The Earth is flat?!

[The Dinkoman]

I do believe the Earth is flat.

Ok, before this starts a war between opinions, I'd like to point out if the world was flat wouldn't the world be in stand still considering the fact that the world is supposed to spin 360 degrees while it goes around the sun, but if its flat it would have incredible drag thus stopping the earth from moving. And causing no Night or Day for some parts of the world. AND don't say the sun circles around us because we ARE NOT the center of the universe and all other universes for that matter. The sun is stationary. And yet if the earth could move how could we explain that the the Meteorites that hit us regularly but to small to cause massive damage, completely miss us while the earth is parallel to them?

 

[kigbariom]

OK OK OK!!!!
I was kidding just to see what would happen, there is no possible way the Earth is flat.

 

[ExCeL 52]

This is true..
Im in it.

 

[CodeBlack]

The hilarious thing about the flat earth Society is that people knew the Earth was round a lot earlier (like, centuries to possibly millennia) that most people think they did. Basically any culture that interested in Astronomy knew the Earth was round, including the Ancient Greeks, The Persians/Ottomans, and the Europeans during the Dark Ages, despite what most people think, as most of the knowledge from Greece that wasn't forgotten by Europe came from Aristotle, who knew the Earth was round.

People thought the Earth was round many centuries before people think they did, which is what makes the Flat Earth Society so ridiculous.

 

[kigbariom]

Its so arbitrary, its like saying, if you disregard the fact that you can see I'm wearing a green shirt, It is clearly blue.
All the actual PHOTO evidence is out there, and how does google Earth work if Earth is a disc, huh?

 

[PraKirJaq]

The hilarious thing about the flat earth Society is that people knew the Earth was round a lot earlier (like, centuries to possibly millennia) that most people think they did. Basically any culture that interested in Astronomy knew the Earth was round, including the Ancient Greeks, The Persians/Ottomans, and the Europeans during the Dark Ages, despite what most people think, as most of the knowledge from Greece that wasn't forgotten by Europe came from Aristotle, who knew the Earth was round.

People thought the Earth was round many centuries before people think they did, which is what makes the Flat Earth Society so ridiculous.

But to clarify, only the educated folk in the Dark Ages knew if I recall correctly. The lower class did not know. Picky, but a possible source of the myth I guess?

What differed in Columbus's views from the rest was that he thought the earth was only half of its real size (and is obviously wrong). Educated folk (in Spain) had known Eratosthenes's calculations and thought but thought the Earth was only 1/2 land.

Columbus was dead wrong but it ended up helping him in the long run. Go figure.

 

[Pr0phetic]

I lol'd. It's probably a public internet joke. However, if it is serious....

lol.

 

[Brav3r]

LOl, the Only way i could see the earth bieng flat is if it was the center of the universe

big phailure to those who still believe the earth is flat, they deserve a trip to space to see for themselves. then again i might want that space trip too, in order to see the look on thier faces and laugh at that failure.

 

[MBreeto]

how does the earth being at the center of the universe change whether it would be flat or not? The universe itself isn't flat so I don't see how that would make sense xD

 

[Brav3r]

Lol its a wierd way to look at it huh, I was thinkn somthing like the battle maps on starfox 64 but i guess that concept doesn't get across too well. Any ways its kinda funny to beleive earth as flat.

 

[kigbariom]

how does the earth being at the center of the universe change whether it would be flat or not? The universe itself isn't flat so I don't see how that would make sense xD

It would support the theory that sun sun surrounds us, resulting in variant and possible weather changes that we experience now. If Earth was flat and it did go around the sun, there would not be at all the same weather patterns.

 

[MBreeto]

you mean the theory that the sun revolves around the earth? I'm sorry but I have no idea what you are saying.

 

[kigbariom]

Hmm, I didn't notice my typo, sorry.
Let's start fresh

If the Earth were in the center of the universe, the sun would circle around us. This has already been proven wrong. Our solar system is heliocentric meaning we, Earth, circle around the sun.

If the Earth was flat, and it circled around the sun, there would be no equal exposure to the sun and the Earth would not spin.
If the Earth was flat and the sun circled around it, geocentirc. The weather pattern in theory could be possible.

Flat Earth would only work if it was in the center of the universe. Otherwise weather would not make sense.
Hope that clears it up

 

[MBreeto]

kinda, still a little confusing since I've never heard an arguement suggesting the earth would be flat xD, but, if the earth was flat, then why would the sun get to be a sphere? I would assume if one thing is flat, then the rest would have to be flat too.

 

[kigbariom]

Exactly, that's why the whole concept is arbitrary.

 

[Brav3r]

Thanks for clearing my crappy explanations up.

 

[kigbariom]

You can convince a lot of people with a good vocabulary.

 

[Patinator]

So the earth is a disc, huh?

Hmm. I guess the universe is a hard-drive, then. Cool.

 

[Pr0phetic]

So the earth is a disc, huh?

Hmm. I guess the universe is a hard-drive, then. Cool.

Lol. I'm mad this became a discussion of what the Earth would be like as a disk. Well weather would be less differential, and a lot hotter, since the degree of the angle of light hitting Earth's will decrease.

 

[PraKirJaq]

Lol. I'm mad this became a discussion of what the Earth would be like as a disk. Well weather would be less differential, and a lot hotter, since the degree of the angle of light hitting Earth's will decrease.

Slanted disk.

 

[Conti]

apparently my thread got closed because i didnt know there was a DEAD THREAD.... awesome =[

 

[teeman92]

if the earth WAS flat. what will happend if i walk off the edge of the earth?

 

[KnnySm3]

if the earth WAS flat. what will happend if i walk off the edge of the earth?

You'll fall off and die.

 

[bleyva]

perhaps the earth is a texture wrapped around a sphere.

the texture is FLAT

 

[HawaiianJigglyPuff]

The earth is flat now. Globalization son!

 

[Ryan Ludovic]

The theory is that the earth is flat, we are being rocketed upwards by some kind of force--which is why we have 'gravity', and that the government covers up the fact that the earth is flat.
The reason it can't be proved is, is they also believe the government has set up points where they will shoot down anyone trying to travel to the ends of earth.

And yet, not one of them asks the question "Why would this benifit the government in ANY way"

Seriously. What would be to gain from the government running an op pretending the world is a sphere. Would it just be for lulz?

 

[INSANE CARZY GUY]

the Gov is a bunch of jerks sometimes do it checks out and I hope I don't get a finger cut

 

[StinkomanFan]

I read about this in Uncle John! They apparently are that good.

 

[Zero Beat]

Yeah, I've read about these idiots. I don't find it funny<_<, just annoying.

 

[KnnySm3]

Apparently, you need more proof.

Let me make some up for you.

 

[Negi-Kun]

"OMG! THE EARTH IS SO FLAT YOU IDIOT!"

"I kind of just sailed around it..."

 

[Teran]

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/1737/1232069352893lq6.jpg

Not any more it aint.

 

[Tacel]

They believe that the Earth is a disc.

The people that thought that up were clearly on drugs and/or uneducated.

 

[KnnySm3]

It's not so far-fetched.

You're more likely to be able to support yourself standing on a disc than you are standing on a basketball or something.

They might be wrong (well... they are wrong) but that doesn't make them idiots. Close-minded, maybe. But they're not idiots. The majority of the debaters on there are actually very skilled at what they do and are only arguing in favor of the Earth being flat to challenge themselves.

 

[Tacel]

You're more likely to be able to support yourself standing on a disc than you are standing on a basketball or something.

What about a giant basketball with gravity?

 

[KnnySm3]

The same can be said for a giant disc with gravity.

Anything that's large enough and has gravity can act as a celestial body. Not everything out there is a sphere.

 

[Tacel]

That's true.

 

[Piety the Diety]

The same can be said for a giant disc with gravity.

Anything that's large enough and has gravity can act as a celestial body. Not everything out there is a sphere.

good point.

 

[IKOU]

The same can be said for a giant disc with gravity.

Anything that's large enough and has gravity can act as a celestial body. Not everything out there is a sphere.

yes, but things out there tend to be spheres because of gravity

 

[Ph33r 210]

yeah like bubbles, its the same principle but on a much smaller and not as long lasting scale.