r/Damnthatsinteresting • • 13h ago

Video Earth’s evolution measured in galactic years.

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u/paxwax2018 12h ago

Everything shown here is wrong.

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u/AryanPandey 12h ago

Explain how

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u/oryhiou 12h ago

No, it’s not.

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u/diyandmc240 12h ago

Right like why is the sun bouncing around on its orbit? It should be near circular or at a bare minimum elliptical. I tried to verify if there’s any reason it would be bouncing around like that, there isn’t any evidence that I could find

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u/Retzl 12h ago

Spoken like a flat earther. "Im going to deny what years of research have helped conclude with an uneducated nuh uh"

Bring some proof instead of just denial, Dunning-Kruger.

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u/paxwax2018 11h ago

The Galaxy is rotating and the sun with it. The model of the solar system spinning like that is long debunked.

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u/Retzl 11h ago

The video shows exactly that... did you not watch it? The sun is rotating, the galaxy is rotating... what are you talking about? Are you trying to claim the planets dont follow the sun thru its travels?

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u/paxwax2018 11h ago

The sun stays in its arm of the galaxy it’s not rotating through it faster than the galaxy is spinning. The solar system isn’t travelling like that it’s not a useful representation of how it moves.

Why the Viral Vortex Animation is Wrong
Perpendicular Tilt Myth: Viral videos falsely show the planetary orbital plane perpendicular (90°) to the Sun's direction of travel. The real ecliptic is tilted at roughly 60°. [1, 2, 3]

Trailing Planets Myth: Because of this 60° tilt, planets are not dragged behind the Sun like a comet tail; they spend time both in front of and behind the Sun relative to its galactic path. [1, 2]

Vortex Fluid Misuse: A vortex is a fluid-dynamics term involving drag and friction (like water in a drain). Space is a vacuum, and planets are bound by gravity, not fluid resistance. [1]

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u/Retzl 11h ago

The planets are in front of and behind the sun in the video. The person simplified that part of this to show something else. Nice use of AI btw -.- "Ai tell me exactly what I want to hear and disregard the topic at hand"

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u/paxwax2018 11h ago

Uh huh, and the sun is zooming around while the galaxy stays still?

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u/Retzl 10h ago

Do you remember in school when being taught about atoms they showed us a nucleus with static circles showing where the electrons orbital said nucleus? Do you remember when they told us later on that that isnt how atoms actually look ad that it was demonstration purposes to teach us?

They removed unnecessary information as to not bog down the point they were making. Its not that what they taught wasnt true, but it was the whole truth. I guess the nuance is lost on you tho :/

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u/paxwax2018 10h ago

So both depictions are useless and wrong? Thats your big point? Wow.

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u/Retzl 10h ago

No, my point is they sacrificed accuracy in one aspect to focus on a diff one. Like one does when making a 2d map of a 3d sphere, accuracy is lost somewhere. You need better reading comprehension...

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u/ObscureOperatorZ 4h ago

Huh, planets also move in front of the Sun? TIL!