Рет қаралды 450,486
What if planets were not (nearly) spherical but rather torus/donut shaped? Topics discussed: types of tori, stability of torus planets, gravity vs centrifugal force, curvature, tidal forces, seasons and day/night cycles, climate, hurricanes, coriolis forces, tectonics, internal heating, moons, and the four color theorem.
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LINKS:
►Torus on Wikipedia: goo.gl/QbdSKA
►Topography of a Twisted Torus: goo.gl/zlAe3q
►Embedding a Torus: goo.gl/dBxHSy
►Torus-Earth: goo.gl/99xZXK
►Torus-Earth 2: goo.gl/xlK4iW
►Toroidal World: goo.gl/9aWjck
►Torus Planet Simulation: goo.gl/Esm8OX
►Discussion on Torus planets: goo.gl/XMLV7D