumference at the equator is slightly larger than that of a meridian through the poles.

    Clarification for edv: how slightly is slightly? how spherical is the Earth? how "squashed" is it? how much larger is the equatorial radius than the polar radius? what's the flatness factor? ...
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  3. 27th February 2012, 16:59 #43
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eki
    Is a circle round?
    is your ball spherical?
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  4. 27th February 2012, 17:03 #44
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    Quote Originally Posted by donKey jote
    nothing to do with Uranus, SG ailor ,
    Oh bum!!!

    I knew a girl once who's belt size was equator.......
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  5. 27th February 2012, 17:21 #45
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    The earth question is becoming too technical for me so I'll break it down to simpleton level.

    If the earth were a billiard ball on the pool table of the universe, it would roll just fine.
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  6. 27th February 2012, 17:28 #46
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    Quote Originally Posted by airshifter
    ...If the earth were a billiard ball on the pool table of the universe, it would roll just fine.
    Albert Einstein would argue otherwise :
    “If everything's under control, you're going too slow.” Mario Andretti
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  7. 27th February 2012, 19:49 #47
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    Not many choices left, I'll guess Bolivia
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  8. 27th February 2012, 19:59 #48
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    Quote Originally Posted by airshifter
    The earth question is becoming too technical for me so I'll break it down to simpleton level.

    If the earth were a billiard ball on the pool table of the universe, it would roll just fine.
    Is the pool table of the universe flat and rectangular?
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  9. 27th February 2012, 20:04 #49
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Alcatraz
    Not many choices left, I'll guess Bolivia
    If you're answering the first question, you're right. But we've moved on already.
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  10. 27th February 2012, 20:11 #50
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eki
    Is the pool table of the universe flat and rectangular?
    could maybe be seen that way... balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle.
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