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pip08456 07-09-2018 19:14
Flat Earth Society
 
I was wondering if this would be better in the jokes section but as it is a lifestyle I settled on here.

https://twitter.com/johnpavlovitz/st...57877821444096

Dude111 07-09-2018 20:08
Yes its bloody stiupid!!!!!!!!

The world IS NOT FLAT!!!!!!!! (Columbus discovered this in 1492)

Taf 07-09-2018 20:16
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But they've got members all around the globe!

Hom3r 07-09-2018 20:38
Re: Flat Earth Society
 
These are the same idiots that would send a probe to the sun at night to save on shielding :D

joglynne 07-09-2018 20:42
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Originally Posted by Taf (Post 35962583)
But they've got members all around the globe!
Surely that should read "they've got members" from one side to the other side of the disk that we misguided souls have been hoodwinked into thinking is a spherical Earth!!!!

I actually know a Flat Earther, he looks quite normal, held down a very responsible job but is an absolute nutter. We gave him a Globe one Birthday, he was not very amused, it has lived in his downstairs loo for years. :D.

pip08456 07-09-2018 23:08
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joglynne (Post 35962587)
Surely that should read "they've got members" from one side to the other side of the disk that we misguided souls have been hoodwinked into thinking is a spherical Earth!!!!

I actually know a Flat Earther, he looks quite normal, held down a very responsible job but is an absolute nutter. We gave him a Globe one Birthday, he was not very amused, it has lived in his downstairs loo for years. :D.
Gives him something to "ponder on" while he is "contemplating"!:D

idi banashapan 08-09-2018 11:33
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Originally Posted by Taf (Post 35962583)
But they've got members all around the globe!
I see what you did there.

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Originally Posted by Dude111 (Post 35962577)
Yes its bloody stiupid!!!!!!!!

The world IS NOT FLAT!!!!!!!! (Columbus discovered this in 1492)
And Lisa Stansfield proved it in 1989. She went around the world trying to find her baby. Turns out he'd gone away, but she didn't know when or why.

Mr_love_monkey 08-09-2018 12:07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dude111 (Post 35962577)
Yes its bloody stiupid!!!!!!!!

The world IS NOT FLAT!!!!!!!! (Columbus discovered this in 1492)
Actually... it was already known the world was round then, the point in dispute was the size of the globe, and whether ships of his size would be able to sail the way around

From here : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_o...hy_of_Columbus

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The issue in the 1490s was not the shape of the Earth, but its size, and the position of the east coast of Asia, as Irving in fact points out
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The disputed point was not the shape of the Earth, nor the idea that going west would eventually lead to Japan and China, but the ability of European ships to sail that far across open seas. The small ships of the day (Columbus's three ships varied between 20.5 and 23.5 m – or 67 to 77 feet – in length and carried about 90 men) simply could not carry enough food and water to reach Japan. The ships barely reached the eastern Caribbean islands. Already the crews were mutinous, not because of some fear of "sailing off the edge", but because they were running out of food and water with no chance of any new supplies within sailing distance. They were on the edge of starvation.[20] What saved Columbus was the unknown existence of the Americas precisely at the point he thought he would reach Japan. His ability to resupply with food and water from the Caribbean islands allowed him to return safely to Europe. Otherwise his crews would have died, and the ships foundered.


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Also (off topic) an interesting view of Columbus is here : http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day

idi banashapan 08-09-2018 12:16
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If the Earth is flat, we better hope it doesn't turn upside down. That's gonna be a bad day!

Chris 08-09-2018 12:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey (Post 35962621)
Actually... it was already known the world was round then, the point in dispute was the size of the globe, and whether ships of his size would be able to sail the way around

From here : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_o...hy_of_Columbus



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Also (off topic) an interesting view of Columbus is here : http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day
Exactly. If you think about it, if Columbus had believed that the earth was flat, sailing straight for the edge without any idea of how far away it was and without sufficient supplies to get back would have been a suicidal way to behave. He clearly hoped to make landfall somewhere he could replenish the hold before sailing back again. He just happened to believe that would be Japan, not an unknown landmass in the West.

Pierre 08-09-2018 14:27
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35962624)
Exactly. If you think about it, if Columbus had believed that the earth was flat, sailing straight for the edge without any idea of how far away it was and without sufficient supplies to get back would have been a suicidal way to behave. He clearly hoped to make landfall somewhere he could replenish the hold before sailing back again. He just happened to believe that would be Japan, not an unknown landmass in the West.
Exactly, the reason they’re called the West Indies is because he set off West hoping to find a quicker route to India which he knew was in the East.

Hom3r 09-09-2018 13:42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by idi banashapan (Post 35962623)
If the Earth is flat, we better hope it doesn't turn upside down. That's gonna be a bad day!

As Brian Cox said. in space there is no up or down.

Taf 09-09-2018 13:47
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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35962681)
As Brian Cox said. in space there is no up or down.
Otherwise we wouldn't launch rockets from the northern hemisphere, we could just take them to Australia and let them fall off into space.

idi banashapan 09-09-2018 14:13
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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35962681)
As Brian Cox said. in space there is no up or down.
And thus no North or South. I’m thinking Brian must be a flat Earther!

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Originally Posted by Taf (Post 35962685)
Otherwise we wouldn't launch rockets from the northern hemisphere, we could just take them to Australia and let them fall off into space.
We could just take them to Earth’s B-side and let them drop off into space?

Mr_love_monkey 09-09-2018 16:09
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This has to be one of the most agreeable CF threads I've ever read.

idi banashapan 09-09-2018 17:22
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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey (Post 35962718)
This has to be one of the most agreeable CF threads I've ever read.
Agreed

Stephen 09-09-2018 21:58
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I don't know how anyone can possibly think the earth is actually flat. Especially with all the evidence that says it is a round ball shape.

Simply head west or north and you will eventually end up back where you stated. That's a dead giveaway.

Photos taken in space also prove this.

I remember one of them being on this morning earlier in the year. Holly and Phil were nearly in stitches when he was talking.

papa smurf 10-09-2018 17:17
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Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35962770)
I don't know how anyone can possibly think the earth is actually flat. Especially with all the evidence that says it is a round ball shape.

Simply head west or north and you will eventually end up back where you stated. That's a dead giveaway.

Photos taken in space also prove this.

I remember one of them being on this morning earlier in the year. Holly and Phil were nearly in stitches when he was talking.
If the Earth is round why doesn't all the water sink to the bottom :shocked:

joglynne 10-09-2018 18:04
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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35962836)
If the Earth is round why doesn't all the water sink to the bottom :shocked:
Just be glad it doesn't or your boat would on its way to the South Pole. :D

https://media.giphy.com/media/uhB0n3Eac8ybe/giphy.gif

pip08456 10-09-2018 18:53
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There are many who believe it though and try to rationalise it for you.
This is a bit long winded but comes up some interesting reasons though. I must admit I laughed most of the way through it. It's very entertaining theough!

richard s 10-09-2018 19:18
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I am finding the debate a bit flat though.:)

heero_yuy 10-09-2018 19:47
Re: Flat Earth Society
 
Quote:
Quote from "Trial of Faith":

‘True, but only if they had cause to think that the world is a globe, they might frightened of falling off the edge if they think the world is flat.’
‘But it is so obviously a globe’
‘To you and I, especially once the sorcerers had the arguments correct’

It had been over five hundred years ago that Karen the sorcerer had deduced the fact that their world was a globe, the argument went like this: If the earth is flat then if I watch a ship sail away it should just get smaller and smaller with distance until it is just a dot on the horizon. But this is not what happens, it is true that the vessel gets smaller but the sea starts to obscure the hull, then the sails until finally all one can see is the mast top which then disappears. This can only happen if the surface of the sea is curved as on a globe. He had even gone on to make an estimate of the size.
First book of the Prince Peter Trilogy. (Unpublished)

idi banashapan 10-09-2018 20:49
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I feel like this thread needs a flat-earther. Otherwise it’s just everyone patting each other on the back in agreement. It’s just not a debate. This makes me sad.

pip08456 10-09-2018 21:26
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Originally Posted by idi banashapan (Post 35962867)
I feel like this thread needs a flat-earther. Otherwise it’s just everyone patting each other on the back in agreement. It’s just not a debate. This makes me sad.
That's the problem, they are very difficult to find.;)

Hom3r 10-09-2018 21:30
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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35962879)
That's the problem, they are very difficult to find.;)

Their around :D

Paul 10-09-2018 21:33
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They all fell off the edge ages ago.

pip08456 10-09-2018 21:42
Re: Flat Earth Society
 
Perhaps my next thread should be "Did man land on the moon"? The conspiracy theorists have had a boost from NASA on the debate.

idi banashapan 11-09-2018 18:22
Re: Flat Earth Society
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35962885)
Perhaps my next thread should be "Did man land on the moon"? The conspiracy theorists have had a boost from NASA on the debate.
How so?

pip08456 11-09-2018 19:19
Re: Flat Earth Society
 
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Originally Posted by idi banashapan (Post 35962951)
How so?
You'll have wait for that but all will be revealed.:D

Dude111 11-09-2018 23:35
[QUOTE=Mr_love_monkeyThis has to be one of the most agreeable CF threads I've ever read.[/QUOTE]Indeed... This is a wonderful site Paul has given us :)


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Originally Posted by richard s
I am finding the debate a bit flat though.:)
Ah man!!

It IS flat isnt it?? (Its all text on your screen :D)

idi banashapan 12-09-2018 18:26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35962953)
You'll have wait for that but all will be revealed.:D
Oooooh. I’m intrigued as to what this ‘ammo’ is. I do hope they don’t actually admit it was all a hoax. That would be soul destroying. Not to mention the grief and ‘I told you so’s the internet would be full of! It would ruin everything!!

idi banashapan 23-09-2018 16:18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35962953)
You'll have wait for that but all will be revealed.:D
How long do I need to wait?!?

ianch99 23-09-2018 17:36
Re: Flat Earth Society
 
Seems appropriate :)

Stuart 24-09-2018 14:47
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I was listening to a Flat Earther on the radio. I was slightly put off by the fact he started off as a famous Youtuber (not necessarily a group you would associate with massive intelligence), but as I follow a few Youtubers that actually do seem to be quite intelligent, I was willing to disregard that feeling, and, I feel, approach the interview with an open mind.

In short, I believe that all available evidence says the earth is round, but was willing to be proved wrong.

What I got was a man who, when asked how the water didn't fall of the edge of the earth, replied that there was a thousand foot tool Game Of Thrones style wall of ice around the planet.

When asked what happens when you fly around the earth, when happens when you get to the edge (bear in mind that planes can easily go above 1000 feet), he replied you disappear from one side of the disc and appear on the other (which sounded like the warp tunnels in Pac Man), and when asked for evidence, cited the fact there are apparently holes in GPS coverage for large chunks of the southern hemisphere (although he didn't call it that, because a hemisphere requires a globe)

Apparently, the fact that there are large holes means that no one knows for sure where each plane is while in one of these holes. Now, while I am not a pilot, I'm fairly certain Pilots have other, admittedly less accurate, methods of navigation available than GPS, and I'm fairly certain the plane doesn't just vanish off radar when it hits a spot with no GPS.

I went into the interview of the opinion that while I think the earth is round, I was willing to be proved wrong. I came out of the interview still thinking that, but also thinking the interviewee was an idiot.

Dude111 26-09-2018 19:24
The earth IS ROUND,no 2 ways!!

Anonymouse 21-04-2024 13:26
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Unless its topography is like a Mobius strip, i.e. it folds back on itself, which is why you return to your starting point if you travel long enough...

No, I'm kidding, of course it's a sphere! The Apollo 8 astronauts saw it - they were the very first people to see our world in its entirety.

Unless of course the UFO nuts have it right and at least one abductee before Apollo 8 looked out of the window of the alien spacecraft...

Kidding again. :p:

Man (on TV): The aliens aren't coming. They're already here. They could be your friends, your family. They act almost normal, but something's off.

Jane: Yes - the TV. (turns TV off) If there were any aliens smart enough to come here, they wouldn't be stupid enough to come here.

Daria - There goes my trick ear again.

- Daria, "The Lawndale File"

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