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I took the question (which I thought was rather absurd) and rationalized (and imagined it) this way: this cubic planet will not rotate, or it will not be cubic
by davidcollantes 15y ago
I took the question (which I thought was rather absurd) and rationalized (and imagined it) this way: this cubic planet will not rotate, or it will not be cubic then. I took out gravity as we know it, and imagined I could just "walk" in it.
We walk on a sphere shaped planet, yet we do not "slide down" if we stand on the North Pole, yes? Same with a cubic one, as I imagine, the 90 degrees angle will be crossed without even realizing is there. I imagine we would perceive it as a flat planet.
As you can see, I did not take the whole thing too seriously. And that, of course, diminishes karma. So it goes. Cheers!
- zinkem 15y agoThink about the corners like giant mountains on an otherwise sphere shaped planet. If you were at the top of a huge mountain and lost your footing, you would 'slide down.'
- jerf 15y agoYour intuitions are betraying you. Gravity as you know it is a very special case, albeit a common one.
- stcredzero 15y agoIt might not even be that common. AFAIK, the 7 billion sentients that have that experience are all located in the same place.
- patrickyeon 15y agoMost likely you're losing karma because you come across as trolling. In case you're not, picture "down" as towards the center of mass. On the surface of a sphere, that means perpendicular to the surface. At the edge of two faces of a cube, "down" is through the edge (between the faces), with the faces 45 degrees off-vertical. Like on a mountaintop.
- davidcollantes 15y agoI am far from trolling. I don't know how to, on purpose that is. Yes, I can picture it as you describe it.
- camiller 15y ago"I took out gravity as we know it" Well, if you throw out ALL the rules....