# I can't convince doorhinge that Earth is a sphere; thus, it is not a sphere **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 12, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259 "2015-12-12T18:01:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/121 "2015-12-16T20:26:34Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > No, it shows that you have strong deficits in your ability to think and model situations in your mind. > > Basically, you’re stupid. And stupid people like you don’t even know it. > > Edit: Also, did you see that pic above? Is that how you feel sometimes? What an incredibly stupid thing to say. I don’t feel like I know you anymore. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/122 "2015-12-16T20:28:18Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > What an incredibly stupid thing to say. I don’t feel like I know you anymore. ☹ Nobody knows me, baby. I’m the wind. [/slides off camera to the right] ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/123 "2015-12-16T20:42:59Z")
I think the wind just broke his leg. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/124 "2015-12-16T20:46:12Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I think the wind just broke his leg. You have that garbled up, I lifted my leg and broke wind. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/125 "2015-12-16T21:28:29Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > That’s so dismissive. He’s a repliCAN, not a repliCANT. I’m sure he’s not a replicant. Replicants have a purpose. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/126 "2015-12-16T22:33:38Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I’m sure he’s not a replicant. Replicants have a purpose. I haven’t gotten through all the questions yet, dammit. I think there’s one in here about a unicorn… ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/127 "2015-12-17T00:59:49Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I’m sure he’s not a replicant. Replicants have a purpose. Too bad he isn’t-maybe his lifespan would be about up by now. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/128 "2015-12-17T01:05:29Z")
Time for carousel! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/129 "2015-12-17T16:47:34Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Time for carousel! You mean going around and around and around while surrounded by childish intellects, getting battered by incredibly annoying meaningless noises and going nowhere? Yeah, sounds about right. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/130 "2015-12-17T18:10:15Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Time for carousel! > [@Smeghead](#): > > You mean going around and around and around while surrounded by childish intellects, getting battered by incredibly annoying meaningless noises and going nowhere? > > Yeah, sounds about right. [spoiler][Logan’s Run.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan's_Run_%28film%29) > [@](#): > > In the year 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed domed city, a utopia run by a computer that takes care of all aspects of their life, including reproduction. The citizens live a hedonistic life but, to maintain the city, everyone must undergo the ritual of “Carrousel” [sic] when they reach the age of 30. [/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/131 "2015-12-17T19:10:28Z")
> [@andros](#): > > I haven’t gotten through all the questions yet, dammit. I think there’s one in here about a unicorn… Unicorn meat is delicious. Better than tortoise. [http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e5a7/](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e5a7/) I probably shouldn’t take this test when I’m hungry. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/132 "2015-12-17T19:14:27Z")
The _ **surface** _ of the Earth is, approximately, a sphere. The _ **entire** _ Earth (i.e. inclusive of interior) is a ball. Score another win for [del]unhinged[/del] … [del]d’Orange[/del] … What’sHisAss? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/133 "2015-12-17T19:15:18Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Unicorn meat is delicious. Better than tortoise. > > [http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e5a7/](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e5a7/) > > I probably shouldn’t take this test when I’m hungry. 😃 I had that once. Bit down on a horn fragment. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/134 "2015-12-17T20:53:05Z")
I heard it tastes like chicken. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/135 "2015-12-17T21:07:08Z")
This is an amazing thread, if I do so say myself. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/136 "2015-12-17T21:57:28Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I heard it tastes like chicken. But not quite as sparkly. Actually, the thing that bakes my noodle is that _chicken tastes like unicorn_. But I bet you can’t convince **doorhinge** of that, either. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/137 "2015-12-17T22:02:13Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > The _ **surface** _ of the Earth is, approximately, a sphere. The _ **entire** _ Earth (i.e. inclusive of interior) is a ball. . . . I’ve had a lot of geometry classes, including calculus, and this was never indicated by any teacher or textbook. I know it’s cheesey, but…do you have a cite for this? FWIW, yes! The world IS a ball! I’m having a great time! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/138 "2015-12-17T22:08:32Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > I’ve had a lot of geometry classes, including calculus, and this was never indicated by any teacher or textbook. I know it’s cheesey, but…do you have a cite for this? > > FWIW, yes! The world IS a ball! I’m having a great time! But can you convince **doorhinge** of that? I’m just saying, I spent days trying to convince him the world is my oyster, and when that failed, that the world is not enough, but he wasn’t having any of it. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/139 "2015-12-17T22:12:45Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > The _ **surface** _ of the Earth is, approximately, a sphere. The _ **entire** _ Earth (i.e. inclusive of interior) is a ball. > \ > [@Trinopus](#): > > I’ve had a lot of geometry classes, including calculus, and this was never indicated by any teacher or textbook. I know it’s cheesey, but…do you have a cite for this? > > FWIW, yes! The world IS a ball! I’m having a great time! I don’t wish to embarrass you, **Trinopus** , but I’m pretty sure that **septimus** is using the word “ball” in the sense of “testicle.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259/140 "2015-12-17T22:14:42Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > But can you convince **doorhinge** of that? I’m just saying, I spent days trying to convince him the world is my oyster, and when that failed, that the world is not enough, but he wasn’t having any of it. You have to speak to him in Perl. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-convince-doorhinge-that-earth-is-a-sphere-thus-it-is-not-a-sphere/740259.md?page=8)