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Re: Is the universe curved or flat?

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Date	2015-12-13 12:59 -0800
From	The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups	alt.astronomy, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, rec.arts.sf.written
Subject	Re: Is the universe curved or flat?
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The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> Sam Wormley wrote:
> >
> > On 12/11/15 4:02 PM, Double-A wrote:
> > > On Friday, December 11, 2015 at 1:56:08 PM UTC-8, The Starmaker wrote:
> > >> if you say both, i'll shoot myself!
> > >
> > >
> > > Flat.
> > >
> > > Double-A
> > >
> >
> >    Double-A is correct. WMAP nailed down the curvature of space to
> >    within 0.4% of "flat" Euclidean.
> >
> 
> I don't understand what you are saying, is space curve or flat? It has to be either one or the other.
> 
> Is space curve or flat?
> 
> Is space
> 
> A. curve
> 
> or
> 
> B. flat
> 
> Which is the correct answer? A or B?


Didn't Einstein say space is curved not flat???

Thread

Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-11 13:56 -0800
  Re: Is the universe curved or flat? David Staup <dstaup@charter.net> - 2015-12-11 16:34 -0600
  Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-11 15:16 -0800
    Re: Is the universe curved or flat? John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-11 17:10 -0800
  Re: Is the universe curved or flat? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-12-11 18:40 -0600
    Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-12 17:37 +0100
      Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Plexippus Kritikos <plexik@laertesegidio.org> - 2015-12-12 16:40 +0000
      Re: Is the universe curved or flat? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-12-13 16:15 -0600
  Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-11 21:38 -0800
    Re: Is the universe curved or flat? "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 22:02 -0800
    Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-13 12:59 -0800
      Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-13 15:05 -0600
        Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Jason Wyome <jasonw@hotmail.org> - 2015-12-13 21:52 +0000
        Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2015-12-13 22:54 +0100
        Re: Is the universe curved or flat? benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-14 02:26 -0500
      Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-13 18:40 -0800
        Re: Is the universe curved or flat? mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2015-12-13 23:25 -0800
      Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-14 13:04 -0800
        Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-15 14:24 -0800
          Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-15 15:16 -0800
            Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-15 15:34 -0800
              Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-16 23:15 -0800
              Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-19 09:11 -0800
                Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-19 10:20 -0800
                Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-25 08:48 -0800
                Re: Is the universe curved or flat? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-27 23:03 -0800
            Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-15 18:59 -0600
          Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-15 18:46 -0600
          Re: Is the universe curved or flat? John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-15 21:42 -0800
  Is the universe curved or flat? David Fuller <fuller.david@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-20 06:16 -0800
    Is the universe curved or flat? David Fuller <fuller.david@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-20 06:33 -0800
    Re: Is the universe curved or flat? Ezra Farrow <ezrafa@dubtechno.org> - 2015-12-20 20:02 +0000
  Re: Is the universe curved or flat? alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-20 08:55 -0800

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