Earth to be Proven Round Soon

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100 million dollars per seat. Wow. Ok I know that most if not all of us don't have that kind of money but before we know it an average rich person will be able to fly into space for a vacation. And I can easily bet my life that my grandchildren will go on a space vacation, only it will be much cheaper by then. If the conspiracy existed, then they wouldn't even bother making these things to send us on space vacations. And also the government wouldn't just kill every rich person who goes into space. I'm sure that all the young people on this forum will either go on a space vacation or know someone who does in their lifetime.

I can now say, with great satisfaction, that the Earth is going to finally be proven round soon enough.

I doubt your grandchildren will go on a space vacation, because to have grandchildren you need to have children first, and to do that you need to have sex and I think we all know thats never gonna happen.

I doubt your grandchildren will go on a space vacation, because to have grandchildren you need to have children first, and to do that you need to have sex and I think we all know thats gonna happen.

Thanks?

You're welcome.

But reading that article, I reckon whats happen is that the company is being duped by the Russian space agency and in all likelihood they'll be led on for a while then told that it can't happen and the company will go bankrupt after it has to repay the people who paid to be passengers.

What I "reckon" is that humans will go on space vacations and the Earth will be proven round, and that this forum will die.

You didn't read the quote, did you?

I read the whole thing...

The best thing to do is wait and see.

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100 million dollars per seat. Wow. Ok I know that most if not all of us don't have that kind of money but before we know it an average rich person will be able to fly into space for a vacation. And I can easily bet my life that my grandchildren will go on a space vacation, only it will be much cheaper by then. If the conspiracy existed, then they wouldn't even bother making these things to send us on space vacations. And also the government wouldn't just kill every rich person who goes into space. I'm sure that all the young people on this forum will either go on a space vacation or know someone who does in their lifetime.

I can now say, with great satisfaction, that the Earth is going to finally be proven round soon enough.

Bah!  There have already been 5 space tourists courtesy of the Russian space program.  Old news.

and to do that you need to have sex and I think we all know thats never gonna happen.

I lol'd 

If the space agencies felt that there was the slightest chance of being compromised by letting tourists visit space, they wouldn't allow it.  Presumably, the travelers are being fooled by the optical illusion of the Earth appearing to be round.

If the space agencies felt that there was the slightest chance of being compromised by letting tourists visit space, they wouldn't allow it.  Presumably, the travelers are being fooled by the optical illusion of the Earth appearing to be round.

And how are they being fooled into thinking they're weightless for days on end?

I don't know, I'm not a conspiracy member.  I'm just saying this does not prove RE.

I don't know, I'm not a conspiracy member.  I'm just saying this does not prove RE.

I'm saying it's impossible to recreate certain aspects of spaceflight.  Just think about it for a second; if it was possible, then what's the point of doing experiments in space if you can recreate all the conditions on the ground?  The reason is simple; extended microgravity is impossible on earth.  Saying "I have no explanation" is not a valid reason to dismiss evidence.

In the theme of the title, but perhaps not the thread itself, here's some damning evidence of earth's roundness that I caught quite by accident while getting ready to photograph discovery's launch from across the indian river.  The distance to the other side of the river was nearly 5 miles.  I used an 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and digital SLR camera.  Tell me FE'ers, why do the trees across the river appear to rise straight out of the river?  Where's the shore?  Where's the ground?  I didn't actually mean to capture a picture of the river and for the rest of my shots I rotated the camera so that the image was level.  I rotated the image here so that the river would be level.

Great picture.

Oh well I'm just satisfied that I'll live to see the Earth be proven round.

Tell me FE'ers, why do the trees across the river appear to rise straight out of the river?

I've seen trees growing very close to the level of the water, if not in the water itself.

Admit it Tom, you're just pissed that you won't live to see the Earth be proven round.

Admit it Tom, you're just pissed that you won't live to see the Earth be proven round.

Wait, are you threatening to assasinate Tom?! 

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Tell me FE'ers, why do the trees across the river appear to rise straight out of the river?

I've seen trees growing very close to the level of the water, if not in the water itself.

Nice try tom, but aerial photographs of the other side of the river clearly show the shoreline prior to the trees, so they can't be cypress trees in water (incidently, the shrubs you showed in your picture are not trees, they're watery bushes - it would have been more reasonable to speculate the presence of submerged cypress trees, but neither of these possibilities hold up to inspection).

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100 million dollars per seat. Wow. Ok I know that most if not all of us don't have that kind of money but before we know it an average rich person will be able to fly into space for a vacation. And I can easily bet my life that my grandchildren will go on a space vacation, only it will be much cheaper by then. If the conspiracy existed, then they wouldn't even bother making these things to send us on space vacations. And also the government wouldn't just kill every rich person who goes into space. I'm sure that all the young people on this forum will either go on a space vacation or know someone who does in their lifetime.

I can now say, with great satisfaction, that the Earth is going to finally be proven round soon enough.

 They only say that to convince people that the Earth is round. They are probably lying.

No, I'm not trying to assasinate Tom. He's just too old to see it when it happens. 

And for fluist: I'll be the one laughing when the first vacation happens.

No, I'm not trying to assasinate Tom. He's just too old to see it when it happens. 

And for fluist: I'll be the one laughing when the first vacation happens.

How do you know how old he is? Did he tell you? I doubt it.

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100 million dollars per seat. Wow. Ok I know that most if not all of us don't have that kind of money but before we know it an average rich person will be able to fly into space for a vacation. And I can easily bet my life that my grandchildren will go on a space vacation, only it will be much cheaper by then. If the conspiracy existed, then they wouldn't even bother making these things to send us on space vacations. And also the government wouldn't just kill every rich person who goes into space. I'm sure that all the young people on this forum will either go on a space vacation or know someone who does in their lifetime.

I can now say, with great satisfaction, that the Earth is going to finally be proven round soon enough.

Good post!  Of course you realize, as I do, that the Earth has already been proven round to any knowledgeable person who is both reasonable and intellectually honest.  I predict, though, that no matter how popular and affordable space tourism eventually becomes and no matter how many people actually experience orbital flight, there will always be people who stubbornly and foolishly refuse to abandon the conviction that the Earth is flat, despite any amount of evidence to the contrary, no matter how incontrovertible!

No, I'm not trying to assasinate Tom. He's just too old to see it when it happens. 

And for fluist: I'll be the one laughing when the first vacation happens.

 It's never going to happen. The amount of fuel it would take to send regular people into space would be enormous. Not to mention it would cost a heck of a lot. I think that within the next 50 years, NASA will probably create a virtual reality system that would be so realistic that people would actually think they were in space.

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No, I'm not trying to assasinate Tom. He's just too old to see it when it happens. 

And for fluist: I'll be the one laughing when the first vacation happens.

 It's never going to happen. The amount of fuel it would take to send regular people into space would be enormous. Not to mention it would cost a heck of a lot. I think that within the next 50 years, NASA will probably create a virtual reality system that would be so realistic that people would actually think they were in space.

How exactly is this "virtual reality system" going to create sustained weightlessness?  And by the way, space tourism has already been happening for a long time now.  Dennis Tito was the first, but certainly not the last to shell out the big bucks for a ticket to the international space station.

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Quote from: ROUND000 on June 24, 2008, 11:23:46 AM

No, I'm not trying to assasinate Tom. He's just too old to see it when it happens. 

And for fluist: I'll be the one laughing when the first vacation happens.

 It's never going to happen. The amount of fuel it would take to send regular people into space would be enormous. Not to mention it would cost a heck of a lot. I think that within the next 50 years, NASA will probably create a virtual reality system that would be so realistic that people would actually think they were in space.

How exactly is this "virtual reality system" going to create sustained weightlessness?  And by the way, space tourism has already been happening for a long time now.  Dennis Tito was the first, but certainly not the last to shell out the big bucks for a ticket to the international space station.

 Scientists will find a way to create weightlessness. And the people who say that they went into space are lying.

 Scientists will find a way to create weightlessness.

That's an incredible claim. Where's the incredible proof?

And the people who say that they went into space are lying.

Nice claim, got proof to back up the accusation?

And the people who say that they went into space are lying.

The people who say that they didn't go into space are lying.

Quote from: ROUND000 on June 24, 2008, 09:24:00 AM

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100 million dollars per seat. Wow. Ok I know that most if not all of us don't have that kind of money but before we know it an average rich person will be able to fly into space for a vacation. And I can easily bet my life that my grandchildren will go on a space vacation, only it will be much cheaper by then. If the conspiracy existed, then they wouldn't even bother making these things to send us on space vacations. And also the government wouldn't just kill every rich person who goes into space. I'm sure that all the young people on this forum will either go on a space vacation or know someone who does in their lifetime.

I can now say, with great satisfaction, that the Earth is going to finally be proven round soon enough.

Good post!  Of course you realize, as I do, that the Earth has already been proven round to any knowledgeable person who is both reasonable and intellectually honest.  I predict, though, that no matter how popular and affordable space tourism eventually becomes and no matter how many people actually experience orbital flight, there will always be people who stubbornly and foolishly refuse to abandon the conviction that the Earth is flat, despite any amount of evidence to the contrary, no matter how incontrovertible!

Couldn't have said it better. If anyone still believes the Earth is flat after space vacations they'll all be patients at the local mental hospital.

Well, if it ever actually happens, I guess you might have an argument. 

Shameless bump for Tom.  I smell the death of FE fast approaching.

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Tell me FE'ers, why do the trees across the river appear to rise straight out of the river?

I've seen trees growing very close to the level of the water, if not in the water itself.

Nice try tom, but aerial photographs of the other side of the river clearly show the shoreline prior to the trees, so they can't be cypress trees in water (incidently, the shrubs you showed in your picture are not trees, they're watery bushes - it would have been more reasonable to speculate the presence of submerged cypress trees, but neither of these possibilities hold up to inspection).