For $2,000, what rotates around the earth?
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The question was flawed anyway.... The moon REVOLVES (makes an orbit) around the Earth (although revolve and rotate are interchangeable in meaning). Technically, he answered correctly, but the other answers were correct as well. All of those celestial bodies ROTATE (spin on it's own axis or orbit around a central point) in the vicinity of (or around) the Earth. Heh. He got cheated if you ask me.....
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YOU PHAIL!Hostile wrote:The question was flawed anyway.... The moon REVOLVES (makes an orbit) around the Earth (although revolve and rotate are interchangeable in meaning). Technically, he answered correctly, but the other answers were correct as well. All of those celestial bodies ROTATE (spin on it's own axis or orbit around a central point) in the vicinity of (or around) the Earth. Heh. He got cheated if you ask me.....
The question never asked what rotates around the Earth. 'Gravite' is french for 'revolve'.
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LOL no YOU PHAIL! Did you not read my post. Whether is was revolve or rotate is irrelevent. They are synonyms. He got cheated. And apparently you did too during high school......TIGERassault wrote:YOU PHAIL!Hostile wrote:The question was flawed anyway.... The moon REVOLVES (makes an orbit) around the Earth (although revolve and rotate are interchangeable in meaning). Technically, he answered correctly, but the other answers were correct as well. All of those celestial bodies ROTATE (spin on it's own axis or orbit around a central point) in the vicinity of (or around) the Earth. Heh. He got cheated if you ask me.....
The question never asked what rotates around the Earth. 'Gravite' is french for 'revolve'.
P.S. Flame on!
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Does the sun even rotate?Hostile wrote: Whether is was revolve or rotate is irrelevent. They are synonyms.
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YES! I mean no! I was dead at the time!Blue wrote:Does the sun even rotate?Hostile wrote: Whether is was revolve or rotate is irrelevent. They are synonyms.
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LOLIsaac wrote:YES! I mean no! I was dead at the time!Blue wrote:Does the sun even rotate?Hostile wrote: Whether is was revolve or rotate is irrelevent. They are synonyms.
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Re: For $2,000, what rotates around the earth?
Apparently that French didn't know.Blue wrote:
Apparently the french don't know.
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There are lots of other things that orbit the earth, too.... many or them put there by us. I agree that the question should have been clarified.... it's all about frames of reference. You can choose whatever frame of refernce you want, and designate whatever you want as \"fixed\" when really nothing is.
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For us, sure. for the average joe, "the moon" is just fine.snoopy wrote:There are lots of other things that orbit the earth, too.... many or them put there by us. I agree that the question should have been clarified.... it's all about frames of reference. You can choose whatever frame of refernce you want, and designate whatever you want as "fixed" when really nothing is.
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Him and half the audienceDiedel wrote:Apparently that French didn't know.Blue wrote:
Apparently the french don't know.
man his wife probably slapped the ★■◆● outta him after, she was upset.
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Ouch, that's sad!Teddy wrote:So far i've asked 5 people this qestion.... they all said "Sun" for thier answer.......
Only one so far has corrected himself after he realized he answered wrong!!!
It's amazing to me how little average people know about even basic science. How is the Solar System laid out? What are acids and bases? What's a gene? We're not talking about trivia questions that should be looked up in a book or online, we're talking about basic ideas everyone should be aware of. How are we to ever have intelligent conversations on important ideas if people are so utterly clueless?
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Oh, man.... that's the best laugh I've had this week!Gooberman wrote:http://stopthespin.org/action.php
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HEH! That is a good one.Gooberman wrote:http://stopthespin.org/action.php