I'm sure this is a stupid question, and I'm sure it's a simple answer, but why?
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Because the planets [spoiler]sure didn't want to seem [i]square[/i].[/spoiler]
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1 ReplyBecause of the Flying Spaghetti Monster that's why.
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2 RepliesBut the earth is flat
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2 RepliesEdited by Charlemagne: 8/7/2014 6:38:53 AMThe simplest explanation is because of gravity/they spin.
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1 ReplyCould of swore the earth wasn't a perfect sphere and was more elongated at the poles.
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They're not actually perfect spheres, because smaller gravitational pulls warp the poles a bit. But they're all round because over time, the center of mass creates a gravitational pull that forces every part of the planet to be roughly equidistant from the center.
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1 ReplyGravity pulls and equal force from all directions, so when random matter comes together through gravity, it forms a a spherical shape.
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Imagine a world like minecraft :ooo
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Why not?
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6 RepliesGod works in mysterious ways.
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Edited by ONYXPLAIN: 8/8/2014 11:06:57 PMMagnetic Poles that create an electromagnetic field is in a somewhat spherical/oval shape and matter condenses and settles into the gravity that the field creates.
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Because of The super mutating cheese monster Gorgonzola created by the evil villain Dr. Edward Killjoy!!!
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Gravity
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Because f[u]u[/u]ck squares
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Its the most stable shape in nature.
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7 RepliesBecause Jesus
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Not very bright, are you?
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Constructal law
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Logic of the universe. Alternatively, ancient super-advanced race of 'godlike' beings could've done a little dimensional tweaking... Maybe the guys who made[i] them.[/i]
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3 RepliesImportant bit to note here; not all moons are spheres.
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Edited by JetLagXMN: 8/7/2014 3:12:52 AMSomeone had to.
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Gravity
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Goats probably...
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Gravy
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3 RepliesThe Earth is not a sphere, it is pear-shaped
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Because gravity and center of mass and stuff.