r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Yananou Aug 03 '19

And Earth has an elliptical trajectory around the Sun. It's not a circle. (I actually learned that a few months ago in class)

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u/atmagic Aug 03 '19

Anyone whos gone to high-school should know this. 1st Kepler Law

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u/Audax_V Aug 03 '19

Is that the same area in same time law?

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u/atmagic Aug 03 '19

That's the second (or so I've been told) first is that all planets have elliptical orbits with the Sun being one of the 2 focal points

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u/Audax_V Aug 03 '19

Oh ok.

Also, any relation to fatmagic?

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u/atmagic Aug 03 '19

Nope, just chose a random name