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Re:In defense of flat earthers (2020) by AlexTWithBeard on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @01:04AM (#29975687)
> * When I see my flight plan, I understand why it's curved.

Just came off the plane yesterday. I remember the earth on the flight map was perfectly flat. The path was weirdly curved though...

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Re:In defense of flat earthers (2020) by smukherjee19 on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @01:50AM (#29975954)
The path is curved because that's the straight line over the surface of a sphere, and if you project that straight line over to the Earth on a flat screen, it'll look curved.

EDIT: Wait, didn't get the sarcasm, my bad. :P

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Re:In defense of flat earthers (2020) by kitd on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @04:12AM (#29976832)
Yeah lol.

Flat-earthers should be suing airlines for flying them further than needed. Make them put their money where their mouth is.

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