Why does gravity make the Earth round? - Forces of Nature with Brian Cox: Episode 1 - BBC

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[pumfeethermodynamics]

I bet the 17 dislikes were from flat earthers.

[cortster]

Such a simple answer that makes perfect sense. I remember when I first learned this when as child, and it was so simple that I almost didn't believe it.

[EatOrLumby]

Smart people attach their gloves to their wrist

[devaraputra]

Excuse me, Professor. I got question, how if we could find things in our solar system: their shape are sphere but their size are lesser than 100/120km. Is there something to deal with their mass? Stronger perhaps? Thanks in advance, warmest greetings from Indonesia🙏

[DavidBrocekArt]

I can't believe that this Flat Earth meme actually made scientist take it seriously and proving Flat Earthers wrong.

[faab]

That would depend on the density of the material I would suppose? I'm pretty sure a neutron star of only 25km in radius is pretty spherical (despite it spinning around so fast it might be more oval shaped)

[내란수괴민주당]

Wow there are people still in medieval times in 21century.

[manishaborkar]

Does this show has end or over??
If not then what is the timing and on which day??

[edwardchege]

so newton said gravity is particles attracting each other but Einstein stated its the mass of an object warping space, what then is weight? Is it mass or pull of gravity which is caused by heavy mass bending space, or does gravity exist at all?

[Vega]

what is that stunningly beautiful music at the beginning?

[ChrisOwenGuitar]

It's 2016 and people still think that the earth is flat; where did it all go wrong :-(.

[chunpamei]

'Potato radius' I like the name.!!

[ВродебыАлександр]

How can the ocens curve up, miles and miles up, where's the gravity to make the oceans flat. I have never seen curved water exept on a globe in school!!

[peacelovincriminal]

Gravity is a unproven theory this man is a gatekeeper.

[KaitlynAmick]

Huh, gravity... you mean that think that's so strong it can hold planets in orbit, yet so weak a butterfly can take off from a leaf, Brian?

[johnnyutah]

It is odd when you see the earth from outer space and wonder what makes our planet and others round? Every shape has a border line you can touch other than planets..

[sorellman]

First, the Earth is not round. It has the shape of an egg. It is an ellipsoid. Secondly, why are soap bubbles round when they have very little mass. They also form in that shape in basically no time at all. Mr. Cox may want the review his explanation.

[GregoryBaldi]

Gravity is a theory... Snow falls because it's more dense.

[daftmoonz]

If a flat earther tethers a Gopro to a weather balloon eventually the wind will blow it to or off the edge of the earth. Seems nobody who believes the flat earth wants to try that.

[nathereklaw]

Thanks we now call asteroids moons if they look like a potato. Genius. Quick everyone, lets give those rocks a cool physicist name so they can be famous for all time.