The following is not a joke.....

StupidFish

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The moon
I got a phone call today. My parents are worried about my sister. Has she fallen ill? In with the wrong crowd? Is her marriage in crisis? No. Worse. She is convinced the world is flat. There is apparently a global conspiracy designed to make you all think we live on a giant sphere instead of a celestial pancake. How do you explain the photos of the earth from space? (You May ask) Fakes! All of them! What about time zones? (You may also ask) ether! ETHER! I dont even know what that means!
Am i the only one who is suffering this way? its funny AND sad.
 

TheFauxFox

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Huntsville, AL
After seeing this post pop up this morning, I had a feeling it would be something ridiculous before I clicked on it.

I also followed that link out of sheer boredom and started trying to follow the logic.


"Science" is not the phrase I'd use. 90% of the arguments I have read thus far have been, "Our perception of science is wrong, space is a conspiracy, and any argument you have is wrong because you said I was wrong."

I'm still reading though. The anti-science is interesting to me.
 

StupidFish

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The moon
It is utterly ridiculous.Its good for laughs though. My science statement was pure sarcasm. The best part is that these people act like youre the stupid one for not believing.
 

Cruecible

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Location
Albuquerque, NM
That "website" is very poorly designed, and like Faux said, I didn't come across any actual photographic documentation supporting their argument. Most of it is based off some old timey "tests" and has since carried on to today.
 

TheFauxFox

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Location
Huntsville, AL
I'm getting a kick out of it. Its actually quite clear that nobody can actually win an argument. I was reading the thread about disproving gravity and it eventually veered off the primary subject (like every single thread I have read) onto centripetal and centrifugal forces. Those two terms got interchanged at one point (or my dyslexia came through again) and were poorly hashed out. Even when there was an attempt at it, the argument always went back to "Newtonian Physics are flawed therefore scientific evidence is wrong. Logic says I'm right." Yes, someone actually said that last part... Multiple times, in fact.
 

bigjim247365

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Hainesville IL
>2015, almost 2016.
>people still believe the earth is flat
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TheFauxFox

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Location
Huntsville, AL
I'm trying with all my might not to register and attempt to argue. I absolutely hate it when discussion turns into sh**posting someone else, which completely deters the conversation. That is the #1 problem with that whole area.

Fish, tell your sister to contact myself or any actual engineers on this board or IRL. I say engineers because one of their top mods posts stuff thats anti-gravity and clearly has no idea WTF a FBD is (if you're an classical engineer, civil, mechanical, etc.., you know what a FBD is).
 

StupidFish

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Location
The moon
I'm trying with all my might not to register and attempt to argue. I absolutely hate it when discussion turns into sh**posting someone else, which completely deters the conversation. That is the #1 problem with that whole area.

Fish, tell your sister to contact myself or any actual engineers on this board or IRL. I say engineers because one of their top mods posts stuff thats anti-gravity and clearly has no idea WTF a FBD is (if you're an classical engineer, civil, mechanical, etc.., you know what a FBD is).

Heres how that conversation will go:
Me:hey stupid, i got some friends who are not stupid that want to disprove your pseudo science with real science.
Sis: no.
Me: you sure? They actualy know real things about the earth and math and such.
Sis: not if they are going to tell me the earth isnt flat. Theyre probably paid by the government to subvert me. If theyre even real people. Most likely theyre corn flake golems made by the secret government run by kellog.

See? Didnt go too well.
 

StupidFish

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The moon
Laugh away. Its about all you can do. Its what i do. Its funny you mention that. I was fully intending on asking that very question when i see her.
 

TheFauxFox

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Founding Member
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Huntsville, AL
Dual Earth Theory (DET) is sort of interesting despite only 2 people arguing for it. It uses lots of big (and made up) words and the author says its proof enough. However, there really isn't anything there that really sticks.
 

StupidFish

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Location
The moon
Recently talked to my sister. Heres some more things I found out. Prepare yourself for the 'facts'.
Chemtrails: us gov sends airplanes to dump mind altering chemicals into air/water supplies in order to pacify the public. (Failing as far as I can tell. Aint seeing a very passive public)
Fake news: all the mass shootings are fake. All of them. Sandyhook, san Bernardino, etc. The gov is trying to 'disarm America'. (Again.. failure. Gun sales are steadily increasing.
Cancer: cancer is totally curable with natural remedies. All doctors and med professionals hate u and want to see u suffer and then die. (Apart from being cruel and insulting this is possibly more stupid than the other claims.)
I swear she needs meds.
 

BEEFY

I Smile when Gasoline Can Freeze
This flat earth thing has come up on other 4x4 forums that im on. It is sad and amusing at the same time. And this is all I can picture when people say the earth is flat.

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