One of the Most Common Flaws in All Earth Science Books

[Dabop]

The Earth may not be a perfect sphere any more, but it's not her fault. It's middle aged spread. The metabolism slows down, you know. It's not that she isn't trying! And she's still pretty, right? As attractive as when you evolved? You're not answering! Why did you hesitate? OH MY GOD, THERE'S A SPACE PROGRAM! You're thinking of leaving Earth!!! Well, go ahead then, go! You'll never find as good out there, no way. No other planet would put up with you, you big jerks! Earth will be just fine without you!!

Do my oceans look big in these jeans???

LOL that actually did make me LOL TragicMonkey

 

[TheGoldcountry]

The Earth may not be a perfect sphere any more, but it's not her fault. It's middle aged spread. The metabolism slows down, you know. It's not that she isn't trying! And she's still pretty, right? As attractive as when you evolved? You're not answering! Why did you hesitate? OH MY GOD, THERE'S A SPACE PROGRAM! You're thinking of leaving Earth!!! Well, go ahead then, go! You'll never find as good out there, no way. No other planet would put up with you, you big jerks! Earth will be just fine without you!!

So, the Earth is going through menopause, and climate change is just hot flashes? From experience, maybe we should leave her alone.

 

[Nay_Sayer]

I knew it was a joke because he didn't include a link to a 45-minute youtube power point slide video.

 

[acementhead]

I'm in my 60s.

I learned that the Earth was NOT perfectly spherical in science class; that its diameter is slightly greater at the equator than at the poles, i.e. an oblate spheroid.... we learned that at Intermediate School in Form 1 (what Americans would call 6th grade).

Wrong

But nice. 1st April 2018, 08:06 PM

I think that I inherited the auditor gene. On which note could people please stop rendering the singular possesive pronoun "its" as it's. It is very irritating(and makes the perp appear incurious*).

ETA * Or blindish, as am I.