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  • you jest but the model to be used is the simplest model that works in practice (to make useful predictions). Since most use-cases are machine building and construction, the curvature of the earth rarely matters. as such, "the earth is flat" is often the best model for a task. a spherical earth only really matters if you're dealing with either world-wide trade, geopolitics, or astronomy.

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