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;Actually, measurements suggest it's flat. | ;Actually, measurements suggest it's flat. | ||
− | *This statement is located at the top of the sphere in the comic, making it most likely to be read first. Given no other context, it will be interpreted as referring to the Earth; i.e. "The Earth is flat." | + | *This statement is located at the top of the sphere in the comic, making it most likely to be read first. Given no other context, it will be interpreted as referring to the Earth; i.e. "The Earth is flat." This references the earliest view of our planet's surface. |
;Actually, it's a sphere. | ;Actually, it's a sphere. | ||
− | * | + | *This refers to the second earliest view of our planet's surface, as a ball with uniform radius everywhere. |
;Actually, it's an oblate spheroid. | ;Actually, it's an oblate spheroid. | ||
− | *This clarifies the previous statement; an {{w|oblate spheroid}} has a wider radius at the equator than through the poles | + | *This clarifies the previous statement; an {{w|oblate spheroid}} has a wider radius at the equator than through the poles. On Earth, this occurs because a rotating body tends to bulge at the equator, where the matter experiences greater centrifugal forces (analogous to experiencing more force at the outside of a round-a-bout rather than at the center). This is known as the {{w|equatorial bulge}}. |
;Actually, it's a shape defined by the EGM96 coefficients. | ;Actually, it's a shape defined by the EGM96 coefficients. | ||
*This adds even more clarification to the previous statement; the {{w|EGM96|Earth Gravitational Model 1996}} is a detailed map of the Earth's gravitational field, which is not as uniform as a pure oblate spheroid would suggest. | *This adds even more clarification to the previous statement; the {{w|EGM96|Earth Gravitational Model 1996}} is a detailed map of the Earth's gravitational field, which is not as uniform as a pure oblate spheroid would suggest. | ||
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*The text will not continue on to form a ''recursive loop'' - as the statement about the EGM by [[Megan]] would no longer make sense in context of the universe - and the same would be true for the next two statements. | *The text will not continue on to form a ''recursive loop'' - as the statement about the EGM by [[Megan]] would no longer make sense in context of the universe - and the same would be true for the next two statements. | ||
;Title text | ;Title text | ||
− | The title text pulls the whole comic together, pointing out that each statement in the comic is more precise than the previous. Unlike the loop in the comic, someone who does this will likely eventually win any real-life debate. The | + | The title text pulls the whole comic together, pointing out that each statement in the comic is more precise than the previous. Unlike the loop in the comic, someone who does this will likely eventually win any real-life debate. The phrase "stand alone" refers to driving away all conversation, resulting in no one wanting to speak to the person. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |