Experiments!

Many of us have observed the world to be an oblate spheroid, others have observed that the Earth is a disk. We should be able to use the scientific method determin which theory is stronger, or invalidate one theory or the other.

1. Observation and description of a phenomenon or group of phenomena.

2. Formulation of an hypothesis to explain the phenomena. In physics, the hypothesis often takes the form of a causal mechanism or a mathematical relation.

3. Use of the hypothesis to predict the existence of other phenomena, or to predict quantitatively the results of new observations.

4. Performance of experimental tests of the predictions by several independent experimenters and properly performed experiments.

Items 1, 2 & 3 have been done on this board to exhaustion, does anybody have any ideas for inexpensive experiments that could be conducted by individuals in support of either theory?

It won't work voideng.

FE'ers have abandoned the scientific meathod completely, and thus they won't listen to any argument that follows it's rationality.

4. Performance of experimental tests of the predictions by several independent experimenters and properly performed experiments.

Items 1, 2 & 3 have been done on this board to exhaustion, does anybody have any ideas for inexpensive experiments that could be conducted by individuals in support of either theory?

OK,  focus a camera on the north star at night, set the exposure time for 2 hours, largest aperture.

The resulting picture should confirm the earth's shape.
stars should show as arcs of light.

If the earth is round, then the arcs should be 30 degrees with small deviation for atmospheric diffraction toward the horizon.  A "Flat Earth" with a large degree of diffraction on the horizon accounting for the apparent rise and fall of the stars, moon, and sun will have a marked difference in arcs depending on closeness to the horizon.

i want someone to do my magnet experiment!

Items 1, 2 & 3 have been done on this board to exhaustion, does anybody have any ideas for inexpensive experiments that could be conducted by individuals in support of either theory?

Yes, see this thread: http://theflatearthsociety.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5058
The expriments have been done for under £1000, and the curvature of the earth is there for all to see.

Many of us have observed the world to be an oblate spheroid, others have observed that the Earth is a disk. We should be able to use the scientific method determin which theory is stronger, or invalidate one theory or the other.

Why does it have to be the scientific method?

Isn't that a kind of arbitrary choice? Sure it's popular, but just because it's popular doesn't mean it's right.

Fe'ers prefer an alternate method.