Something doesnt add up

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #150 on: February 25, 2009, 12:45:00 PM »
Well when you manage to gather the flight logs necessary to disprove every possible FE map configuration please send me a PM so we can continue our discussion.

I've experienced spherical earth first hand and so have millions of people on this planet. You dont need to go into space to experience round earth, you just have to have to be well travelled.


obviously these people are not well travelled as they are all basement dwellers (at their moms house)

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #151 on: February 25, 2009, 01:12:25 PM »

I've experienced spherical earth first hand and so have millions of people on this planet. You dont need to go into space to experience round earth, you just have to have to be well travelled.


obviously these people are not well travelled as they are all basement dwellers (at their moms house)

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #152 on: February 26, 2009, 04:57:44 AM »
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Is it worth me actually doing the work to get this data?

Yes it is. When you guys actually have some data to present please let us know so we can look at it.

Here's a quick example of some of this data plucked off the internet.  

England to Australia: 24 hours
Australia to South America: 17 hours

http://www.blurtit.com/q496939.html
http://www.convertunits.com/time/from/brisbane,+australia/to/south+america

Now before you question the integrity of this data I should point out that you could go to any airline or any website and the figures will be similar.  These are just examples but they are consistent with the truth.  

This example alone concludes that Australia cannot be the other side of a disk to South America.  
If you were to place South America on another place on a disc compared to Australia I could prove it wrong with another flight time.  We could keep doing this until you had to concede the flat earth theory is false.

The truth is the flight times from country to country ONLY correlate when you have a ROUND earth.  



Ok, I'm wrong. You can use search but seems that you are incapable of interpreting results. Sad again.

I did interpret the results. The results were interpreted as your side having no data.
I see, you are not capable of using search feature in this forum, sad.

I searched for data and all I could find was posts of me asking you guys for data and you guys providing none.

So, the first quote was pretty early on in this thread. Yet you are still asking for data...

Also, this: http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?topic=26662.0

So, explain how a flat earth is possible?

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #153 on: February 27, 2009, 04:36:46 PM »
Having gone through this thread, we can determine that Tom Bishop is indeed very childish, needlessly stubborn and desperate for attention.
The thing is, no one can prove anything to such an extent that is 100% fact. Instead, with most humans being rational thinkers, we compare evidence provided by both sides of the matter. We then make our own judgment, usually based upon the evidence given to us. Some "evidence" is blatantly false, yet other pieces of evidence are almost fact, which can only be disproven if the whole universe we are surrounded by is false.
You ask for 100% solid, disproveable data, however, this does not exist. Thus, this would mean that you yourself have no solid data to support your Massively flawed argument. Having my self been on a concord, which is at 45,000 feet, I have just seen that the Earth is indeed round. And no, I am not part of this "conspiracy", learn to let go...........

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #154 on: March 01, 2009, 03:11:00 PM »
On this point: anybody who has flown in a jet over the ocean in a window seat knows that when you look at the horizon it is round-shaped.

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http://flickr.com/photos/anjum/2229579511/



If that's not a curve I don't know what is.  They even have a straight line drawn on that picture in the link I give.

All I did was google 'horizon curvature', there's a ton.
« Last Edit: March 01, 2009, 03:15:44 PM by imasomebody »

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #155 on: March 01, 2009, 03:16:46 PM »
On this point: anybody who has flown in a jet over the ocean in a window seat knows that when you look at the horizon it is round-shaped.

This has been mathematically discounted through simple geometric arguments even in a RET world previously - search for it.

Having my self been on a concord, which is at 45,000 feet, I have just seen that the Earth is indeed round. And no, I am not part of this "conspiracy", learn to let go...........

Did you get any pictures?
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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #156 on: March 01, 2009, 03:22:48 PM »
http://images.google.com/images?q=private+rocketry+pictures

The SpaceX pictures are pretty cool, but of course that was for a NASA sponsored competition, so obviously NASA was in control of all of the privately owned businesses who had private sector scientists doing the research.

Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #157 on: March 01, 2009, 05:12:47 PM »
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Is it worth me actually doing the work to get this data?

Yes it is. When you guys actually have some data to present please let us know so we can look at it.
Convincing data are already in the forums. SEARCH for the truth, if you dare.

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #158 on: March 01, 2009, 06:50:01 PM »
If that's not a curve I don't know what is.  They even have a straight line drawn on that picture in the link I give.

Wide angle lenses can artificially introduce curvature into photographs.
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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #159 on: March 01, 2009, 08:45:03 PM »
Honestly, i went into this thread with an open mind. Im trying to think of what i could compare it to... its like comparing if george washington existed to if the flying spaghetti monster ever existed.

The RE'ers provide significant data showing he exists.
The FE'ers saying until you dig up his bones and show DNA samples, he never existed.
The RE'ers ask for data on whether the flying spaghetti monster ever existed.
The FE'ers saying until you dig up his bones and show DNA samples of george washington, he never existed.

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #160 on: March 01, 2009, 09:34:48 PM »
Honestly, i went into this thread with an open mind. Im trying to think of what i could compare it to... its like comparing if george washington existed to if the flying spaghetti monster ever existed.
As I recall, there was at least one pastafarian that posted fairly regularly for a while.
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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #161 on: March 04, 2009, 08:44:29 AM »
The FE maps are hypothetical only.

How can you devote all this time to a map that is just hypothetical? At least RE'ers have ton of scientific data to back up our clam. There is not one shread of scienctific proof that I have seen that cant be explained by having a RE. This is not a relegion. You cant say just have faith. There are things that a FE just cant account for due to the laws of physics. (I wont get into them now)

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #162 on: March 04, 2009, 11:02:03 AM »
The FE maps are hypothetical only.

How can you devote all this time to a map that is just hypothetical? At least RE'ers have ton of scientific data to back up our clam. There is not one shread of scienctific proof that I have seen that cant be explained by having a RE. This is not a relegion. You cant say just have faith. There are things that a FE just cant account for due to the laws of physics. (I wont get into them now)

I back your clam also.  You should keep it shut though, or things will get into it.
Belief gets in the way of learning.  If you believe something, you've closed your mind to any further thought.  I know some things, little things, not the nine million names of God.

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #163 on: March 04, 2009, 12:19:57 PM »
The FE maps are hypothetical only.

How can you devote all this time to a map that is just hypothetical? At least RE'ers have ton of scientific data to back up our clam. There is not one shread of scienctific proof that I have seen that cant be explained by having a RE. This is not a relegion. You cant say just have faith. There are things that a FE just cant account for due to the laws of physics. (I wont get into them now)


I'm looking for proof. I can accept that they think the earth is flat. But from what I've seen and read for their proof it makes no sense. By there way of thinking every planet in our solar system is flat. I can guarrentee you that if we went to IO (a moon of jupiter or saturan) that is covered in lava, the lava would have the same properties as the water here (as far as looking like it just ends.) When we went to the moon once again looking out over the horizon it appears that the it is flat. looking at any planet will give you the illision that it is flat. When asked whay there is no more proof it always will come down to the same thing "government conspirency" I seen more proof that the illumenati exist then theproof for the earth is flat.
I back your clam also.  You should keep it shut though, or things will get into it.

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #164 on: March 04, 2009, 12:28:33 PM »



I'm looking for proof. I can accept that they think the earth is flat. But from what I've seen and read for their proof it makes no sense. By there way of thinking every planet in our solar system is flat. I can guarrentee you that if we went to IO (a moon of jupiter or saturan) that is covered in lava, the lava would have the same properties as the water here (as far as looking like it just ends.) When we went to the moon once again looking out over the horizon it appears that the it is flat. looking at any planet will give you the illision that it is flat. When asked whay there is no more proof it always will come down to the same thing "government conspirency" I seen more proof that the illumenati exist then theproof for the earth is flat.



You're missing one big point.  According to FE canon, the earth is not a planet like the other things in the solar system.  Therefore, it doesn't have to be the same as they are.

Read the FAQ.
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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #165 on: March 04, 2009, 12:46:41 PM »



I'm looking for proof. I can accept that they think the earth is flat. But from what I've seen and read for their proof it makes no sense. By there way of thinking every planet in our solar system is flat. I can guarrentee you that if we went to IO (a moon of jupiter or saturan) that is covered in lava, the lava would have the same properties as the water here (as far as looking like it just ends.) When we went to the moon once again looking out over the horizon it appears that the it is flat. looking at any planet will give you the illision that it is flat. When asked whay there is no more proof it always will come down to the same thing "government conspirency" I seen more proof that the illumenati exist then theproof for the earth is flat.



You're missing one big point.  According to FE canon, the earth is not a planet like the other things in the solar system.  Therefore, it doesn't have to be the same as they are.

Read the FAQ.

I did read th FAQs, but the earth is still part of this universe correct? If it is then there are certian rules it has to follow. ie.. the fact that it does not have as much mass as jupiter therefore jupiter would not rotate around us but us around jupiter. So would every other planet for that matter since the sun would be small according to beliefs

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #166 on: March 04, 2009, 01:57:15 PM »



I'm looking for proof. I can accept that they think the earth is flat. But from what I've seen and read for their proof it makes no sense. By there way of thinking every planet in our solar system is flat. I can guarrentee you that if we went to IO (a moon of jupiter or saturan) that is covered in lava, the lava would have the same properties as the water here (as far as looking like it just ends.) When we went to the moon once again looking out over the horizon it appears that the it is flat. looking at any planet will give you the illision that it is flat. When asked whay there is no more proof it always will come down to the same thing "government conspirency" I seen more proof that the illumenati exist then theproof for the earth is flat.



You're missing one big point.  According to FE canon, the earth is not a planet like the other things in the solar system.  Therefore, it doesn't have to be the same as they are.

Read the FAQ.

I did read th FAQs, but the earth is still part of this universe correct? If it is then there are certian rules it has to follow. ie.. the fact that it does not have as much mass as jupiter therefore jupiter would not rotate around us but us around jupiter. So would every other planet for that matter since the sun would be small according to beliefs

In FE theory, the heavenly bodies are much smaller than in RE.  The Earth is actually much more massive than anything visibly above us.
Where did you educate the biology, in toulet?

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #167 on: March 04, 2009, 02:32:45 PM »
I have a couple of reservations with this. Firstly it means that we need a totally new explanation for how stars shine. This is more of a problem that it sounds because spectral lines from the sun tell us its chemical composition and suggest very strongly that nuclear fusion is going on inside. So can we tell how far away the sun is without using celestial mechanics. Yes, we can, at least if you live a long way north of south. One can simply look through a telescope and look for a large solar flare and then time how long it takes for the increase in solar particles to cause a particularly bright northern lights. From this we can tell that either that particles are very highly relativistic or the sun is a very long way away. We know that that the particles although fast are not highly relativstic  so we conclude that the sun is far away.

Now the stars. Once again we are left with the mechanism by which they shine. Some stars are far hotter than the sun yet according to the FE model comparatively tiny again there is nothing in modern physics to explain how such a phenomenon would occur. Cosmic particles, the Earth is regularly bombarded by particles far higher than in the LHC up to 1018eV and above. Could this not come from nearby? Well assuming that they are not being fired at us by some particle accelerator but are being emitted isotropically then you would not want to be within a few light years of such a body. Though there is a more elegant argument relates to interactions of cosmic particles. The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) provides a source of relatively low energy photons with which cosmic particles can interact. Above about 1019eV the following interaction can occur.

proton + photon -> Delta -> neutron + pion

We see a large drop in very high energy cosmic particles reaching Earth due to this interaction. If the sources were closer than 10's of light years we would no see a significant fall in the number of particles.

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #168 on: March 05, 2009, 06:46:48 AM »
I have a couple of reservations with this. Firstly it means that we need a totally new explanation for how stars shine. This is more of a problem that it sounds because spectral lines from the sun tell us its chemical composition and suggest very strongly that nuclear fusion is going on inside. So can we tell how far away the sun is without using celestial mechanics. Yes, we can, at least if you live a long way north of south. One can simply look through a telescope and look for a large solar flare and then time how long it takes for the increase in solar particles to cause a particularly bright northern lights. From this we can tell that either that particles are very highly relativistic or the sun is a very long way away. We know that that the particles although fast are not highly relativstic  so we conclude that the sun is far away.

Now the stars. Once again we are left with the mechanism by which they shine. Some stars are far hotter than the sun yet according to the FE model comparatively tiny again there is nothing in modern physics to explain how such a phenomenon would occur. Cosmic particles, the Earth is regularly bombarded by particles far higher than in the LHC up to 1018eV and above. Could this not come from nearby? Well assuming that they are not being fired at us by some particle accelerator but are being emitted isotropically then you would not want to be within a few light years of such a body. Though there is a more elegant argument relates to interactions of cosmic particles. The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) provides a source of relatively low energy photons with which cosmic particles can interact. Above about 1019eV the following interaction can occur.

proton + photon -> Delta -> neutron + pion

We see a large drop in very high energy cosmic particles reaching Earth due to this interaction. If the sources were closer than 10's of light years we would no see a significant fall in the number of particles.

I hate to admit this because I love science but can you explain this a bit more in laymans terms. I only understood about half of what you said

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #169 on: March 05, 2009, 08:13:54 AM »



I'm looking for proof. I can accept that they think the earth is flat. But from what I've seen and read for their proof it makes no sense. By there way of thinking every planet in our solar system is flat. I can guarrentee you that if we went to IO (a moon of jupiter or saturan) that is covered in lava, the lava would have the same properties as the water here (as far as looking like it just ends.) When we went to the moon once again looking out over the horizon it appears that the it is flat. looking at any planet will give you the illision that it is flat. When asked whay there is no more proof it always will come down to the same thing "government conspirency" I seen more proof that the illumenati exist then theproof for the earth is flat.



You're missing one big point.  According to FE canon, the earth is not a planet like the other things in the solar system.  Therefore, it doesn't have to be the same as they are.

Read the FAQ.

I did read th FAQs, but the earth is still part of this universe correct? If it is then there are certian rules it has to follow. ie.. the fact that it does not have as much mass as jupiter therefore jupiter would not rotate around us but us around jupiter. So would every other planet for that matter since the sun would be small according to beliefs

In FE theory, the heavenly bodies are much smaller than in RE.  The Earth is actually much more massive than anything visibly above us.

So please explain to me how a planet that is smaller the earth could have so many moons like saturan or jupiter. This is some thing that has been proven and that you can see for yourself with a good store brought telescope. From the way you are speaking we are by far the largest object in the solar system. For us to have the type of gravintaonal pull needed to keep all our planets in our orbit we would have to be massive truely massive like the size of the RE sun. But we still run into another problem. If earth has no gravity what is forcing our solar system to revolve around us. In the RE senerio the suns gravity is what keep us from flying out into the cold depths of space. In the RE senerio the earths gravity is what keeps the moon in orbit. In th FE senerio what is causing the planets to rotate around us. I understand that the Au (I think it's called that) is forcing us up at speeds approching the speed of light. (i can understand it but I don't believe it.) There is still nothing to explain our soloar system. If our solar system is as small as you suggest then we would have some major problems as far as planets colliding.

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #170 on: March 05, 2009, 09:53:16 AM »
I dont even know why i bother because Tom is just going to come up with some cock and bull "no data" way out anyway but...

I dont understand why you (Tom) dont have sufficient data to do simple geographical equations based on flight times to prove an arch in the earths surface.  The RE'rs have posted sites, explained reasoning, have done equations, basically done all the work they can do and them some.  They have even posted IN DETAIL there reasoning and mathematical basis for their theories, yet you still need data?  I feel that if they were to take you into space and orbit the earth, all you would do is blindfold yourself and say "i see nothing that disproves my point".  I deem that Tom should be removed from all intellectual criteria from this point on, he has no scientific reasoning of why the data is insufficient nor does he specify what more he wants, simply "more"... "more" what?  Flight times?  Equations?  Explanations?   Perhaps if you explained what KIND of data you want we would be able to provide this "data" for you because you simply choose not to look for it yourself.  As it has been stated in this thread before, Tom continually asks for proof that the earth is round and we oblige, yet when we ask for data that the earth is flat (and simple geographical equations or a valid time/travel ratio would suffice) you simply say "no funding".  I dont see where funding is needed to do mathematical equations (such as the RE'rs have done) to at least give us a valid scientifically reasoning for why it may perhaps be flat.  In short all i see when i read this thread (in its entirety) is as follows;

FE'rs:  The earth is flat
RE'rs:  Here are mathematical equations that prove the earth is round, i would like to discuss this and see what mathematical equations you have to prove your point.
FE'rs:  That equation isnt sufficient enough
RE'rs:  I beg to differ, it involves the travel/time ratio due to curvature of the earth, please tell me what you would like more.
FE'rs:  More data.
Re'rs:  What kind.
FE'rs:  More, this is insufficient.

Needless to say, being a new member, it makes me think that the RET is more inclined to be true due to proof that they have provided and the lack of data the FET has provided. 

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #171 on: March 05, 2009, 08:28:12 PM »
I dont even know why i bother because Tom is just going to come up with some cock and bull "no data" way out anyway but...

I dont understand why you (Tom) dont have sufficient data to do simple geographical equations based on flight times to prove an arch in the earths surface.  The RE'rs have posted sites, explained reasoning, have done equations, basically done all the work they can do and them some.  They have even posted IN DETAIL there reasoning and mathematical basis for their theories, yet you still need data?  I feel that if they were to take you into space and orbit the earth, all you would do is blindfold yourself and say "i see nothing that disproves my point".  I deem that Tom should be removed from all intellectual criteria from this point on, he has no scientific reasoning of why the data is insufficient nor does he specify what more he wants, simply "more"... "more" what?  Flight times?  Equations?  Explanations?   Perhaps if you explained what KIND of data you want we would be able to provide this "data" for you because you simply choose not to look for it yourself.  As it has been stated in this thread before, Tom continually asks for proof that the earth is round and we oblige, yet when we ask for data that the earth is flat (and simple geographical equations or a valid time/travel ratio would suffice) you simply say "no funding".  I dont see where funding is needed to do mathematical equations (such as the RE'rs have done) to at least give us a valid scientifically reasoning for why it may perhaps be flat.  In short all i see when i read this thread (in its entirety) is as follows;

FE'rs:  The earth is flat
RE'rs:  Here are mathematical equations that prove the earth is round, i would like to discuss this and see what mathematical equations you have to prove your point.
FE'rs:  That equation isnt sufficient enough
RE'rs:  I beg to differ, it involves the travel/time ratio due to curvature of the earth, please tell me what you would like more.
FE'rs:  More data.
Re'rs:  What kind.
FE'rs:  More, this is insufficient.

Needless to say, being a new member, it makes me think that the RET is more inclined to be true due to proof that they have provided and the lack of data the FET has provided. 
I agree with you pla sable, but why get rid of Tom? Yes he's annoying and extremely repetitive, but without him then what's the fun of messing with the FE'ers? We need somebody so stuck to his beliefs that others are willing to follow in order to mess with them, if not they won't have a devoted leader to keep them on track in their beliefs.
As much as all of us want them to open their eyes and see a round, spherical Earth. It's still fun to mess with them.

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #172 on: March 05, 2009, 10:01:41 PM »
I dont even know why i bother because Tom is just going to come up with some cock and bull "no data" way out anyway but...

I dont understand why you (Tom) dont have sufficient data to do simple geographical equations based on flight times to prove an arch in the earths surface.  The RE'rs have posted sites, explained reasoning, have done equations, basically done all the work they can do and them some.  They have even posted IN DETAIL there reasoning and mathematical basis for their theories, yet you still need data?  I feel that if they were to take you into space and orbit the earth, all you would do is blindfold yourself and say "i see nothing that disproves my point".  I deem that Tom should be removed from all intellectual criteria from this point on, he has no scientific reasoning of why the data is insufficient nor does he specify what more he wants, simply "more"... "more" what?  Flight times?  Equations?  Explanations?   Perhaps if you explained what KIND of data you want we would be able to provide this "data" for you because you simply choose not to look for it yourself.  As it has been stated in this thread before, Tom continually asks for proof that the earth is round and we oblige, yet when we ask for data that the earth is flat (and simple geographical equations or a valid time/travel ratio would suffice) you simply say "no funding".  I dont see where funding is needed to do mathematical equations (such as the RE'rs have done) to at least give us a valid scientifically reasoning for why it may perhaps be flat.  In short all i see when i read this thread (in its entirety) is as follows;

FE'rs:  The earth is flat
RE'rs:  Here are mathematical equations that prove the earth is round, i would like to discuss this and see what mathematical equations you have to prove your point.
FE'rs:  That equation isnt sufficient enough
RE'rs:  I beg to differ, it involves the travel/time ratio due to curvature of the earth, please tell me what you would like more.
FE'rs:  More data.
Re'rs:  What kind.
FE'rs:  More, this is insufficient.

Needless to say, being a new member, it makes me think that the RET is more inclined to be true due to proof that they have provided and the lack of data the FET has provided. 

you act as if tom is a scientist when he is really the same thing as tom cruise and his Scientology.

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #173 on: March 06, 2009, 02:05:33 AM »
OK, here is the World Map Creation System.

1) Go to Travel agents and get the times for their international flights. If the times between two cities are similar in both directions then we know that no "Jet Stream" like air currents are effecting the flight.

2) Get thin flexible wire/tube that has a bit of rigidity, like plastic fishtank hose (one for each flight detail you get).

3) Using a common scale, say 1 cm = 1 hour, cut the lengths of hose to the length of the flight times (label them with the start end cities so you remember what each is).

4) Connect all the hoses together joining the ends with the same cities together for all the lengths of hose.

What you have here is a representation of the flight times, of the various routes. But not only that, you have represented them as spatial relationships. As the actual flight times represent spatial relationships between locations on the Earth, you have just used the this data to show the spatial relationships between the various cities around the world and so reflects the actual geometrical relationship between the cities.

In other words, if the Earth is flat, then you will get a disk, if the Earht is round, then you will get a sphere.

As this is not perfect, there will be some errors (it won't be a perfectly flat plane or a perfect sphere). However, what is important is the connectivity between them. The connectivity between a Spherical and a flat Earth are so different as to be unmistakeable (the sphere will enclose a volume and the disk will not).

This is a really cheap way to make a map. It does not take a lot of effort (and some people find this fun too), and the data is available (and BTW Tom, it has been posted on the forums. Learn to use the search function or just lurk more) and easily gathered with minimal effort (a few phone calls, a trip to your local travel agents, even just go to their web sites, etc) and can be reliable as there are millions of people checking the reliability every day (every single person that has ever got on an international flight).

So here is reliable, independently verified data, and a method of turning that into an actual map for eithr a FE or RE in a way that confirms either one.

Who will take up this challenge (and yes I would like REers to have a go at this too)?
Everyday household experimentation.

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #174 on: March 07, 2009, 12:41:17 PM »
You are assuming, of course, that flights take the optimum route and are not sent on a wild goose chase by the conspiracy-controlled GPS system?
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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #175 on: March 07, 2009, 01:33:59 PM »
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You are assuming, of course, that flights take the optimum route and are not sent on a wild goose chase by the conspiracy-controlled GPS system?

I don't see why they would be. Flight times didn't shoot up with the introduction of the civilian GPS, and there are other method pilots use to tell where they are anyway.

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #176 on: March 07, 2009, 01:46:50 PM »
Civilian GPS isn't yet a reality - all the satellites are still controlled by the US military.  The European system isn't yet operational, although once it is it would be much harder to argue that that is under the sway of the conspiracy.

Other methods pilots use to determine the correct flight path and location are prone to large errors, which is why they all use GPS.
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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #177 on: March 07, 2009, 02:26:42 PM »
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Civilian GPS isn't yet a reality - all the satellites are still controlled by the US military.  The European system isn't yet operational, although once it is it would be much harder to argue that that is under the sway of the conspiracy.

Other methods pilots use to determine the correct flight path and location are prone to large errors, which is why they all use GPS.

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough - I was referring to the ability for civilians, such as commercial aircraft, to make used of the signals produced by the GPS transmitters. The flight times of planes didn't sharply rise when they started using these signals, suggesting that they were not being taken on a far longer course.

And while pilots make use of GPS, it doesn't imply that it's the only thing that they can use to determine where they are. I imagine that a fair number of pilots, especially those who were not so trusting in new technology shortly after it started to be utilised, may have used methods to determine their course and position other than GPS.
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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #178 on: March 08, 2009, 12:06:16 AM »
You are assuming, of course, that flights take the optimum route and are not sent on a wild goose chase by the conspiracy-controlled GPS system?
No, quite the opposite. The flights are arriving consistently earlier than possible under FET. FE would require the breaking the sound barrier, which is not observed. RET better describes common, everyday observations, yet again.

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Re: Something doesnt add up
« Reply #179 on: March 08, 2009, 01:26:24 PM »
Unless I'm mistaken most of the early flights were conducted using dead reckoning in the Northern 'hemisphere', where FET and RET don't deviate too greatly.  Later flights also used dead reckoning and frequent stopovers to refuel, and again most were either over land (again where FET and RET don't disagree that greatly) or in the North.

Southern 'hemisphere' flights that crossed the oceans came later (although please correct me if I'm wrong on this point) and there aren't enough of them to conclusively prove that there are no viable FE solutions to the ocean sizes before GPS became widely used.
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