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0 pointsburkaman3mo ago0 comments

I don't think it's a pedantic point, this is supposed to be a site about learning math that NASA scientists use, and the exact shape of the Earth is very relevant to them.

I just think it shouldn't be used as a canonical example of a fact when you'll probably learn at some point that it technically isn't true.

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TeMPOraL3mo ago

Some point being any half-decent middle-school textbook, or any popular science space book for teens. There's usually a footnote or an info box explaining that Earth isn't a perfect sphere.

It's not some arcane nerd knowledge. It's just a detail people don't remember from school because it's irrelevant to their lives.

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0 pointsburkaman3mo ago0 comments

I don't think it's a pedantic point, this is supposed to be a site about learning math that NASA scientists use, and the exact shape of the Earth is very relevant to them.

I just think it shouldn't be used as a canonical example of a fact when you'll probably learn at some point that it technically isn't true.

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TeMPOraL3mo ago

Some point being any half-decent middle-school textbook, or any popular science space book for teens. There's usually a footnote or an info box explaining that Earth isn't a perfect sphere.

It's not some arcane nerd knowledge. It's just a detail people don't remember from school because it's irrelevant to their lives.

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