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How on earth is the earth round if the earth is round?

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It's a slightly flattened (at the poles) spheroid, the last time we checked. When astronomical bodies get large enough, they 'collapse', or shape themselves under the force of their own gravity. Thought experiment: imagine an object made of the same materials as earth and just as large, but it is a rod 100 km in diameter. What do you suppose would happen?

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