Earth to be Proven Round Soon

Okay, if you ever go on a space flight, then you can tell us all about it.

I don't know if I'll live for it to be affordable for me, but it WILL be affordable for my grandchildren if not great grandchildren.

I don't know if I'll live for it to be affordable for me, but it WILL be affordable for my grandchildren if not great grandchildren.

No it isn't. Those two companies are probably decades away from space flight. And even if they say they can, it's most likely just a big scam.

Where's the Fail/Ya Right/Prove It Button? Oh it's right here! *presses*

Where's the Fail/Ya Right/Prove It Button? Oh it's right here! *presses*

Where's the Fail/Ya Right/Prove It Button? Oh it's right here! *presses*

This post isn't exactly the epitome of maturity.

FE-argumentation isn't exactly the epitome of maturity.

Why would space flight be impossible on a flat Earth but not on a round Earth?

They could easily be faked.

Quote from: Pointland32 on June 25, 2008, 04:06:37 AM

Why would space flight be impossible on a flat Earth but not on a round Earth?

One would require constant propulsion to stay in space; one cannot orbit an accelerating body (as the Earth is in the FE model) without one's own force of propulsion equal to one's mass multiplied by the acceleration one is trying to keep up with. To summarise; one could launch oneself into space, but it would be a pointless endeavour because one could not stay there.

And yet the sun and moon seem to orbit some 3000 miles above the flat earth quite happily.  FE claims that the exact mechanism for this is unknowable and therefore refuses to speculate.  Personally, I believe that NASA does have some pretty smart people working for them (there is a reason for the "rocket scientist" stereotype) and they were able to figure out that mechanism and tap into it, thus we have sustained space flight above a flat earth.

I feel so good right now...This thread is a HUGE RE win! And like what The Creep said, everything an REer has said here can be researched, and everything that an FEer has said has no proof to back them up. 

Are you an FEer or an REer?

Quote from: Saddam Hussein on June 24, 2008, 10:14:38 AM

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?

Quote from: messierhunter on June 24, 2008, 10:23:32 AM

Quote from: Saddam Hussein on June 24, 2008, 10:14:38 AM

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?

The same way people experience weightlessness on a regular basis in slightly modified passanger jets? Hell, you can go to Russia experience weightless flight tomorrow if you want.

You mean vomit comets or whatever? What about live shots of weightless astronauts that last longer than the duration of weightlessness on the vomit comet? Is it done with wires or something? cus I'd like to sample that equipment