Flat earth expedition

Bogwoppit

https://www.todayfm.com/podcasts/91503/Irish-Scientist-Set-To-Stream-Video-Proof-That-The-Earth-Is-Flat

We’re there any updates on this loon?

He was supposed to be live streaming some big ice wall thing.

Pretty sure it was a joke but I’m still waiting on the punchline.

Laois_Man

What are the supposed motives for all these lies they say have been told to us?

I mean, if the Earth really is " like a magic carpet, surrounded by a giant ice wall", why wouldn't we just have been told that?

AllForIt

Look I've said this before but the reason the earth looks round is because our eyes are round. If they were flat the earth look as it is...completly flat.

RandomName2

Laois_Man wrote: »

What are the supposed motives for all these lies they say have been told to us?

I mean, if the Earth really is " like a magic carpet, surrounded by a giant ice wall", why wouldn't we just have been told that?

Because THEY want what lies beyond the Ice wall, all for themselves.

JustAYoungLad

Laois_Man wrote: »

What are the supposed motives for all these lies they say have been told to us?

I mean, if the Earth really is " like a magic carpet, surrounded by a giant ice wall", why wouldn't we just have been told that?

The point of the flat earth movement is to get you to question the narrative drip fed to you by the media, government and corporations.

Unfortunately this flew over the head of most gormless people its supposed to enlighten and instead became the go-to salt lick for the same people who drip feed from the media to make themselves feel smarter

Harry Palmr

We know the Earth is not round cos no one has walked around it.

newnamexx

The problem is that this is a genuine belief. But it can never be proven. Because everyone who finds the edge of the Earth falls off and is never seen again. I hope that chap has made his will.

My question, not being familiar with Flat Earth idealogy is whether it's square, rectangular or pizza shaped. I think we should be told. The cover up must be stopped.

Ipso

JustAYoungLad wrote: »

The point of the flat earth movement is to get you to question the narrative drip fed to you by the media, government and corporations.

Unfortunately this flew over the head of most gormless people its supposed to enlighten and instead became the go-to salt lick for the same people who drip feed from the media to make themselves feel smarter

Thankyou for that, your wokeness.

Atlantic Dawn

I can't understand any fooking idiot thinking the world is flat, if you went on Donedeal and bought a €1000 boat with an engine and went straight out to sea you would after an hour or so see it's bloody round, how idiotic are these bloody fools.

newnamexx

Atlantic, you can never underestimate people's stupidity. Never, ever.

Dr. Bre

So If the earth is flat why hve they told us it’s round ? What’s to gain from lying? Nothing that’s why it’s round

ArnoldJRimmer

newnamexx wrote: »

The problem is that this is a genuine belief. But it can never be proven. Because everyone who finds the edge of the Earth falls off and is never seen again. I hope that chap has made his will.

My question, not being familiar with Flat Earth idealogy is whether it's square, rectangular or pizza shaped. I think we should be told. The cover up must be stopped.

You've inspired me to look this up. Its a disc shape, with the Arctic in the centre and the Antarctic is around the periphary

https://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions

What the fcuk happened my life that this is how I spend my Saturday nights?

Mookie Blaylock

He's obviously not well...and instead of getting him professional help...they put him on the bloody radio!

jimmycrackcorm

Atlantic Dawn wrote:

I can't understand any fooking idiot thinking the world is flat, if you went on Donedeal and bought a €1000 boat with an engine and went straight out to sea you would after an hour or so see it's bloody round, how idiotic are these bloody fools.

You don't have to go out to area.
The test is from a century ago, to watch a sailing boat go out to sea and observe the mast slowly disappear from the bottom up

Laois_Man

I see on Oct 2nd, Des Walsh updated Twitter saying....

Lieutenant Vasquez and our volunteers have are in the air
More soon.....

More than 5-weeks later, nothing!


I notice too Des Walsh's Facebook page has disappeared

I think those perpetuating this bitter lie must have killed him! :cool:

Mookie Blaylock

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

You don't have to go out to area.
The test is from a century ago, to watch a sailing boat go out to sea and observe the mast slowly disappear from the bottom up

Think they tried that with the the Titanic.

seenitall

Last I heard of this was when the Flat Earthers proudly advertised on their webpage that they had lots of members all over the globe.

newnamexx

ArnoldJRimmer wrote: »

You've inspired me to look this up. Its a disc shape, with the Arctic in the centre and the Antarctic is around the periphary

https://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions

What the fcuk happened my life that this is how I spend my Saturday nights?

I agree, around now I would trying to get into Club M being told I was too pissed and walking home because I there were no Taxis. Ah the good old days!

On the other hand disc shaped makes sense. Because you know Venus and Mars look roundy.

Well done Arnold, so how did you get off Red Dwarf in the end?

newnamexx

newnamexx wrote: »

Atlantic, you can never underestimate people's stupidity. Never, ever.

Exactly, just look at some of the elected representatives around the world!
and the total trust that some have in their religious leaders.

Atlantic Dawn

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

You don't have to go out to area.
The test is from a century ago, to watch a sailing boat go out to sea and observe the mast slowly disappear from the bottom up

I suppose a €20 pedestrian day trip to Holyhead would also prove it

donegal_man

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

You don't have to go out to area.
The test is from a century ago, to watch a sailing boat go out to sea and observe the mast slowly disappear from the bottom up

Around (no pun intended) 500BC Anaxagoras noted from the shadow cast by the earth on the moon during an eclipse that the earth must be round and some 150 years after that Aristotle declared the earth a sphere based on his observations of the constellations as he moved further from the equator.

"Our observations of the stars make it evident, not only that the Earth is circular, but also that it is a circle of no great size. For quite a small change of position to south or north causes a manifest alteration of the horizon." Aristotle, On The Heavens.
Which just goes to show, the conspiracy has been around for a very long time!

ArnoldJRimmer

newnamexx wrote: »

I agree, around now I would trying to get into Club M being told I was too pissed and walking home because I there were no Taxis. Ah the good old days!

On the other hand disc shaped makes sense. Because you know Venus and Mars look roundy.

Well done Arnold, so how did you get off Red Dwarf in the end?

We tried to land back on Earth on the Starbug, but took it too quickly and skidded over the edge

kneemos

It's more of a lumpy Spud shape really.

YFlyer

Unfortunately my brother is into this ****. He is also claiming himself as a Sovereign Citizen. Which is different to a Free Man on the Land to my surprise.

Currently at his house waiting for the bailiffs to enter.

Laois_Man

Laois_Man wrote: »

What are the supposed motives for all these lies they say have been told to us?

Dr. Bre wrote: »

So If the earth is flat why hve they told us it’s round ? What’s to gain from lying? Nothing that’s why it’s round

I have heard different groups of these loons give different justifications for it. But most of them have a common conspiracy theme. Which is that the implications of a flat earth when every other planet is "round" - is that Earth was constructed by an intelligent agent.

Whether that agent be a god or an alien species or some government or whatever - hiding the true shape of the earth is meant to be motivated be hiding the truth of whoever is behind constructing it.

Harry Palmr

Designed intelligence how are ya?

cursai

It just takes a little faith. Theres lots of old books wooden on it too.

Capt'n Midnight

kneemos wrote: »

It's more of a lumpy Spud shape really.

It's very smooth and pear shaped.

NIMAN

These idiots shouldn't be let off the hook, they should be invited back on to the radio and/or TV and asked to present their findings.

Show them up for the fools they are.

I'd understand young children not understanding the spherical earth concept, but grown adults just beggars belief.

NIMAN

NIMAN wrote: »

These idiots shouldn't be let off the hook, they should be invited back on to the radio and/or TV and asked to present their findings.

Show them up for the fools they are.

I'd understand young children not understanding the spherical earth concept, but grown adults just beggars belief.

I simply refuse to believe that the people who run "flat Earth" sites/societies and the like actually believe this rubbish, but they know a gullible crowd when they see one.

A good salesman will sell you the most awful piece of crap that they wouldn't be seen dead in if it makes a sale.

omega man

They must have fallen over the edge. Sadly we’ll probably never know...

SimonTemplar

I remember a flat earther saying that GPS companies fool pilots into thinking they are flying around a globe.

This obviously ignores the simple fact that people were flying around the world long before pilots used GPS for navigation.

Dr. Bre

So once the ice all melts we will find out then if ya fall of the edge ! Lol

ohnonotgmail

So how do they explain travelling along the equator and ending up back where you started?

valoren

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

So how do they explain travelling along the equator and ending up back where you started?

Somebody, somewhere bribed those who did it into silence!
A quick get out of jail card always seems to be 'they were bribed'.

The whole thing is an intellectual prank expounded by self aware con artists who exploit gullible people's inherent distrust of governments and big business as well as their scientific ignorance. Those conventions and book sales generate significant revenue.

Sabre0001

Dr. Bre wrote: »

So If the earth is flat why hve they told us it’s round ? What’s to gain from lying? Nothing that’s why it’s round

They don't want us to know what's underneath

I really really wish the earth was flat, well disc shaped anyway. Hopefully balanced on the back of four elephants, carried on the back of a giant turtle.

that would be far more interesting than this "It's kind of squashed ball shape" theory.

ohnonotgmail

Aegir wrote: »

I really really wish the earth was flat, well disc shaped anyway. Hopefully balanced on the back of four elephants, carried on the back of a giant turtle.

that would be far more interesting than this "It's kind of squashed ball shape" theory.

Ah but what is the turtle standing on?

ohnonotgmail

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Ah but what is the turtle standing on?

Duh, it’s swimming across the universe of course

wexie

Sabre0001 wrote: »

They don't want us to know what's underneath

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Ah but what is the turtle standing on?

Turtles

Turtles all the way down

Cordell

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Ah but what is the turtle standing on?

its feet.

Bogwoppit

Cordell wrote: »

its feet.

Turtles don’t have feet as far as I’m aware.

Still no word from these guys, they must have fallen off.

TheValeyard

Bogwoppit wrote: »

Turtles don’t have feet as far as I’m aware.

Still no word from these guys, they must have fallen off.

Think they are basically tetrapods. So the answer is yes and no.

NIMAN

When are they appearing on TV programmes again so we can all laugh at them, or they can show us proof of this flat earth?

pleas advice

he'll never find the edge, people tend to walk in circles when they have no landmarks to reference...
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/32494981/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/turns-out-lost-people-really-do-walk-circles/#.XICHwE3QjIU

SeaFields

Watched "behind the curve" on Netflix over the weekend.

It would lead you to say it'd be no harm if they all fell off the edge being honest.

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Think they are basically tetrapods. So the answer is yes and no.

Well, with legs like that, it will take them a long time to get anywhere.

fran38

Flat Earthers have nothing to fear but sphere itself....

TheValeyard

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Well, with legs like that, it will take them a long time to get anywhere.

Maybe they have the right idea. Chill out and relax the pace of life.

Ipso

SeaFields wrote: »

Watched "behind the curve" on Netflix over the weekend.

It would lead you to say it'd be no harm if they all fell off the edge being honest.

Or out of the gene pool.

kneemos

Bizzare how they ignore the bleeding simply obvious and go for the convoluted international lizard people conspiracy.


It's obviously an illness.
Should close the conspiracy forum as well now that I think of it, don't be pandering to this stuff.