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[–] 24401494? 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

I really can't tell if you're serious. You really believe the earth is flat? Like really, REALLY?

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[–] dan_k [S] 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Why do you think it's a ball?

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[–] 24402684? 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago  (edited ago)

I'm going to pretend you're not either retarded, trolling or twelve. I know I'm probably wrong and you're one of the three, so in case you're just stupid or ignorant and capable of complex thought here goes:

So... when you're watching sports on TV, you get the signal from equipment that transmits wirelessly from the location to a satellite in low earth orbit, back to a processing facility on earth and then to your TV (either via the internet, which is terrestrial in most cases) OR from a satellite television provider like DirectTV or Dish (this assumes you live in America) which goes from that location, back up into space and back down to your TV via a receiver that is said satellite in low earth orbit. This is how it works. This is not in dispute. It is just how it works.

Now. In order to get those satellites into low earth orbit and triangulate the ability to communicate with them you gotta use math, they don't just hang it from a string on some magic truss strung across flat earth. If your math is wrong it just doesn't work - not only getting it up there but knowing where it is so you can point your shit at it.

ALL of the math is reliant on the constant that the earth is a sphere whose circumference 24,901 miles and all formulas that revolve around inserting a satellite into orbit include this variable. even calculating at 24,900 would skew you trajectory and either send your billion dollar satellite into deep space or burning up as it crashes back down to earth.

Now, I could provide you with a sample formula for simple insertion into orbit but there is no way you'd be able to discern that and me just mashing my palm on my keyboard a couple times so I'm not going to bother.

I hope you enjoyed this foray into 'Why am I stupid?' and mayboe just a little bit of it shaved off into your smooth brain and you have just a LIIIIIITLE more texture up there now.