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So, and really just for the sake of argument, if we could look at the sun with one of its poles at the center, it would still be elliptical?

Or if we could somehow see cross-sections of atoms are elliptical and not circular too?

If so, how do you know that?




>So, and really just for the sake of argument, if we could look at the sun with one of its poles at the center, it would still be elliptical?

Missed the part where the sun's surface also isn't seamless, but an"uneven exterior with flares and all kinds of motion"?

>Or if we could somehow see cross-sections of atoms are elliptical and not circular too?

I seriously doubt it, as from what we know atoms don't look like little balls and aren't solid objects themselves -- they consist of electrons, protons, and neutrons, in orbits, and are "fuzzy". They're drawn as little balls for illustration purposes.




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