Thought Experiment (Part 2)

**Froge** · 08-01-2013, 06:28 AM

If the Earth was shaped like a square pyramid, how would the physics of things be like at the tip vertex?

**Ghieri** · 08-01-2013, 06:30 AM

(08-01-2013, 06:28 AM)Chronocat Wrote: If the Earth was shaped like a square pyramid, how would the physics of things be like at the tip vertex?

Awkward...

**Kreekakon** · 08-01-2013, 06:44 AM

I'd guess that the Earth would slowly get crushed back into its ball shapes by gravity.

**Froge** · 08-01-2013, 06:45 AM

(08-01-2013, 06:44 AM)Kreekakon Wrote: I'd guess that the Earth would slowly get crushed back into its ball shapes by gravity.

naw man

I want to visualize how the vertex would look if you stood there.

**PutraenusAlivius** · 08-01-2013, 06:48 AM

Gravity is pulled to the center of the Earth so... a ball thrown will got into the middle?

**MyRedNeptune** · 08-01-2013, 08:49 PM

Nothing special... You would be pulled towards the center of mass as usual. So that would be directly down when standing at the tip.

EDIT: You just induced into me unpleasant flashbacks of Amnesia's Cradle. Great job!

**Tiger** · 08-01-2013, 10:21 PM

(08-01-2013, 06:44 AM)Kreekakon Wrote: I'd guess that the Earth would slowly get crushed back into its ball shapes by gravity.

**Bridge** · 08-01-2013, 10:56 PM

A square pyramid?

**Froge** · 08-01-2013, 11:21 PM

pyramid with square base

(08-01-2013, 08:49 PM)MyRedNeptune Wrote: Nothing special... You would be pulled towards the center of mass as usual. So that would be directly down when standing at the tip.

EDIT: You just induced into me unpleasant flashbacks of Amnesia's Cradle. Great job!

u mean da judas cradle?

You know, they had to get that guy to be naked first before the anal torture started...

**Danny Boy** · 08-02-2013, 03:12 AM

Well since the question as already been answered.

Its funny to know that: If you pick a square, remove the top edge, and extend the other two sides parallel to each other to infinity. You would have technically made a triangle.