I’ve often thought it would be fun to get a big group of Flat-Earthers involved in a scientific project to ‘prove’ that the Earth is flat. They’re not allowed to rely on any existing science that might be biased towards ‘Big Globe’ so they have to start from scratch using simple instruments. Using existing maps and GPS are definitely out of the question. Have them conduct cartographic surveys and take astronomical measurements so that they can show that reality is inconsistent with a round Earth. Basically, see how long you can keep them going for before their brains break.
Didn’t the kinda do that in Behind The Curve?
They used a long body of water as a flat reference, set up 3 columns with a hole through them at the same height above the water reference.
A torch shone through 1 end should be visible at the other end if all of the holes are on the same plane.
Because of the curvature, they had to lift the last column to be able to see the light.
They didn’t manage to explain that one
They will just put a ruler on the ground. If earth was perfectly round, then the ruler would only touch the ground in exactly one point. But the entire ruler touches the ground. Hence, the earth cannot be perfectly round, so it must be flat. QED.
I’ve often thought it would be fun to get a big group of Flat-Earthers involved in a scientific project to ‘prove’ that the Earth is flat. They’re not allowed to rely on any existing science that might be biased towards ‘Big Globe’ so they have to start from scratch using simple instruments. Using existing maps and GPS are definitely out of the question. Have them conduct cartographic surveys and take astronomical measurements so that they can show that reality is inconsistent with a round Earth. Basically, see how long you can keep them going for before their brains break.
Didn’t the kinda do that in Behind The Curve?
They used a long body of water as a flat reference, set up 3 columns with a hole through them at the same height above the water reference.
A torch shone through 1 end should be visible at the other end if all of the holes are on the same plane.
Because of the curvature, they had to lift the last column to be able to see the light.
They didn’t manage to explain that one
Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of Earth more than 2000 years ago with a stick and counting steps.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eratosthenes
They will just put a ruler on the ground. If earth was perfectly round, then the ruler would only touch the ground in exactly one point. But the entire ruler touches the ground. Hence, the earth cannot be perfectly round, so it must be flat. QED.
I’m convinced, give him the prize!
(we’re still sharing, right?)