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Flat Earth or Not?

Dazzler21
Dazzler21 Posts: 51,421
edited February 2019 in Not Sports Related
Currently watching behind the curve and wondered if there are any flat earth believers on here?

I don't want any malice in this thread either way, I just want to understand the "facts" that made people believe the earth could be flat?
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  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    It's pretty flat in East Anglia.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,597
    Nope definitely not flat
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,320
    Anyone who still believes the Earth is flat needs shooting in the back of the head
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    It's doughnut shaped. 
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    Isn't it a cosmic turtle?
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,500
    Of course it's flat, have you not opened an atlas? 
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,488
    smudge7946 said:
    It's doughnut shaped. 
    Jam, custard, ring or cream?
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,383
    It is flat . But the sides wrap around and join up to the other sides

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  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    Dazzler21 said:
    Currently watching behind the curve and wondered if there are any flat earth believers on here?

    I don't want any malice in this thread either way, I just want to understand the "facts" that made people believe the earth could be flat?
    I watched half of that programme before deciding it was all a bit weird for me. there are some very odd people in it
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Planet earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,261
    I'm what a lot of people would call a conspiracy theorist, I question a lot but... Flat earthers can fuck right off 
  • Ferryman
    Ferryman Posts: 2,921
    https://thoseconspiracyguys.com/flat-earth/

    A great listen. While I don't believe the earth is flat, it is not what we perceive. Also check out ''The True Size of' website.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,133
    Utter nonsense 
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,193
    iainment said:
    Isn't it a cosmic turtle?
    its turtles all the way down!
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,176
    edited February 2019
    It's not flat.  But can be a bit boring at times.
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,846
    Its not 100% round either.

    It's an oblate spheroid.


  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    If the world was round, the water would fall off. 


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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,645
    It is flat. Levi’s and Lord Lucan are on the underside.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,438
    Ferryman said:
    https://thoseconspiracyguys.com/flat-earth/

    A great listen. While I don't believe the earth is flat, it is not what we perceive. Also check out ''The True Size of' website.
    I presume you're talking about the traditional over-representation of the size of some countries on the 'traditional' map of the Earth? Plenty of people already know those maps aren't representative of the true size of nations - and its not a conspiracy theory, its because depicting true area on a 3d object is actually pretty difficult.

    I'm not wasting my life listening to anything that 'discusses' flat earth 'theories'  unless I see that the podcast is 2 seconds long. ("They're all absolute bollocks") 
  • CatAddick
    CatAddick Posts: 2,388
    Wish it was flat.  Save all those poxy conference calls at stupid o’clock if we were all in the same time zone
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,137
    CatAddick said:
    Wish it was flat.  Save all those poxy conference calls at stupid o’clock if we were all in the same time zone
    Cycling would be easier too....
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,874
    Celestial Sphere research.

    Do some.

    I'm a bit rusty with the whole thing at the moment, as I have other things on my mind and I'm on a slight downer.

    It will also just give you more of a reason to laugh AT the flat earth theory.

    It is of my guess/memory that the milky way galaxy is 100,000 light years in diameter...but just 1,000 light years in width or thickness.

    Might have got that wrong! (Of course it is a rough estimate anyway)

    In terms of shape. It is interesting though.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,645

  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,058

  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,371
    The earths round?

    Fuck right off!
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    The sun doesn't set twice. 
    We are not on tattoine
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,168
    Like all conspiracy theories, first ask yourself "Why?". What has anyone got to gain by telling us the earth is round when it is flat? If the answer is nothing, as in this case, then it's a load of round spherical objects. Or one in the case of Earth... 

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