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Why is the world round but not oval? any prove?

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    huangse - 26-30 years old

    Posted by huangse Dec 15th, 2010 at 3:39PM

    Technically the Earth is not round, but is a 3D oval, or more technically, an oblate spheroid. The radius along the equator is 6,378.1 km. The radius going around the poles (from the North Pole to the South Pole then back to the North Pole) is 6,356.8 km. This is due to the rotation of the Earth. When viewed from space, however this is close enough to a sphere that most people just consider the Earth round.

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7 Answers to "Why is the world round but not oval? any prove?"

  1. nevenera1 - 41-45 years old - female

    Posted by nevenera1 Dec 6th, 2010 at 3:54PM

    As others have said, I think it is a bit oval....

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  2. lostinthinair - 51-55 years old - male

    Posted by lostinthinair Dec 6th, 2010 at 3:43PM

    the earth is flat

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  3. NedKelly1 - 51-55 years old - male

    Posted by NedKelly1 Dec 6th, 2010 at 2:44PM

    Do you have any PROVE that its NOT Oval

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  4. ChipmunkErnie - 61-65 years old - male

    Posted by ChipmunkErnie Dec 6th, 2010 at 1:56PM

    Huangse said it in much more detail than I was going to -- it's kind of egg-shaped

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  5. MissPoppins - 36-40 years old - female

    Posted by MissPoppins Dec 6th, 2010 at 1:51PM

    Who cares...?

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  6. myephaunts - 70+ years old

    Posted by myephaunts Dec 6th, 2010 at 1:36PM

    yup

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