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The Lounge / Re: Apostrophe's
« on: May 21, 2013, 06:23:55 PM »
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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Re: "If the earth is round then....
« on: May 16, 2013, 01:37:48 PM »
Not many people will search through that to find out why. Could you provide a quote or something about how they disagree with each other?
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Flat Earth General / Re: 5 minutes to touchdown or in words of Scepti 'detonation'
« on: May 14, 2013, 05:42:13 PM »blindly accept a RE
It's so sad that so many people here believe this. How do you know people blindly believe RET? Is there not one person who has tested the theories put out by scientists (oops, NASA) about a round earth?
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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Full moon
« on: May 11, 2013, 07:22:54 PM »
His problem is that he believes that if the RET for lunar eclipses is correct, then every time the earth is at a full moon the light should be blocked from the earth.
Oh and is that to scale?
Oh and is that to scale?
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Flat Earth General / Re: Sea
« on: May 09, 2013, 03:23:43 PM »As a demonstration of gravity, your teacher showed you centrifugal force? No wonder so many kids grow up confused and thinking that the earth is round. That teacher needs to be retrained.
What? The point is that the water didn't fall out of the bucket and not to show how gravity works.
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Flat Earth General / Re: Sea
« on: May 09, 2013, 03:22:20 PM »
No...
First, I have never seen the sea (besides small portions like in bays) even close to flat or calm (not that that proves anything - flat or round).
Second, that is just to show you how gravity behaves. It is in no way a complete demonstration of how it works; the point is to show you that the water didn't fall out, even when up-side down.
Oh, and I hope you know that the seas are also spinning at 1,000 miles per hour along with the earth.
First, I have never seen the sea (besides small portions like in bays) even close to flat or calm (not that that proves anything - flat or round).
Second, that is just to show you how gravity behaves. It is in no way a complete demonstration of how it works; the point is to show you that the water didn't fall out, even when up-side down.
Oh, and I hope you know that the seas are also spinning at 1,000 miles per hour along with the earth.
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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Which of the two videos represent the truth
« on: May 07, 2013, 07:06:59 PM »It depends who you ask, but most commonly a sphere.So the flat earth theory cannot even produce a straight forward answer on that part? Anyway so how come the sun is a sphere and the earth can not?
No, just like how there are different theories about what makes up matter or how the universe started etc.
Wuh...?
Well, it may have something to do with the sun not being the earth.
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The Lounge / Re: Library fine dilemma
« on: May 07, 2013, 07:01:55 PM »
Well I asked her and she said they just have a 2 year limit on the price. I would have asked more but she got suspicious for some reason...
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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Which of the two videos represent the truth
« on: May 07, 2013, 05:16:54 PM »
It depends who you ask, but most commonly a sphere.
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The Lounge / Re: Library fine dilemma
« on: May 07, 2013, 04:56:02 AM »
I shall try to find out, but she hasn't worked there for ~10 years so idk.
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The Lounge / Re: Library fine dilemma
« on: May 06, 2013, 06:12:35 PM »
My mom always told me it didn't matter if it is late and I wouldn't have to pay (although she did work in the library... but we didn't pay even after 
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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Explain this and I believe in a flat earth
« on: May 06, 2013, 06:09:38 PM »
Umm, the first diagram is completely wrong with what most FEers believe, the last 2 are what they believe. (Didn't we go over this in your first rant?)
This thread may help show the lighting better: http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php/topic,57515.0.html#.UYhTjsr0f6l
This thread may help show the lighting better: http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php/topic,57515.0.html#.UYhTjsr0f6l
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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Questions
« on: May 06, 2013, 02:46:39 PM »
Filming a round earth would be pointless. They'd just hypothesyse why the earth looks round (which they have done) and move on.
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Flat Earth General / Re: A question for round earth indocs.
« on: May 04, 2013, 03:32:45 PM »
I don't think it's dumb, he may be just trying to understand the different aspects of the RET.
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Flat Earth General / Re: A question for round earth indocs.
« on: May 04, 2013, 06:56:23 AM »Hypothetically speaking, with all known laws of physics in place and the allowance for the stones and pipe being indestructible, the two stones would accelerate towards the centre of the earth until they reached terminal velocity, at which point they would continue falling at their terminal velocity. Now, what happens when they meet in the middle? Well, that depends a lot on the properties of the rocks, and whether they connect with each other. If they connect, they will bounce. How much and which way depends on a lot of variables. If they miss each other, they will continue on, but now that they are traveling away from the centre of the earth they will decelerate until they stop moving altogether, and then start to accelerate back toward the centre again. They would continue to oscillate, going less distance away from the centre each time due to air resistance, until they stopped moving altogether, and just sat there in the middle bumping into each other (with an equal amount of the earth's mass in every direction, there would be an equal pull from gravity in each direction, ultimately cancelling out so there would be no apparent gravity, or effectively zero gravity).Obviously, I don't agree with a round earth but I'm not going to call it bull crap, as it's a hypothetical question and one which is basically nailed on , never to be attempted, so I can't call you out on this, I'm just interested to hear answers on it to be honest and not really wanting to argue flat or round.
I know you're probably going to say something to the effect of "what a load of horse crap", but this is just what would happen according to currently accepted knowledge, take it or leave it!
I just thought it would be a good discussion.
His explanation is very good, but I would like to point out that it would only happen like that if the pipe went from the North to South pole directly along the axis, like you (probably) illustrated. If it were to go from one side of the equator to the other then the ball would hit the side. This video will explain it (I suggest watching it all too).
#ws" class="bbc_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What if the Earth were Hollow?
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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Other side of the Earth?
« on: May 03, 2013, 07:18:02 PM »
Well a sinkhole like that could not form for the same reason.
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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Other side of the Earth?
« on: May 03, 2013, 05:13:05 PM »Do sink holes go all the way through the Earth?
I haven't seen that question come up before on the forum.
.......But I supose if they did, you could assume that if you would fall some into a sink hole, you would then fall into it and go 90,000 KM through the sink hole and then go off into outer space at the bottom of the earth.And since the earth is continually accelerating upward and you are falling downward , the earth would go off and leave you in outer space.
Sorry ! But the more your question is considered, the more complicated it gets if you apply FE Theory. Thanks for supplying something which obviously is going to need a bit of research.
I am certain the FE experts on this forum can supply you with an answer. I'm definetly not a "Flat Earther" or really a "Round Earther" either .....I'm more of a self-styled "Oblate Spheroider."
.......But I don't recall ever seeing anything about that ever being posted on the forum.
I'm relatively new to the forum, too. I am learning something new every day. That is part of my signature line.
Well, according to common FE theory you would be pushed up at 9.8 m/s from the same force that pushes on the earth, and so you would appear to float. (This is the same result if you walk off the edge)
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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Magnetism on FE?
« on: May 03, 2013, 05:08:43 PM »
I'm not sure that's a complete troll, I have seen that posted by FEers before.
Edit: Well not that exactly but a variation of it.
Edit: Well not that exactly but a variation of it.
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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Re: IBM makes the world's smallest movie...
« on: May 02, 2013, 12:20:34 PM »Does anyone know how they don't include the atoms between those that make up the picture? Are they on different levels and are just focused on the top or something? I don't know if this is a stupid question or not, lol...
What atoms between the atoms? If this is magnified to the atomic scale, it would be a quantum vacuum between the atoms and so we could not process the speed at which virtual particles are created and destroyed. It would look like empty space to us.
I mean like the atoms that the 'picture' lies on are not shown. Is this because they are simply focused on the level the picture's atoms are on?
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Technology, Science & Alt Science / Re: IBM makes the world's smallest movie...
« on: May 01, 2013, 06:22:22 PM »
Does anyone know how they don't include the atoms between those that make up the picture? Are they on different levels and are just focused on the top or something? I don't know if this is a stupid question or not, lol...
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Flat Earth General / Re: Virgin Galactic reaches another milestone
« on: May 01, 2013, 05:30:33 PM »Why does NASA spend as much as they bring in? Pretty lousy for a conspiracy.
Will spaceship 2 go high enough to experience the "weightlessness" phenomenon?
That could give some credibility to gravity, but not a spherical Earth.
If all Spaceship 2 will do is go as high as helium weather balloons, i am sure the debate will still go on.
Well, going high up isn't what causes weightlessness, it it the act of falling. In an orbit you constantly 'fall', so you feel weightless. In that sense, it would prove gravity (and a round earth) true since weightlessness can't be produced in an orbit over a flat earth in a path like the sun and moon take. If the spacecrafts were held in orbit by the 'wake' theory, then it would have to accelerate up at 9.8 m/s and you could stand up.
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Flat Earth General / Re: Moonlight: Dangers & Precautions
« on: April 28, 2013, 06:53:20 PM »
Is the percentage of affected people higher among individuals who believe in a flat earth?
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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Questions for FE believers
« on: April 21, 2013, 10:05:30 AM »
I can answer a couple from what I've heard on here. (I'm a REer)
1. You believe the earth is flat.
4. Many believe it isn't because they believe space travel is impossible and if it were possible then the FET could be easily proved wrong. Other people have different theories.
Some people say that there is nothing there since they've never seen it themselves. Other theories are that it's just a plane or a hologram.
1. You believe the earth is flat.
4. Many believe it isn't because they believe space travel is impossible and if it were possible then the FET could be easily proved wrong. Other people have different theories.
Some people say that there is nothing there since they've never seen it themselves. Other theories are that it's just a plane or a hologram.
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The Lounge / Re: Multiple Explosions in Downtown Boston
« on: April 17, 2013, 12:15:28 PM »
Yea it was a bomb threat.
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The Lounge / Re: Multiple Explosions in Downtown Boston
« on: April 17, 2013, 12:12:56 PM »@BostonGlobe: BREAKING NEWS: Federal court is being evacuated and a witness says Brigham and Women's Hospital is also being evacuated.
I don't know what that means. Is there another bomb threat?
That would make sense, but there hasn't been any mention. Apparently the media is being moved back pretty far from the Federal Court, and there are a lot of cars going there.
Edit: They are being moved 'for their safety', so it might be true.
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The Lounge / Re: Multiple Explosions in Downtown Boston
« on: April 15, 2013, 02:06:58 PM »
On the news I heard it was an explosion and most likely related at JFK in some pres conference, but idk because it doesn't seem to be getting much coverage about it.
Oh and 3 of my cousins were there watching, and 1 of them was thinking about running it this year but didn't (I think he got 2:40:00 last year). They are all ok though.
Oh and 3 of my cousins were there watching, and 1 of them was thinking about running it this year but didn't (I think he got 2:40:00 last year). They are all ok though.
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The Lounge / Re: Multiple Explosions in Downtown Boston
« on: April 15, 2013, 01:21:03 PM »
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/15/us/boston-marathon-explosions/?hpt=hp_t1
The 3rd pic is of the explosion.
Edit: Yea probably^...
The 3rd pic is of the explosion.
Edit: Yea probably^...
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The Lounge / Re: Multiple Explosions in Downtown Boston
« on: April 15, 2013, 01:19:04 PM »
I just saw it on the news, they even have a video of the explosion...
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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: You can't be a Christian and believe in a Round Earth
« on: April 10, 2013, 06:34:26 PM »
Fundamentalists are the only types of Christians?