Keith&Co.
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So, I've always understood the Earth's axial tilt to be 23.5 degrees. In my textbook, my reference, my presentations...
I guess some authorities peg it at 23.4 degrees. Significant degrees, there.
This is measuring the axis angle down from perpendicular to the Earth's orbital plane.
But some Flat Earthers have determined that if it's 23.4 degrees DOWN, then it's 66.6 degrees UP from perpendicular.
That makes the alleged tilt THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST!
Obviously, it's all just an attempt to fool people into discounting a Flat Earth...Or a donut Earth...or, burrito Earth... I wonder if we'd make more headway if we called the globe the Swedish Meatball Earth?
I guess some authorities peg it at 23.4 degrees. Significant degrees, there.
This is measuring the axis angle down from perpendicular to the Earth's orbital plane.
But some Flat Earthers have determined that if it's 23.4 degrees DOWN, then it's 66.6 degrees UP from perpendicular.
That makes the alleged tilt THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST!
Obviously, it's all just an attempt to fool people into discounting a Flat Earth...Or a donut Earth...or, burrito Earth... I wonder if we'd make more headway if we called the globe the Swedish Meatball Earth?