This usually leads to a knee jerk reaction from the other side. They cant help it, I understand, but - Anyone else in here a Flat Earther? Want to chat up some topics?
This usually leads to a knee jerk reaction from the other side. They cant help it, I understand, but - Anyone else in here a Flat Earther? Want to cha up some topics?
I believe the earth is flat. Damn scientists with their newfangled "facts" about everything.
This usually leads to a knee jerk reaction from the other side. They
cant help it, I understand, but - Anyone else in here a Flat
Earther? Want to chat up some topics?
Well pard - It sure seems flat when you walk on it :)
A very simple experiment is simple flight. A plane going 500mph would travel 41.66 miles in five minutes. If we calculate the earths curve with the well established formula of 8in per mile squared we get (41.66*41.66)* 8=13,884in = 1157ft. Knowing this that means for every five minutes of flying you would NEED to declinate almost one quarter of a mile every five minutes, which no plane does. Take a level if you want proof or go youtube it to see people doing SCIENCE and proving there is no declination. This
I should mention the plane needs to declinate, else it flys into space, earth being a 'ball' and all.
I should mention the plane needs to declinate, else it flys into space, earth being a 'ball' and all.
I should mention the plane needs to declinate, else it flys into
space, earth being a 'ball' and all.
Why a level on a plane doesn't show curvature corrections: http://bit.ly/2uQhF4X
a mile every five minutes, which no plane does. Take a level if you want proof or go youtube it to see people doing SCIENCE and proving there is
no declination. This is just one of hundreds of experiments that anyone can do. As opposed to the globe where its all second hand knowledge
(i.e. told from birth)
This absurd "argument" that the earth is flat is exactly what's wrong with people these days. People who neither understand nor appreciate "science" perform some ill-conceived "experiment" to demonstrate their pet theory and ignore most crucial element of the experimental method: falsifiability. Then they blabber on the Internet or BBSes or whatever about how everyone else is wrong and they're right and find other idiots like themselves and feel vindicated.
What tripe.
A very simple experiment is simple flight. A plane going 500mph would travel 41.66 miles in five minutes. If we calculate the earths curve
with the well established formula of 8in per mile squared we get (41.66*41.66)* 8=13,884in = 1157ft. Knowing this that means for every
five minutes of flying you would NEED to declinate almost one quarter
of a mile every five minutes, which no plane does. Take a level if you want proof or go youtube it to see people doing SCIENCE and proving
there is no declination. This is just one of hundreds of experiments
that anyone can do. As opposed to the globe where its all second hand knowledge (i.e. told from birth)
I should mention the plane needs to declinate, else it flys into
space, earth being a 'ball' and all.
I have a feeling such an experiment with a level on an airplane to
prove flatness is probably done with an incomplete understanding or misunderstanding of the science involved. A bit of debunking that methodology:
http://bit.ly/2uQhF4X
Sorry, I see anything possible that would support that the earth is flat. ;)
I have a feeling such an experiment with a level on an airplane to
prove flatness is probably done with an incomplete understanding or
misunderstanding of the science involved. A bit of debunking that
methodology:
http://bit.ly/2uQhF4X
As far as I've ever seen, an airplane is usually pitched upward whether taking off or landing. The only time a plane pitches downward is when it's crashing. ;)
What tripe.
Agreed. This flat earth stuff has even been in the news media recently: Rapper BoB tweeting about it and getting into an argument with Neil DeGrasse Tyson about it.. And I was recently reading about a flat earth group in Colorado that's gaining membership. Do we really have that
many people who don't understand or appreciate science? What gets me is that they often argue that NASA's photos from space are all faked (or at least can't be trusted) and there's some global conspiracy to promte a spherical earth when it's really flat. I have a hard time believing the governments of the world could all agree to do that and coordinate that well enough. Someone would probably eventually leak something. And I don't think NASA's photos are faked. We've had plenty astronauts go
into Earth orbit and work on the space station. NASA even has a live video feed from the international space station, and you can see the curvature of the earth.
Sorry, I see anything possible that would support that the earth
is flat. ;)
Not sure if you left out the word "don't" (as in you don't see
anything possible)?
:) Yeah, I think any adjustment due to the curvature of the earth
would be too small to notice, particularly since it would be to match
the surface.
Quoting Nightfox to tenser <=-
Agreed. This flat earth stuff has even been in the news media
recently: Rapper BoB tweeting about it and getting into an argument
natural selection really should have sorted out at birth.
For that matter, anyone with a few dollars can launch a balloon with a camera attached to it and a small tracker that will get up to about 100,000 feet or so and take pictures of the earth's curvature. Then you go get it and look for themselves. Really don't trust anyone else? Then do it oneself!
Natural selection doesn't always happen at birth. Give it time and it tends to come through eventually. ;)
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