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Re:America’s flat-Earth movement appears to be growing by andrewguenther on Thursday November 30, 2017 @03:25AM (#15814225)
If you're up for a chuckle, I highly recommend the Flat Earth Society FAQ page.

https://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions

Re:America’s flat-Earth movement appears to be growing by loopbit on Thursday November 30, 2017 @07:46AM (#15815288)
Well, at east that page answered a question I had:

If these people believe the earth is flat, where is the center?

I find it interesting[0] because with this answer[1] they also provide the means to prove them wrong. If that map was remotely close to being accurate, then circumnavigating the globe following a southern latitude should take much, much longer than following a northern latitude. Or easier: Flying from Johannesburg to Antananarivo (2150km, 3.5 hours by direct flight) should be much, much longer than from London to Moscow (2500km, 3.75 hours).

And I think I know what a flatearther would say; "Conspiracy!!!"

--- [0] Maybe interesting is not the word... funny?

[1] https://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions#What_does_t...

Re:America’s flat-Earth movement appears to be growing by ygaf on Thursday November 30, 2017 @04:19AM (#15814454)
> The light of the sun is confined to a limited area and its light acts like a spotlight upon the earth.

They're skimping on a lot of detail here. And their animation shows the earth's illuminated area squishing like a bean bag.