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[True Savior]

Get that bullshit out of here. Earth is a pyramid shaped by the freemasonry. I thought this was common knowledge.

 

[Goo]

Hmm I wonder if the planet x people believe it's flat or round? 😉

Maybe when planet x merges with earth it will become one amazing round planet!

 

[JC Lately]

My challenge to Flat Earthers remains the same: You're all full of shit. If that hurts your feelings, feel free to shove me off the edge of our flat world to my death. Just name a time and a place, and I'll show up.

I call this challange the Sinclair Gambit.

 

[Version 3.0]

According to this stupid gif, the nights are short in North America and Europe, and long in South America and Australia.

...OK?

Well, their starting point is wrong, so the explanations don't work, of course. From what I've read, though, some of them don't lack for effort. Sure, you've got your "it looks flat to me" people, but some of the smarter ones have intricate explanations for things. I wouldn't call any of their arguments "compelling", but they can be imaginative, as you can see from that gif.

It reminds me of the old geocentric solar system models, with the epicycles to explain apparent retrograde motion. Of course, that's not a fair comparison given the several centuries difference in time, technology, and available information. But it's the same principle - coming up with implausible explanations to avoid admitting your base premise is wrong.

It's an interesting, extreme example of general intelligence and specific stupidity.

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

 

[The Beard]

https://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Is_this_site_a_joke.3F

So, the different stages of the moon happen because........?

Or, is it just a hologram?

 

[Talents]

https://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Is_this_site_a_joke.3F

So basically there is a part of the Earth in the very middle that never ever gets dark, it's always sunny there?

Interesting.

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

So basically there is a part of the Earth in the very middle that never ever gets dark, it's always sunny there?

Interesting.

The name of that place where it's always sunny?

Philadelphia.

 

[caffeware]

So basically there is a part of the Earth in the very middle that never ever gets dark, it's always sunny there?

Interesting.

The sun changes radius position from the center explaining the seasons. Not shown here.

Also the moon and sun moved and different speeds. Sometimes one caughs with the other creating an eclipse.

Playing devil's advocate.

To be fair this was the model the Ancient Greek had, so all of this had been explained for a flat earth.

 

[kamakazi5]

https://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Is_this_site_a_joke.3F

I love the fact that even though the sun acts as a spotlight over the flat earth, the light still warps by some unknown force.

 

[lastplayed]

So basically there is a part of the Earth in the very middle that never ever gets dark, it's always sunny there?

Interesting.

Yeah that happens even on a round earth.

 

[caffeware]

I love the fact that even though the sun acts as a spotlight over the flat earth, the light still warps by some unknown force.

The dome.

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Navigating the world around the flat earth.

To me this mind blowing even if not a model of reality.


Apparently, to this date nobody has circumnavigated the earth north to south. Some consider this a red flag.

 

[GTI Guy]

How are the lunar phases explained in this model?

Tide goes in...tide goes out...you can't explain that.

 

[Randam]

Who is b.o.b?

 

[Clockwork5]

https://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Is_this_site_a_joke.3F

How do they explain the spacial distortion around the edge of the earth which exists in their own map?

You know, the spacial distortion that occurs when one projects the surface of a sphere onto a flat surface.

 

[MetalGearZed]

https://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Is_this_site_a_joke.3F

Seasons, Temperature regions, and 3 month day/night periods on the poles all become impossible under these conditions. and what kind of force would have the sun and the moon spinning like a damn carousel?

Who is b.o.b?

a scientist.

Spoiler

a rapper

 

[Ramenlol]

Seasons, Temperature regions, and 3 month day/night periods on the poles all become impossible under these conditions. and what kind of force would have the sun and the moon spinning like a damn carousel?

ya know..

 

[The Beard]

Seasons, Temperature regions, and 3 month day/night periods on the poles all become impossible under these conditions. and what kind of force would have the sun and the moon spinning like a damn carousel?

There are countless reasons why none of this flat earth bullshit makes any sense.

If you got to a high enough point (mountain or building) with a telescope, you'd be able to see all the continents from that one location. Lol

 

[caffeware]

Seasons, Temperature regions, and 3 month day/night periods on the poles all become impossible under these conditions?

kind of force would have the sun and the moon spinning like a damn carousel?

Mystery. Just like black holes and dark matter.

If you got to a high enough point (mountain or building) with a telescope, you'd be able to see all the continents from that one location. Lol

Vanishing point.

In graphical perspective, a vanishing point is a point in the picture plane that is the intersection of the projections (or drawings) of a set of parallel lines in space on to the picture plane. When the set of parallels is perpendicular to the picture plane, the construction is known as one-point perspective and their vanishing point corresponds to the oculus or eye point from which the image should be viewed for correct perspective geometry.[1] Traditional linear drawings use objects with one to three sets of parallels, defining one to three vanishing points.

Granted with a strong enough magnifier device you should be able to see the whole earth.

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[KevinCow]

People believe the Earth is flat.

People vote for Trump.

People are idiots.

 

[The Beard]

Mystery. Just like black holes and dark matter.



Vanishing point.

Granted with a strong enough magnifier device you should be able to see the whole earth.

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Vanishing point? That's why I said, go to a high enough point on earth with a telescope and you'd be able to see every continent. That would be possible if the earth was actually flat, right? Lmao

I didn't say stand at sea level and see every continent.

 

[caffeware]

Vanishing point? That's why I said, go to a high enough point on earth with a telescope and you'd be able to see every continent. That would be possible if the earth was actually flat, right? Lmao

I didn't say stand at sea level and see every continent.

Look at this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awCx5ob04ZY

or this:

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[mattiewheels]

What two cities is this? Minneapolis/St. Paul?

Judging from his handle, and the fact that he looks like he's standing on top of Stone Mountain, that might be Atlanta.

 

[Stinkles]

Judging from his handle, and the fact that he looks like he's standing on top of Stone Mountain, that might be Atlanta.

Haha he's literally standing on a racist mountain.

 

[The Beard]

Look at this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awCx5ob04ZY



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I, um, uh....... Bruh, do you actually believe this horseshit?

She's trying to prove that the earth is flat because the ship didn't disappear behind the curvature? It was only 11 miles away ffs. How small does she think the earth is?

11 miles is nothing. 100 miles is nothing. The earth is fucking huge. You're not going to see a pronounced curve at 11 goddamn miles.

 

[6.8]

https://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Is_this_site_a_joke.3F

Holy shit i'm going to call the airlines. They can fly over alaska to get to australia from north america. That will save them millions!

 

[TAJ]

Look at this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awCx5ob04ZY



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http://postimage.org/

 

[caffeware]

I, um, uh....... Bruh, do you actually believe this horseshit?

Spoiler

not really

She's trying to prove that the earth is flat because the ship didn't disappear behind the curvature? It was only 11 miles away ffs. How small does she think the earth is?

11 miles is nothing. 100 miles is nothing. The earth is fucking huge. You're not going to see a pronounced curve at 11 goddamn miles.

Nonetheless, this is "globe evidence" that stuck with me the most from grade school. It's obviously false; you cannot used the ships dissapearing in the horizon as proof of the globe.

 

[BKatastrophe]

Move over reptilians, I found a new favorite!

 

[Archer]

So i've been hearing about this group called Flat Earth Society where they think the world is flat. They have some compelling arguments despite being ridiculous of course. I've heard a lot of crazy things but does anyone here believe the earth is really flat? I mean just looking at the moon will give you a good clue.

 

[Arkos]

I love talking to people who believe in this type of insanity.

For brief periods of time.

Then it makes me sad.

 

[Kraftwerk]

OK

What is their point though?

The Flat Earth Society. What is their reasoning that we are being lied to about the shape of the earth?

What does the illuminati gain form this? This is my question.

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

Flat earthers should all be strapped to a weather balloon so they can witness their stupidity first hand.

 

[CloudyTuba]

I actually figured this one out exactly when it was first posted. Here is my post from back then:

B.o.B ‏@bobatl 45 minutes ago

16 miles equals how much earth curve ?

I was thinking about this question. 16 miles is 0.06425% of the Earth's circumference. That's loosely around one twentieth of a single percent (more exact fraction being closer to 8/125).

This translates to around one fifth of a single degree with it comes to angles (0.2313 degrees exactly).

Short answer: No visible curve on what is factually a circle. This was a real circle I created in Photoshop, zoomed in to display only "16 miles" worth. No earth pictures needed, no camera lenses involved.

 

[old manatee]

OK

What is their point though?

The Flat Earth Society. What is their reasoning that we are being lied to about the shape of the earth?

What does the illuminati gain form this? This is my question.

Well obviously there would be something on the other side to hide.

 

[UFO]

Look at this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awCx5ob04ZY

or this:

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Are you fucking with us right now?

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

Look at this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awCx5ob04ZY

or this:

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If you're being serious please look in a mirror and slap the idiot you see reflected repeatedly

 

[The Beard]

Even without context, this gif makes more sense than flat earthers.

 

[Chmpocalypse]

My challengers to Flat Earthers remains the same: You're all full of shit. If that hurts your feelings, feel free to shove me off the edge of our flat world to my death. Just name a time and a place, and I'll show up.

I call this challange the Sinclair Gambit.

Dinosaurs?

 

[RedRum]

I don't understand how people can think this. I can't even.

There is literally footage everywhere of the shuttle orbiting earth, entering our atmosphere, and then landing.

Do they think all that is done with Photoshop Elements??

 

[Jedi2016]

I don't understand how people can think this. I can't even.

There is literally footage everywhere of the shuttle orbiting earth, entering our atmosphere, and then landing.

Do they think all that is done with Photoshop Elements??

Of course. It's amazing what you can do with computers nowadays. Never mind what they would have had to do fifty years ago to fake it, but whatever, right?

The other thing that gets me is that they act like this is some new thing, the whole "round Earth" conspiracy, like it's only been around for the last century, or less. Never mind the people from a few millennia ago that figured out the Earth was round. And they did it without Photoshop, too. Or going into orbit, whichever works.

 

[JC Lately]

Dinosaurs?

Yep.

 

[Enduin]

Fucking idiots, our Lord and Savior Steven Christ would like a word with you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FcvtZFXOu8

 

[lastplayed]

https://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Is_this_site_a_joke.3F

How does this explain the Coriolis effect? It's easy to test yourself with a long enough rope and a weight.

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

The sheer amount of data and paperwork that would have to be faked to produce the "round earth narrative" is so friggin absurd I can't even fathom people who believe we live on a flat earth. Like cmon now...

 

[Lautaro]

Are you telling me they are not trolls with a lot of free time?

 

[LakeEarth]

The sheer amount of data and paperwork that would have to be faked to produce the "round earth narrative" is so friggin absurd I can't even fathom people who believe we live on a flat earth. Like cmon now...

And all this effort for some mysterious gain that none of the conspiracy theorists can ever adequately explain.

 

[JaseMath]

Is this what happens when you hit the edge of flat Earth?

Seriously asking. What happens at the edges of flat Earth?

 

[demon]

Is this what happens when you hit the edge of flat Earth?

Seriously asking. What happens at the edges of flat Earth?

You reach the circumfence.

 

[reckless]

We had a flat earther here on gaf go off the deep end and get banned it was pretty funny.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=169894823&postcount=262