(02-24-2018, 07:20 AM)Ninurta Wrote:

(02-23-2018, 06:19 PM)Mystic Wanderer Wrote: I've heard some whistle-blowers say the Earth was more oval shape than round.  I don't care one way or the other, as long as we have gravity that keeps my feet on the ground.  I don't understand why people are in such an uproar about it.

I'm not sure why it would take whistle blowers to disseminate common knowledge. The Earth IS slightly oval - in technical terms, it's an "oblate spheroid". It's actually a few miles wider at the equator than it is tall from pole to pole, making it slightly oval in cross section. That's because the rotation of the Earth produces a slight bulge at the equator.

(12-23-2018, 05:45 PM)Wallfire Wrote: Question, if the earth is flat, why is it the higher one is the further one can see ??

(12-23-2018, 05:45 PM)Wallfire Wrote: Question, if the earth is flat, why is it the higher one is the further one can see ??

Quote:Flat Earthers announce cruise in ‘boldest adventure yet’ – but they will be in for a shock.

A group of people who believe the Earth is flat have announced their “biggest, boldest,
best adventure yet” –but it’s left people in stitches.



'Flat Earthers remain convinced of a NASA cover-up and claim the world’s governments are
staging a massive disinformation campaign to convince people the Earth is round.
According to them the Earth is actually a massive disc sitting suspended in space.

And now the Flat Earth International Conference has announced they are organising a cruise
for 2020. But people have pointed out a major flaw.

The navigational systems cruise ships, and other vessels, use rely on the fact that the Earth is not flat.
Responding to the announcement on Twitter, one user replied: “You couldn’t make this up” while another
added: “I hope this is the end of this theory”.

“Ships navigate based on the principle that the Earth is round,” said Henk Keijer, a former cruise ship
captain who sailed all over the globe during a 23-year career.
“Nautical charts are designed with that in mind: that the Earth is round.”

Keijer, who now works as a forensic marine expert for Robson Forensic, said the existence of GPS,
the global positioning system, alone is proof that the Earth is a sphere, not a flat disc. GPS relies on
24 main satellites which orbit the Earth to provide positional and navigational information.
“The reason why 24 satellites were used is because on the curvature of the Earth,” Keijer said.

“A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a position.
"But someone located on the other side of the Earth would also like to know their position, so they also
require a certain number of satellites.

“Had the Earth been flat, a total of three satellites would have been enough to provide this information to
everyone on Earth. But it is not enough, because the Earth is round.”
The FEIC did not respond to requests for more information on the Flat Earth cruise. 

Even celebrities have endorsed the theory, including cricketer Freddie Flintoff, rapper B.o.B and NBA
player Kyrie Irving. And they’re not alone.
Several Flat Earth Conferences are now held around the world.
And the movement came to the UK last year, with the Flat Earth UK Convention in Birmingham, which
drew around 200 paying attendees.

NASA has proved that the Earth is round using satellites, GPS and images from space, but “Flat Earthers”
believe the space agency is lying...'

(02-22-2018, 04:17 PM)BIAD Wrote:

(02-22-2018, 01:52 PM)guohua Wrote:

(02-22-2018, 10:38 AM)BIAD Wrote: Has anyone considered all of this might be a typing error and what they really meant was the Earth is 'Fat'?

:mediumomg:

Don't get me wrong, I'm not fat-shaming the planet... although I expect an 'HOW DARE YOU?!' email from
Jupiter and Saturn suggesting that my next targets are storm blemishes and orbiting rings.


On a less crazier note (really?!) How does this ice-wall remain frozen...? and is the convenience of it being
right around the flat-earth's rim -and savng ships from falling of the edge, evidence that a higher force is
involved?
And can we say that this eternal ice-wall is evidence that climate change is bollocks?

It's fascinating... I have hundreds of questions. Some of them involve possible winter Olympics venues
and wondering what would happen if we all gather at one side of the flat planet.

This theory would certainly help in assuring people that any gigantic meteor shouldn't really wipe us out,
but instead, just flip us over when it strikes. Maybe hand-holds should be bolted to the ground.

Anyway, the Attendant is here with my medication, so I'll slip back into my 'special' jacket and ponder
some more.

Quote:let's not go back to that ignorance again, huh

(07-17-2020, 09:14 AM)F2d5thCav Wrote: That planet needs a new name.  (Something like, "Urectum"). Would have been a better project for science than de-listing Pluto as a planet.

Cheers

(07-17-2020, 09:22 AM)F2d5thCav Wrote:

Quote:let's not go back to that ignorance again, huh

Too late, we're already there.  People actually believe entertainers have something useful to say about domestic politics and foreign policy.

Cheers

(07-17-2020, 09:14 AM)F2d5thCav Wrote: That planet needs a new name.  (Something like, "Urectum").
Cheers

Quote:I am putting together a sign.  "Uranus matters".