O-M-G! The Earth is flat!

[Ausaria]

Well I'm glad these people are going to all the trouble of supporting this theory.

With "scientific evidence."

The Flat Earth Society

[_Nyx_]

that sounds like a real fun bunch.....

[Neo2005]

The fine print sounds like a joke.

"The Flat Earth Society is not in any way responsible for the failure of the French to repel the Germans at the Maginot Line during WWII. Nor is the Flat Earth Society responsible for the recent yeti sightings outside the Vatican, or for the unfortunate enslavement of the Nabisco Inc. factory employees by a rogue hamster insurrectionist group. Furthermore, we are not responsible for the loss of one or more of the following, which may possibly occur as the result of exposing one's self to the dogmatic and dangerously subversive statements made within: life, limb, vision, Francois Mitterand, hearing, taste, smell, touch, thumb, Aunt Mildred, citizenship, spleen, bedrock, cloves, I Love Lucy reruns, toaster, pine derby racer, toy duck, antelope, horseradish, prosthetic ankle, double-cheeseburger, tin foil, limestone, watermelon-scented air freshner, sanity, paprika, German to Pig Latin dictionary, dish towel, pet Chihuahua, pogo stick, Golf Digest subscription, floor tile, upper torso or halibut"

[kikuchiyo]

Wow I just read some of ther arguments...and indeed they are a fun bunch. I mean it may sound crazy but they are the proof that there is and always will be people out there defying the common knowledge, although they are scientificly wrong they stand by it.

That's a great quality, maybe not the best but a good one none the less. ( I mean really it's like the guru experiment. fun.)

Edited July 1, 2005 by kikuchiyo

[x o i s k]

That theory sounds terrible...

[isis-999]

i do not think the earth is flat but some people minds are

[The Caspian Hare]

That page is a parody. The creator actually knows a fair bit about physics.

[Shivel]

That page is a parody. The creator actually knows a fair bit about physics.

708554[/snapback]

If this is true then that is hilarious.

[PadawanOsswe]

oh its a parody? oh well I'm confident there are those out there that actually belive the world is flat

Edited July 1, 2005 by PadawanOsswe

[mishalee]

What idiots. Are they blind? They've seen pics of the Earth with their own eyes, its spherical. Last time I checked, there is no end to the world where you can fall off, that "theory" has been debunked years ago XD!

[bob23]

people the page is a joke.

[Mr Ed]

It is such a shame that such a large, complex theory can be destroyed by a snapshot of the Earth from space.

[Blackleaf]

I think it was Galileo who realised that the Earth was a spheroid, but not a perfect sphere, by studing solar eclipses. He noticed that everytime the Moon passed in front of the Sun, it was always a perfect disc. If the Moon was flat, sometimes it would appear as sausage-shaped when it passed in front of the Sun.

And the Sun itself also wouldn't always appear as a circle in the sky.

Edited July 1, 2005 by Blackleaf

[JayMark]

The site is a joke.

Nobody with decent physics knowledge would think such a thing. Well... I hope so...

[Conspiracy]

it aint physically possible for the planet to be flat >.>

[Hermai]

well duh...who doesn't know that......

[Conspiracy]

well duh...who doesn't know that......

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the morons that say its flat xD

[theSOURCE]

I posted my theory several years ago on this forum to explain how the Earth can indeed be flat. I hope I'm not breaking any forum rules by posting this again.

Picture the Earth as a flat, round surface. The universe (space-time) exists as a dome, or half bubble, above this surface. All of the celestial bodies -- sun, moon, planets, stars, etc. -- travel in a straight line above the surface of the Earth at varying distances. All of these objects are also smaller than they appear to be.

The reason these objects "look" to be traveling in a circular orbit is because of the illusion created by the distortion of the fabric of space. Since space is "stretched" further at the center of the dome than it is closer to the edges, this creates the effect known as space-time dilation. It is similar to the effect caused by traveling at near relativistic speeds.

This also explains the illusion that the earth is sphere shaped. The vision of an astronaut in space would be affected by this space-time dilation. The Earth below him/her would appear larger, and therefore, curving towards him/her, while the areas of the Earth that are further away are contracted, and look to him/her as if they are curving away. This would also have the same effect on any camera or video equipment.

It is the effect of stretched space-time that also gives us the illusion of a horizon, and why the sun and moon "seem" to rise and set.

To explain the apparent orbit of the celestial bodies, I'll use the moon for an example. Remember that the moon is traveling in a straight line above the Earth. It would seem that the moon would only cross once, then disappear for good. The point to remember, however, is that there is no "outside" beyond the confines of the universe. Any object reaching it's apparent edge would simply reappear at the opposite side. This explains why the moon "seems" to be orbiting the Earth.

This also describes what happens to any ship or aircraft. It simply exits at one edge, and reappears at the opposite edge, again giving the illusion that the world is sphere shaped.

Now, if anyone finds this theory plausible in any way, I have some fine swamp land for sale you may be interested in.....

[Ausaria]

How does the flat-earth theory explain where magma/gravity come from?

[theSOURCE]

How does the flat-earth theory explain where magma/gravity come from?

709677[/snapback]

It's all because of the Great Turtle.

[Ausaria]

....What?

[eveningsky339]

There are some strange people out there.

Isn't the Great Turtle a Native American legend?

[Amalgamut]

What idiots. Are they blind? They've seen pics of the Earth with their own eyes, its spherical. Last time I checked, there is no end to the world where you can fall off, that "theory" has been debunked years ago XD!

709039[/snapback]

quick question..

what does "XD" mean?

[theSOURCE]

....What?

709698[/snapback]

Proponents of the flat Earth theory also believe that the Earth rides on the back of a great turtle.

Sorry, I'm too lazy right now to provide a link.

[Walken]

This was posted before.

It's my assumption that they are a very old group, pre-space-flight, that are too stubborn to back down now.