The technical term is "oblate spheroid". Which means a bulging sphere that flattened slightly at the poles. That is the only shape that can mathematically fit the data. So yes, a spinning sphere. The spinning is what causes the bulge.
These are interesting questions. I am not the right person to ask though. I have not personally investigated the earth to that level of detail. I have no reason to doubt the standard model, and nobody has ever given me any reason to doubt the standard model. The standard model as I understand it actually defines 3 or 4 different poles.
But I state this with a completely different level of conviction than the mathematically rigorous proof the says the earth must be some kind of a sphere and cannot be flat.
I never said it was flat, you are using a lot of language to say it is not a spinning globe or sphere though.
So what is it, can you tell me in the most basic English?
The technical term is "oblate spheroid". Which means a bulging sphere that flattened slightly at the poles. That is the only shape that can mathematically fit the data. So yes, a spinning sphere. The spinning is what causes the bulge.
Interesting photos when you look up images of "spheroids".
How fast is it spinning?
Do you think the north pole could be right in the middle of it, on top?
And the south pole is on the bottom in the middle?
Is the spheroid horizontal or vertical?
These are interesting questions. I am not the right person to ask though. I have not personally investigated the earth to that level of detail. I have no reason to doubt the standard model, and nobody has ever given me any reason to doubt the standard model. The standard model as I understand it actually defines 3 or 4 different poles.
But I state this with a completely different level of conviction than the mathematically rigorous proof the says the earth must be some kind of a sphere and cannot be flat.
Interesting.
So you haven't personally looked into this stuff?
You have no reason to doubt the standard model.
Sounds like some sort of spheroid is outside the standard model.
You should research people "detecting curvature".
What is the math? What is the standard model you are referring to?