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if the earth was donut shaped, how would this affect history, politics, wars, and nuke launches?
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Humanity would never exist.

Compasses would not work.
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well, that takes all the fun out of things, doesnt it?

let's try this again.

earth is turned donut shaped, cold zone on the inner rim. assume different universal rules that let such a world form and spawn life, for example, humans.
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I don't know. Is it jelly filled?
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Suddenly I'm reminded of that one 'Wizard of Id' cartoon...

*Two scholars are arguing*
<BAILIFF> Gentlemen! Your Majesty has decided upon the shape of the earth!
*both look up, eagerly*
<KING> The earth is round...and flat!
<SCHOLARS> What?? How can that be!
<KING> I call it 'The Pizza Theory'.

That's not exactly how it goes, but you get the idea. :D
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Enforcer Talen wrote:if the earth was donut shaped, how would this affect history, politics, wars, and nuke launches?
Well Dalton would be world dictator for one thing and the US police would be really happy, and coffee houses would make a killing
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Stuart Mackey wrote:
Enforcer Talen wrote:if the earth was donut shaped, how would this affect history, politics, wars, and nuke launches?
Well Dalton would be world dictator for one thing and the US police would be really happy, and coffee houses would make a killing
Of course his power would be overshadowed by Me, the Supreme God Emperor of humanity and all life.
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Well, if it was a Boston Cream (my favorite) then it would just be a slightly more squarish earth around two opposite sides. Yum.
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Wow...nukes would have to go AROUND the earth to get to their targets...*blink* :shock:
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Not a very serious debate. Thread moved to OT.
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Well, if you were in the inner circle of the donut Earth, you could be able to see the other side of the planet. And where would the center of gravity be? And on a donut shaped Earth, there would be a lot of cops.
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Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:Well, if you were in the inner circle of the donut Earth, you could be able to see the other side of the planet. And where would the center of gravity be? And on a donut shaped Earth, there would be a lot of cops.
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Homer Simpson comes to mind

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Wasn't there a planet Voy ran into that was like this? And had a really weird time speed thing?
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Ted wrote:Wasn't there a planet Voy ran into that was like this? And had a really weird time speed thing?
Voyager once encountered and got trapped above a world for which time moved much faster then the rest of the universe, but it was normal in shape.
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The Dunkin "Time to make the donuts" Donut man would be supreme lord and master of all. And coffe would rain from the skies.
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If Earth was donut shaped then the sun would be coffee mug shaped, and it would be annihilated as it was dunked into the sun.
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Enforcer Talen wrote:if the earth was donut shaped, how would this affect history, politics, wars, and nuke launches?
I've played a number of computer games tat ran under that premise. It wasn't that strange.
If called your earth "torus-shaped" you could have escaped all these donut jokes.
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Russia would be right next to us... wait a minute... :lol:
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