Previously, in another blog, I research hollow earth and determined that a gyroscope would easily detect the hole at the north pole. I've never applied the gyroscope to the flat earth however. Now, I will submit an idea for determining flat vs globe earth using a gyroscope. This can be done at the equator or, more easily, at 60 S Lat where less land is in the way or even around the circumference of Antarctica. It can even be performed on a flight across the Atlantic Ocean or anywhere in the northern hemisphere. For the purpose of this blog, however, I'll think about what it would be like to watch a gyroscope as we go around Antarctica.
If you start the gyroscope by orienting it as a circle in front of you, then tour the Antarctic shoreline around 75 degrees South Latitude, it will swing from left to right around a full circle-- if earth is flat. If Earth is a sphere, however, it will tilt from top to bottom and bottom to top again in addition to turning left to right.
Here's a pilot who calmly and rationally explains how, if earth were spherical, that his attitude indicator would have to indicate that.... except it doesn't. He never had to teach about correcting for earth's curvature.
Now here's a carousel. Consider riding a horse on a carousel while holding a powered gryoscope-- or just one wound up before the ride since it would last 3 minutes. Think of the carousel as a metaphor for riding around Antarctica. If the earth is flat, the gyroscope would merely rotate sideways. However, if the earth is a sphere, the gyroscope flywheel would have to flip at an angle in addition to rotate sideways.
This year, 2017, I was finally able to find videos of airplane gyros which can spin for hors-- deonstrating that the earth does not spin.
If you start the gyroscope by orienting it as a circle in front of you, then tour the Antarctic shoreline around 75 degrees South Latitude, it will swing from left to right around a full circle-- if earth is flat. If Earth is a sphere, however, it will tilt from top to bottom and bottom to top again in addition to turning left to right.
Here's a pilot who calmly and rationally explains how, if earth were spherical, that his attitude indicator would have to indicate that.... except it doesn't. He never had to teach about correcting for earth's curvature.
Now here's a carousel. Consider riding a horse on a carousel while holding a powered gryoscope-- or just one wound up before the ride since it would last 3 minutes. Think of the carousel as a metaphor for riding around Antarctica. If the earth is flat, the gyroscope would merely rotate sideways. However, if the earth is a sphere, the gyroscope flywheel would have to flip at an angle in addition to rotate sideways.
This year, 2017, I was finally able to find videos of airplane gyros which can spin for hors-- deonstrating that the earth does not spin.