I'm not going to dignify this by putting it in the Debate Room but... seriously? Is this actually a thing now? http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/20/yet-more-celebrities-have-admitted-that-they-believe-the-earth-is-actually-flat-6520782/
These people are a novelty, not a menace. Flat-Eartherism isn't doing much harm compared to other beliefs that people hold.
Well, yeah, I'd seen the YouTube vids around. But this theory's even more ridiculous than the Jewish Illuminati one, and that's a really tough bar to beat.
Come on the flatties don't even believe in gravity. Sadly we can't help support their theory by having them sail off the edge of the earth (they would only make it to the other side which is probably Oz). The concept of a discworld is a concept mega-structure.
Imagine a marble the size of a football. Imagine yourself standing on it. What happens? You roll off. But we don't roll off the earth. Ergo the Earth must be flat. PROOF.
I'm over here in America thinking, "what a strange reference to use an oblong ball as an example. Why wouldn't she just say a marble the size of a basketball or soccer ball."
Actually the tapered ends of an object will have less gravity at the ends, if it were an American foot ball. A standard football to the rest of the world would be a bit more uniform in gravity. However mass plays a factor in the amount of gravity you have in addition to rotational rate as well.
Actually the tapered ends of an object will have less gravity at the ends, if it were an American foot ball. A standard football to the rest of the world would be a bit more uniform in gravity. However mass plays a factor in the amount of gravity you have in addition to rotational rate as well.
I was of course talking about a proper football, not the things Americans call footballs. They have. They just never made it back to tell others *ominous music* Also, if the earth was round, anybody standing on the north pole would be upside down. Duh.
"It is obvious that the earth is flat, otherwise if you drew a straight line on the ground it would be a curve" - real life argument from the flatties ... words fail me also "it is clear that gravity doesnt exist because if it did flies would not be able to take off"
Both EXCELLENT points. Also, if it was round, I'd have to keep steering a gradual left when I drive from west to east, but often the wheel is straight.
The ONLY compelling argument I've heard is that Kanye West said it was true. Infallible, if you ask me. He's basically Jesus.
If Americans call an oval-shaped object a ball, I'm not surprised many of them think Earth is flat. *runs and hides* I mean, "ball" is the new flat. Or... oval?
I want to say a whole bunch of things that would get this booted into the Debate Room, but I won't, so I'll just show some unedited footage from the ISS that Chris Hadfield smuggled* down. * He put the memory stick in an insulated, fireproof container that he snuck into one of the "garbage" drops that was supposed to burn up in the atmosphere.
Oh yeah, the Flat Earth Society has been a thing for years now. I guess the ideal that the Earth is flat is just something that never really died out despite there being no real reason to lie about such things. If they really think that the Earth is flat, they can grab a spade and just start digging until they reach the other end which has somehow been a mystery for the general public for years now. I hear that's where the secret of immortality and unlimited resources is, yeah, yeah... that's why the gubment's been coverin' it up! XD
Nu huh - there's a reason. The airlines. Everyone knows the quickest route from A to B is a straight line, so the airlines pretend they have to follow a curved path in order to charge us more. Also, NASA make a mint on those faked satellite pics, and how much $$ you think Google has made from Google Earth?