I Created Scientific Magic - Chapter 60

Chapter 60: Chapter 57: The Water Balloon in My Hand is This Continent!

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Theodore’s irritable words suddenly captured everyone’s attention.

Facing the amazed stares of the crowd, Theodore didn’t say much but simply passed over the so-called research manuscript. Kevin and the others took it and began reading, their faces displaying mocking expressions.

When the manuscript reached Helram, the great wizard did not laugh, for he discovered that it mentioned something called air resistance…

Lynn merely sipped his tea lightly, not rushing to explain, but waiting for these academy professors to finish reading his “research materials.”

Although he didn’t know much about the magic academic level in Wizard Land, Kro had left him two basic books, “Elemental Analysis” and “Basic Magic Universals.” He had based his manuscripts on existing theories in Wizard Land, and they were very easy to verify.

In just five or six minutes, the dozen pages of the manuscript were read by the wizards. Considering that the so-called law of free fall was too unreliable, they merely skimmed the rest of the content. Then, to their astonishment, they discovered an even more absurd hypothesis in the manuscript.

“Listen, you’re Lynn, right? I don’t know what Kro was thinking, letting you bring this extremely absurd manuscript to Wizard Land, but I must say that the Secret Magic Society’s magical theories are simply full of holes…”

Kevin casually threw the pages in his hand onto the table and spoke with a resigned tone. “And you actually believe that this continent beneath our feet is a sphere? That’s just ridiculous!”

“Why can’t this world be spherical? It should be that no one has verified it yet.” Lynn calmly set down his teacup.

Although limited by his abilities, he hadn’t yet been able to fly into space to verify this point completely, but the fact that he could stand here explained a lot.

The mass and gravity of this planet beneath their feet must be very similar to Earth’s because the gravity he felt was almost indistinguishable.

The changes in the seasons and the sun and moon could be used as evidence of the planet’s rotation and revolution around a star. Moreover, after leaving the Mist Sea, the first thing he saw at the harbor was the top of the Tower of Whistling, then the body of the tower!

The most critical piece was the star map. By placing the star at the center, one could construct a perfect model of the stellar system’s movements. This was the most direct evidence!

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If it weren’t for the star map indicating that this star was only surrounded by five planets, Lynn would have begun to suspect whether this was another Earth in a parallel universe.

Because it was too similar!

“Since Yiyeta Harbor faces the sea, I think you must have noticed something on ordinary days. When you look out at a sailing ship from the shore, you definitely see the sails first, and then the hull!”

As he spoke, Lynn opened his hand, and under the surge of magic power, a huge and murky water globe appeared before everyone. He then inserted a quill straight into the flowing water.

The water immediately began to flow, and the quill turned from the bottom directly to the top. The first thing seen was indeed the tip of the quill’s feather…

The wizards present immediately understood Lynn’s point. The giant water globe was just like the continent below their feet, and the quill represented a ship. If the land were flat, they would see the entire body of the ship from afar.

Only if the surface was curved would they see the sails first.

Theodore and the others looked at each other, frowning with locked brows. This theory seemed to make some sense, but something felt off.

“This doesn’t prove that the continent is spherical; it could be semi-circular…. That makes sense too, doesn’t it?” Another academy professor eagerly countered. “And according to your statement, under the effect of gravity, the water above should have flowed downward much earlier…”

While speaking, the academy professor also mimicked Lynn by creating a dirt sphere to simulate the continent and then coated it with a layer of water.

He then released the Mage’s Hand, and the water immediately began to flow downward, separating from the dirt sphere and forming a puddle on the table.

“See, just like this… It completely doesn’t work!”

The academy professor said smugly, and Theodore and the others nodded in agreement.

“So if the continent were semi-circular, you’re saying the water wouldn’t fall down?” Lynn asked incredulously.

The group of academy professors immediately froze. The phenomenon of ships seen from afar on the ocean implied that the sea water was likely clinging to curved land, and thus should also flow downward, not stay in place; this completely defied common sense!

Before they could clear their thoughts, Lynn continued. “Moreover, how do we determine which side is down?”

“Isn’t it obvious? The sky is up, and land is down, guided by gravity!” Theodore retorted, furrowing his brows, confused by such a silly question.

“Is it? What about this?” Lynn raised an eyebrow, dispelled the water globe, and placed his hand on the dirt sphere created by the professor. He invoked Mage’s Hand, and the originally loose dirt sphere slowly compressed inward before turning into a solid sphere.

“If we consider the force given by Mage’s Hand to be gravity, for the exact center of the dirt sphere, which side is up, and which side is down?”

Theodore was completely stunned. Lynn’s metaphor of the land as a dirt sphere was very straightforward and easy to understand, and he certainly saw it very clearly. But precisely because he understood, he couldn’t hide the shock in his heart.

For the center of the sphere, gravity would be on all sides, meaning every direction is up, while down would be at the center of the sphere, so the water would necessarily cling to the sphere.

The professors at the scene also realized this point and began discussing heatedly. Kevin completely refused to believe in this so-called planetary theory, insisting that the continent was flat and that the ship’s distant viewing phenomenon was just a coincidence, not direct evidence.

Philip and others held the opposite view, thinking that Lynn’s words might not be without reason. At the very least, it was a plausible theory that could definitely be referenced for further research to confirm its validity.

As everyone argued further, nearly coming to blows, Theodore turned his gaze back to Lynn and asked again. “Are you saying that there is a force compressing everything toward the center of this continent, which is why the water can stay on the surface?”

Before Lynn could answer, Helram, who had been perusing the manuscript, finally spoke.

“Actually, it should be the opposite. The center of the continent possesses a force spreading outward, forming a gravity field… pulling everything inward, that’s what you’re trying to say, right?”