The shape of planet Earth has been under discussion since ancient times. Since then it has become a fierce debate among those who believe they have found the answer to this apparent mystery. There is no shortage of disputes between supporters of the flat earth and those who support the round version. But it seems that an increasingly growing group has been added to this debate, believers in the theory that the Earth is actually shaped like a doughnut.
Where did the idea of Earth donate come from?
The explanation of the existence of our planet as a flat surface is quite old, then science came to clarify what the true shape of our planet is, which is geoid. However, these debates have recently been joined by the idea that the planet is a toroid. But where did such an approach come from?
It seems that the donut Earth theory emerged a few years ago as part of a joke on a flat Earth website called the Flat Earth Society. It was in 2008 when the idea that the Earth could be shaped like a torus rather than a geoid was launched onto the web. And although it emerged as a joke, little by little I have gained more defenders, despite the fact that in itself it seems like a somewhat far-fetched theory.
Since that year and to this day, videos explaining why the Earth is a toroid have flooded the Internet, so the idea spread among those who were willing to listen. A large community now defends this theory and has its own arguments to resolve any type of doubts about it.
An invisible hole due to the curvature of light
The pioneer member of the website that defends the Dona Earth is the user Varaug, who has been asked on different occasions for some doubts about physical theories that do not fully fit with the torus shape. For example, he has been asked why the hole in the center of the donut has never been discovered. His answer is simple “the light bends and follows the curvature of the toroid (doughnut), making the hole ‘invisible’”.
He was also asked about the dynamics of day and night. Since removing the idea of the geoid Earth completely changes the vision of light and darkness. Varaug replied: ”He places a torch horizontally on a table and lights it. Now, he gets a donut and places it on its side, with the hole perpendicular to the torch. The side that is illuminated by the torch is daytime,” explains Varaug.
As for gravity, Varaug said that gravity would act the same as in an RE (Round Earth) model. “Gravity acts like it does in a model and people are attracted to large masses. Imagine a jelly donut. Gravity acts towards the jam,” says Varaug.
In reality, there are photographs of the Earth, which have proven on more than one occasion that the planet is really geoid. She’s not round either, since she’s more like a tangerine than a ball, but she’s definitely not a donut.