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minus-squaremEEGal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 days agoYou can actually use this, or more generally the shadow of a tree on any sunny day to calculate the distance to the sun ! (Can’t seem to find the video demonstrating it, but I have a feeling it’s from Physics Girl or Up And Atom on youtube)
minus-squaremEEGal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoMy gut says Thales’ thorem, but this needs checking. That’s why I was looking for the video
You can actually use this, or more generally the shadow of a tree on any sunny day to calculate the distance to the sun !
(Can’t seem to find the video demonstrating it, but I have a feeling it’s from Physics Girl or Up And Atom on youtube)
how?
My gut says Thales’ thorem, but this needs checking.
That’s why I was looking for the video