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SpokenTruth said:

pleaserecycle said:

I'd describe it as a selective use of physics; when a facet of the flat earth model coexists within the existing framework of physics, they make it apparent.  However, they conveniently avoid any collisions.  For example, if there is truely a universal acceleration of 9.8 m/s then how do we explain the small weight differences between a person on earth and that same person in an airplane at cruising altitude? 

Because gravity is inversely proprtional to the square of the distance between the Earth's center of gravity and the center of gravity of the person.

It's part of Newton's laws of universal gravitation.

Universal acceleration is a concept in flat earth models that states that the flat earth is accelerating at 9.8 m/s^2.  It attempts to replace our concept of gravity.  In our framework of physics, your explanation is correct and we can measure the difference with a good enough scale.  I don't know how the flat earth model reconciles that with their universal acceleration though.  They conveniently avoid it.