Nonsense.Short answer the Sun moves away and comes into view it does not rise over the horizon or sets behind one.
Nonsense.Short answer the Sun moves away and comes into view it does not rise over the horizon or sets behind one.
Short answer the Sun moves away and comes into view it does not rise over the horizon or sets behind one.
For now a small clip of sun fading away.
Yep. 80% odds he's a troll; 20% odds he's crazy.This guy is winding you guys up.
A special kind of stupidity? (or a grifter?)I once spoke with "Mad" Mike Hughes, a self-professed flat earther who was building his own rocket so that he could launch himself to an altitude high enough to see for himself that the earth was flat. I was speaking to him in a professional capacity, so I did not want to press him about the details of his flat earth ideas. He seemed like a fairly normal guy, knowledgeable in mechanics, and did not seem to be noticeably insane in any other ways that I could detect.
I had never heard of him before, but he told me about himself, and said that if I looked him up I would find some videos. Sure enough, there were multiple videos of his earlier launches, some of which caused him personal injuries, and none of which went any higher than one could easily achieve in an airplane.
I never could figure out if he was just doing it for the publicity, or the sponsorships, or if he was legitimately a flat earther and/or nutter. Sometimes there are no answers to these kinds of questions. He ended up being killed in one of his launches, after his parachute malfunctioned. Rest in peace.
Guru:
You say the Earth is flat. I have some questions I hope you can help me with.
What shape is it, exactly? Circular disc? Square? Doughnut?
Where are the edges? Can we travel to an edge? What is seen when we do that?
Where is the centre of the flat Earth?
Does the flat Earth rotate?
Why does the sun rise and set on the flat Earth?
Why do weather systems rotate on the flat earth?
Where are the north and south poles on the flat Earth? Are they in the centre, at the edges, or what? Can we travel to either of them on the flat earth?
What does the round-earth equator correspond to on the flat earth? Why is it hotter at the "equator" than at the "poles"?
Thanks.
Replied see #68Please answer the questions in post #44, Guru.
Thank you.
I once spoke with "Mad" Mike Hughes, a self-professed flat earther who was building his own rocket so that he could launch himself to an altitude high enough to see for himself that the earth was flat. I was speaking to him in a professional capacity, so I did not want to press him about the details of his flat earth ideas. He seemed like a fairly normal guy, knowledgeable in mechanics, and did not seem to be noticeably insane in any other ways that I could detect.
I had never heard of him before, but he told me about himself, and said that if I looked him up I would find some videos. Sure enough, there were multiple videos of his earlier launches, some of which caused him personal injuries, and none of which went any higher than one could easily achieve in an airplane.
I never could figure out if he was just doing it for the publicity, or the sponsorships, or if he was legitimately a flat earther and/or nutter. Sometimes there are no answers to these kinds of questions. He ended up being killed in one of his launches, after his parachute malfunctioned. Rest in peace.
A special kind of stupidity? (or a grifter?)
Yes I heard about his accident on the news not so far back.
Please see the doors on the sideCorrect! Put a ruler along the lines on that picture and they are all straight.
So how do you account for the fact that the pylons in your picture curve downwards? Why does that hallway appear to go straight, but the line of pylons curves downward?
Nah. That contradicts what people say about how long winters are in Antarctica; it's dark for almost six months down there, no sunrises or sunsets.Earth is a disc shaped surrounded by Antarctica and the land goes one for infinity ( or no one knows)
How does the disk tilt, when you say it isn't rotating. Tilting is a rotation, you idiot who just said something really dumb.It is hotter because the sun straddles Tropic of cancer and Tropic of Capricon. Also to think about why do we not have the same temperature on Arctic and Antractica if the tilt towards the sun is what causes the ice to melt in the north and not the same in Antarctica.
We actually do, since we have sent sound waves all the way through it. (That science is called seismography; perhaps you have heard of it.)Center of flat earth on surface you mean? that would be the north pole. If you want to know center as in underground then we have just dug 8 miles as human technology would allow- nobody know what is under earth.
Wait - you just said the earth was flat and went on forever. So is there a hole the sun goes into, and a tunnel that it goes through to come out the other side? If that's the case, why isn't Antarctica the hottest place on the planet, since the sun passes closest to it before it goes into its tunnel?Sun and Moon are the ones rotating around earth and are around 3000 miles away from the earth - not as big as we are made to believe.
Nope. Anyone with skis can get to the North (and South) Pole - and thousands have done just that. You can too!You can travel to Northpole but it has not been open to public only upto a certain point
Because the tilt of the Northern Hemisphere gives it more sun in June, and the tilt of the Southern Hemisphere gives it more sun in December.Also to think about why do we not have the same temperature on Arctic and Antractica if the tilt towards the sun is what causes the ice to melt in the north and not the same in Antarctica.
I did. The hallway goes straight. (Use a ruler.) The pylons curve downwards (again, use a ruler.) How do you account for that?Please see the doors on the side
How do you explain the results of Foucault's pendulum if Earth is not rotating?No Flat earth does not rotate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucault_pendulumAt either the Geographic North Pole or Geographic South Pole, the plane of oscillation of a pendulum remains fixed relative to the distant masses of the universe while Earth rotates underneath it, taking one sidereal day to complete a rotation. So, relative to Earth, the plane of oscillation of a pendulum at the North Pole – viewed from above – undergoes a full clockwise rotation during one day; a pendulum at the South Pole rotates counterclockwise.
When a Foucault pendulum is suspended at the equator, the plane of oscillation remains fixed relative to Earth. At other latitudes, the plane of oscillation precesses relative to Earth, but more slowly than at the pole; the angular speed, ω (measured in clockwise degrees per sidereal day), is proportional to the sine of the latitude, φ:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucault_pendulumThe Foucault pendulum or Foucault's pendulum is a device named after French physicist Léon Foucault, conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the Earth's rotation. The pendulum was introduced in 1851 and was the first experiment to give simple, direct evidence of the Earth's rotation. Foucault pendulums today are popular displays in science museums and universities.
Not on that launch, but that was his ultimate goal for his rocket program. He wanted to get into space and take a picture of the Earth "to prove once and for all this Earth is flat. This is the king of the deceptions. Once this domino falls, this is it." This flight was just a step in that direction.'Mad Mike' wasn't trying to prove 'flat Earth' theory on ill-fated homemade rocket launch
If the earth is flat, and infinite in extent beyond Antarctica or, "the edge of the pond" what's stopping us going there to use all that valuable real estate? What about the infinite atmosphere and the infinite number of oceans?
Hang on, if there were animals and plants and stuff, there would be an infinite number of species.
What about space (i.e. with the stars, planets and so on)? Is space real? How big is the universe as a whole? Where are the stars? (Are stars real?)Earth is a disc shaped surrounded by Antarctica and the land goes one for infinity ( or no one knows)
If the land goes on forever, does it make any sense to say that the North Pole is at the centre?Center of flat earth on surface you mean? that would be the north pole.
Why are seismic detectors able to detect earthquakes and things like atomic tests, which can be pinpointed to locations based on the assumption that the Earth is a sphere and the seismic waves travel in straight lines? What's really happening with those detectors?If you want to know center as in underground then we have just dug 8 miles as human technology would allow- nobody know what is under earth.
The sun, moon and stars are all observed to rotate. Is that because they all actually rotate in circles about the ground?No Flat earth does not rotate
Why do parallax measurements put the Sun at a distance of 93 million miles and the moon at approximately 380,000 km from the Earth?Sun and Moon are the ones rotating around earth and are around 3000 miles away from the earth - not as big as we are made to believe.
Which calculation?The calculation works the same as for 93 Million miles
Why do low pressure systems rotate clockwise, while high-pressure systems rotate counter-clockwise?Weather system rotate in the wake of Sun and Moon rotating over our atmosphere.
What causes the seasons? Is the Sun's path not circular? Is it sort of sinusoidal, then? What causes that?It is hotter because the sun straddles Tropic of cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
Are you saying the flat Earth is "tilted" in some way? Perhaps I'm not understanding you.Also to think about why do we not have the same temperature on Arctic and Antractica if the tilt towards the sun is what causes the ice to melt in the north and not the same in Antarctica.
I'm trying not to blink.Now you are getting to the relevant questions.
Ha, of course. The Permission.Yes there is unlimited real estate available but you know what is stopping us - the only world treaty that remains unbroken and militarily enforced so no one can explore Antarctica without prior approval which takes over $200K to apply and you need to get approval from all 59 countries who have signed the treaty. Even if you get that permission you are just allowed to go up to the South Pole point directed by the enforcers. You are not free to go below 60-degree latitude without applying for permission.
So you know this, even though nobody knows about it?Nobody knows about plant and animals because unlike North pole you don't see variety of animals and plants in Antarctica.
I'm all a-tremble.Seriously you need to go down that rabbit hole even if you want to prove it wrong. I can provide you with some good Youtube links.