@temp
I like nice, open discussion as well, however the upper forums are defined as "for debate". Not that debate can't be friendly, just that it isn't discussion
. As a result, this post may well be moved.
that I didn't see answered in this forum
If you really wanted a nice open discussion - The Lounge looks to be the right place for that as per the forum rules (excerpt below) :
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1)If there's a barrier, edge or dome at Antarctica how do people frequently go there without government aid?(https://www.tripadvisor.com/Cruises-g12-Antarctica-Cruises)(outube.com/watch?v=i7MyWmZljGk)
The dome, IF it is there, would be well beyond the antarctica near the ocean. Going to antarctica is not precluded by this conception/view (regardless of who pays for it).
2)If the earth is flat, shouldn't there be a map with no distance distortion, shape distortion or area distortion?(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_projection)
Maps are chiefly for (relative) bearing and (estimated) duration; for getting from one location to another. As long as they are useful for that purpose, there is no reason to alter them. They do not reflect nor contain the shape of the world, and it is an abuse of maps to attempt to do so.
3)Why does temperature rise when digging "down"(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_gradient)(https://www.reference.com/science/temperature-change-depth-earth-f512bcda03abccce)
Pressure caused by the weight above, compressing and forcing everything beneath it closer together. Another, more speculative / less common, reason is heat coming from below, and although this is evident in the case of active lava flow - those aren't everywhere.
4)A pendulums period can be defined by Period=2π*sq rt(Length/g) This can be easily observed with a simple pendulum made at home. What is the g constant's definition
in the FE model, and why does it change depending on your location within the planet?
I like the way you asked this one! In that equation, g is the velocity per second that a given, sufficiently dense, object will tend to travel vertically when lifted and allowed to fall. It is not a constant, and chiefly depends on the interplay between the density of the object and the density of the surrounding fluid as described in archimedes' principle. Of course the shape of the object as well as the viscosity of the media (and other interacting/relevant properties) play a role too, as well as more minuscule sources of variance like temperature, pressure/altitude, location, and electrical/electrostatic charge. Ideally, g would be measured using the object you intend to use as a pendulum weight, and would be oriented in a manner close to the direction it would be oriented while oscillating (with respect to the air, not the ground). Imagine you are doing the pendulum underwater... You know g (in your perspective/conception) hasn't changed - and yet it must for the equation to continue to work at all...