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Re:Man to launch himself in homemade rocket to prove Earth i... by ramblerman on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @04:47AM (#15755581)
why not just pick a direction and start travelling. How does this theory even work, do they have notions of where (they believe) the edges are?
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Re:Man to launch himself in homemade rocket to prove Earth i... by tom_mellior on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @04:55AM (#15755616)
If I understand correctly, the "standard" theory is that the edges are walls of ice in Antarctica. Rather than the ocean surrounding Antarctica, it is Antarctica that surrounds the ocean that surrounds all the rest of the land.

As for what is beyond the walls of ice... That's for another rocket to find out.

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Re:Man to launch himself in homemade rocket to prove Earth i... by carreau on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @05:19AM (#15755731)
We all know that beyond the wall of ice is the Night King and the army of the dead.
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Re:Man to launch himself in homemade rocket to prove Earth i... by mlnj on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @06:07AM (#15755931)
But hasn't the wall fallen?
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Re:Man to launch himself in homemade rocket to prove Earth i... by carreau on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @06:25AM (#15755991)
Spoilers! Remember the spoiler rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8IAhI-B6UU (apparently you are fine). Winter is here.
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Re:Man to launch himself in homemade rocket to prove Earth i... by imglorp on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @12:25PM (#15758569)
Yup, walls of ice, that's it. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Orlando-...
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Re:Man to launch himself in homemade rocket to prove Earth i... by cosin on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @01:50PM (#15759352)
So... if you climb over, you get to space? That would be so awesome
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Re:Man to launch himself in homemade rocket to prove Earth i... by gebeeson on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:19PM (#15759598)
I still imagine that it is Turtles all the way down.
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