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What if someone made a life size cardboard cutout of the sun? (files.catbox.moe)
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[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

I don't get your concern.

Cardboard cutout is flat. We set the cutout to be the size of the sun. When the time starts affecting it, yes the gravity tries to collapse it onto the sphere but mass stays the same and gravity exerted "outside" is the same.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Even if it's flat, gravity works in that direction (radial).

[-] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Yes, and?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Put a sheet of paper vertical and let gravity do its work. What happens? Then think about a BIG "sheet" that has gravity by itself. You end up with a ball.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

yes:

  1. that ball has 10^18^ kg mass
  2. that ball falls on earth and burns all the oxygen (debatable) or the cutout falls on earth like a big wrapper and burns evenly.
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