old.Tohtori
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Worst browser, someone talking about me again?
Cough has turned into a ghastly cold and we are going to friends for dinner. Think it's the first time we've done that since BC! That's 'before children'! AAArgh.
The Earth is in orbit around the Sun and revolves at the same time...
Just a freediver riding underwater currents..so calming and creepy at the same time.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v11b84Okcm8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
What are you wow about? Don't get it?
Nice reminder that every seemingly simple thing is much more complicated than it appears...like your brain.Since i wasn't talking about orbit, probably best to point at your sig
Anyhoo, seems i was technically correct; http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/08/technically_the_earth_does_not_orbit_the_sun.html
What are you wow about? Don't get it?
The earth, sun, all the planets revolve around the solar system's centre of mass. Since the sun is, like, 99% of the solar system's mass then we effectively orbit the sun - but not the centre of the sun.
Is that something you dispute?
Edit: Would a video help?:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IHXj8k2jqc