How does a gyroscope work if the earth is flat?
« on: October 19, 2017, 05:41:27 AM »
How does a gyroscope work if the earth is flat? Does the earth spin around the sun? If so what does it look like? And also I've heard that the Flat Earth has an ice wall the goes on forever and ever and has infinite diameter, if that is true then how would that work? How would it affect the solar system and space. I just think that this theory is unrealistic and isn't very well thought out, like I've seen people give me a bunch of different answers. Please answer every question if you can.

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Re: How does a gyroscope work if the earth is flat?
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2017, 03:34:30 PM »
How does a gyroscope work if the earth is flat? Does the earth spin around the sun? If so what does it look like? And also I've heard that the Flat Earth has an ice wall the goes on forever and ever and has infinite diameter, if that is true then how would that work? How would it affect the solar system and space. I just think that this theory is unrealistic and isn't very well thought out, like I've seen people give me a bunch of different answers. Please answer every question if you can.
It is recommended that you read the Wiki - it explains most of this stuff.

I don't see why a gyroscope would work any different whether the world was flat or round.   Gyroscopes are used extensively in spacecraft - they don't depend on the motions of the Earth or even it's gravity.

People who believe in the Flat Earth (or claim to) have wildly diverse ideas about how things work.  There are usually two or three answers to every question depending on who you talk to.

(But I agree that the FE theory is unrealistic and poorly thought out.)
Hey Tom:  What path do the photons take from the physical location of the sun to my eye at sunset?