[–] iamjanesleftnipple [S] 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
Ok, I'm looking at : http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html to see the position of the sun right now. Looks like Japan is in the dark, so let's check it: http://www.qab.co.jp/pindex/livenahacity.php... what do you know, it's night time, no sun.
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[–] Macdaddy5000 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Earth shadow on moon is round - that could also be the case if the earth was flat but circular.
Lunar eclipses always show a round shadow regardless of whether it happens at dusk, dawn or midnight, and the only way it could show a round shadow every time is to be spherical. Otherwise at least one of them would be an ellipse (assuming the flat earth was a disk).
Its dark on one side and light on the other - Again, if I shine a flashling on one side of my coffee table, the other side is dark -- it really depends on how far away the light source is and how big the flat surface is.
That would imply that you'd have to cross the edge to get to the dark side, and no such edge is found.
Gravity - they said it themselves "Flat-Earthers propos that a disk-shaped Earth is accelerating “upward,” which gives the illusion of gravity."
Again, if the earth was a disk and had people living on both sides to account for day and night at the same time, the people on the bottom would be left behind.
[–] iamjanesleftnipple [S] ago
Earth shadow on moon is round - that could also be the case if the earth was flat but circular.
Except that, as a rotating sphere, the shadow we cast stays the same throughout the moon's nightly cycle. If it were a flat disk you'd see the moon move in and out of shadow as the night goes on, unless you believe that the flat earth rotates not just around the north pole but also around it's Z axis to keep facing the moon (which doesn't mash with the FET that the earth sits still in space).
Shadows - uh, the same thing would happen if the earth was flat. If I put two sticks on my coffee table and shine a flashlight at them, the stick that's further away will have a longer shadow (granted, the curvature of the earth will make that shadow slightly longer than it would be if the earth was flat, but the basic principle that shadows are different lengths in different places could apply to either a round or flat earth).
Not at all. First, a flashlight is a cone of light, you'd need a bulb that emits 360 degrees of light. Next, you'd need to be the same relative distance from your sticks as the sun is from the earth. Try that out and see the results.
Its dark on one side and light on the other - Again, if I shine a flashling on one side of my coffee table, the other side is dark -- it really depends on how far away the light source is and how big the flat surface is.
Same thing again, you need to have the same type of light source and relative distances and then try it out and see what happens on a flat disk vs a sphere.
Gravity - they said it themselves "Flat-Earthers propos that a disk-shaped Earth is accelerating “upward,” which gives the illusion of gravity."
And they have no proof of this vs the large amounts of evidence that we have that extremely large bodies (planetary scale) will naturally collapse inwards and create a sphere and generate the same inward force (gravity) based on their mass. We can even observe this effect on space-time.
So yeah, all of their examples disprove flat earth. Still waiting for a flat-earther to go up into space and bring back visual proof.
[–] Capt_Dynamitebeard 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
What's up with all the flat earth/satellites are a lie stuff lately? Used to, you had to go out of your way to find that kind of stuff and now it's like every 3rd video on YouTube.
[–] Goatinsheepsclothing 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
It's disinformation. Flat Earth theories tie in a bunch of things like the moon landing, electric/holofractal universes, and other theories which may actually have some truth to them. By associating them with Flat Earthers and flooding YouTube and the like with videos about it they can discredit anyone talking about valid theories because now they're just as crazy as those people who think the earth is flat.
[–] collegetoker 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Is the holofractal universe related to the holographic universe hypothesis?
[–] iamjanesleftnipple [S] 1 point 5 points 6 points (+6|-1) ago
Because conspiracy theories are all the rage and places like twitter, tumblr and youtube give people who believe this stuff a platform to spread their disinformation.
[–] BoiseNTheHood 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
I think it's just that the Flat Earth theory has entered the mainstream because a somewhat famous rapper came out as a Flat Earther earlier this year. As a result, there's a bigger audience for videos about it because more people are curious about what they have to say.