For many Minecraft gamers, the concept that everything is a square has become very familiar. However, have you ever wondered that if our Earth had a real square, what would happen? The following article will reveal this.
After many collisions, matter orbiting the sun became giant celestial bodies, with a very strong center of gravity, and became planets. Gravity on each planet pulls all matter to the center and makes them spherical.
The Earth is spherical in shape, so its gravitational pull is the same everywhere on the surface. This means you will be standing tall and upright while on the surface of the earth.
But if the Earth is square, no matter where you go, you will feel like you are climbing a steep hill.
On a square Earth, gravity will be strongest at the center of each face. Therefore, you will find it difficult to stay upright the further you go from the center of gravity.
All the water rushes to the center of each face, so the landscape along the edge of the Earth will be barren and desolate. The edges and corners of the Earth may not be life-supporting or non-existent because the atmospheres in these regions are too thin.
The rotation of the square Earth will determine the new climate. If the square earth were to rotate on an axis through its square face, the climate would be similar to today’s Earth but more extreme. The polar regions are two faces at the top and bottom, and the other four faces will have an equatorial climate.
However, if the Earth rotated around its axis through the corners, each face would have a temperate climate. In addition, if the square earth had the same volume as the present Earth, its sharp corners would pierce the atmosphere, so it would not be protected and would not be habitable.