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Old 01-02-2012, 05:54 PM   #5
jimhelm
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Originally Posted by footfootfoot View Post
The original question says "go around"

If the earth "goes around" the moon, then why do we always see the same face of the moon? IF you "go around" the outside of your house you see the front, sides and back, because you went around it. If your house were to turn with you similar to the way the moon and earth turn, would you still say you went "around" your house if you didn't see the sides or the back?

Walking up and down the street isn't walking around the block.

Now, about those other answers you've all been avoiding.
But, the Earth doesn't go around the moon. The moon goes around the Earth. and if the house was rotating in place as i walked around it, always presenting the front... yes. i would still say i went around it....as long as the ground were stationary...


i know, infi... we're ridiculous.
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