What would happen if the Earth were flat?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 27 October 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Throughout history, people all over the world have pictured our planet in different ways, including as a flat disc. It can be hard to see the Earth’s curve when you’re standing on the ground, but mathematical calculations and information from space voyages have confirmed that the Earth is a sphere. But…what would it actually be like if the planet was shaped like a big pancake instead? We asked astronomer Chris Impey to help us find the answer.

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on, this is the moment of um. Moment of Um, um, comes to you from APM Studios. I'm The Sun. And I'm leading planetary choir practice.
0:25.0	Okay everyone, let's run through some warm-ups first.
0:32.0	Liptrills. one let's run through some warm-ups first.
0:33.0	Liptrill's.
0:34.0	B. B. B.
0:38.0	Deep breath in.
0:40.0	And then sigh. breath in and then side out.
0:47.0	Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me,
0:50.0	mam mamam mamamamamam a mamamam a mamma mama, la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la Lala la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la.
0:56.0	Wonderful, okay, let's start with our first piece,
0:59.0	Heart of the Total Eclipse.
1:02.0	Jupiter, you've got the baseline, of course. of the total eclipse.
1:03.0	Jupiter, you've got the baseline, of course.
1:05.6	Saturn, Mars, Venus, your tenor, Mercury, and Uranus,
1:10.3	you'll be on the Alto line line and earth and Neptune you're taking the soprano part.
1:17.0	Ready?
1:19.0	One and a two and...
1:22.0	Turnin' away. Wait, wait, wait, wait, excuse me.
1:26.0	Earth, I think you're a little bit flat.
1:29.0	What? No, no, no.
1:31.0	I mean your harmony is a little flat?
1:35.0	I'm sorry, I know you're sensitive about your shape.
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