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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (4 children)

from the earth can you really tell the sun is round? obviously we can tell from space but down here it's so bright it could really be a cube for all we know

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Just stare at it for long enough and you’ll be able to tell by the shape it burned into your retina.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

During sunsets you can see it easily

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

It might seem circular during a sunset, but if it were a cube it would still seem circular just because of all the scattering in the atmosphere

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We can see it's round during an eclipse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

Not if the moon is also square.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Most Snails also can't see in colour, and therefore could not ask why the sky is blue.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

woahh i knew this comic was bs! at least they got the part where snails can talk and write books right

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

When you look at it for a bit you'll see its a circle.

There were dead ass people who would just sit and stare at the sun. Ancient astronomy was crazy.