Antarctica is in fact a continent; Go and see it!

There is a ton of information on travel to Antarctica; SO, there are 12 hour chartered flights on Qantas 747's out of Australia that fly over the entire continent and even over the South Pole.  Yes, indeed all you flat earth folks (particularly the ones in OZ) should get yourselves on one of these flights and prove to us that the entire flight is one big CGI black ops journey.  Looks like the perfect opportunity to disprove the Round Earthers (or Flat Earth Deniers) once and for all.  Here is your chance to prove us all wrong.  Just keep in mind not to spout vitriolic statements about these kinds of flights existing. Finally do something and prove to us all that you are correct or at the very least you can prove that these flights fly you in a "Matrix-like" false reality...or whatever else you can imagine...

For reservations: http://www.antarcticaflights.com.au/
http://www.traveller.com.au/qantas-jumbo-747400-jets-spectacular-southern-journey-over-antarctica-12htsi

Come on, you can front a lousy $1,200 to prove us all wrong can't you?!?!

Who said that Antarctica does not exist?  I wish you people would stop lying, for a change.  You have 8 posts, and all of them are about how you claim that we think Antarctica does not exist.  Would you please back up this claim, with say, a quote or something?  Or, perhaps you would rather just continue to invent things that we said in your head? 

I remain focused on one point; that Antarctica exists.  I have read countless comments by the Flat Earth army of followers about how it exists ONLY as an ice barrier.  Now, don't obfuscate the fact that it is a central tenet of your world view.  And do not confuse the difference between it being a continent and you accepting that "Antarctica" only exists as a narrow barrier on the exterior of your flat as a pancake so-called earth.  Sorry buddy.  We are talking about Antarctica being one solid, semi-circular land mass, which includes the southern pole of a round planet earth.  That's what we're talking about.  Please don't confuse the argument.

Please list one of these "countless comments" that you speak of.  This is news to me. 

I remain focused on one point; that Antarctica exists.  I have read countless comments by the Flat Earth army of followers about how it exists ONLY as an ice barrier.  Now, don't obfuscate the fact that it is a central tenet of your world view.  And do not confuse the difference between it being a continent and you accepting that "Antarctica" only exists as a narrow barrier on the exterior of your flat as a pancake so-called earth.  Sorry buddy.  We are talking about Antarctica being one solid, semi-circular land mass, which includes the southern pole of a round planet earth.  That's what we're talking about.  Please don't confuse the argument.

A lot of FEers claim there does exist a landmass that people travel to and mistake for Antarctica.
More esoteric subsets of FET have both poles and ice caps existing to the same extent, as well.

Business slow this time of year?

Ok, so here we go again; deflecting the evidence surrounding travel to the Antarctic continent and an opportunity for one of you to go an prove us Round Earthers wrong.  As I pointed out, you can pay to fly from Australia all the way to the south pole on a 12 hour flight.  Chartered flights out of Australia are apparently quite common.  There is no logical reason for this kind of opportunity to exist if Antarctica was off limits or did not exist as a continent...

Let's not get into semantics; I said FE'ers don't believe Antarctica exists...we both know that this means that you don't believe IT exists as a continent.  Here's a bunch of really positive reviews on TripAdvisor from people who took that flight.  https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g4357995-d3830236-Reviews-Antarctica_Flights-Cheltenham_Bayside_Greater_Melbourne_Victoria.html  Gotta love Tripadvisor...

Check out Anthony Jinman's solo trip to the South Pole...no doubt a fake, right? " class="bbc_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">

Lot's of evidence that Antarctica is a continent. Climb the Vinson Massif and take a telescope or binoculars to prove otherwise.  Take an expedition to the south pole. Or better yet just take a chartered flight out of Australia to fly over the continent and over the south pole.

I swear this is quite possibly the most insane debate I have ever been involved with...

Ok, so here we go again; deflecting the evidence surrounding travel to the Antarctic
Check out Anthony Jinman's solo trip to the South Pole...no doubt a fake, right? " class="bbc_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">

Lot's of evidence

His face looks perfect, no windburn at all! People doing a couple day excursion look totally burnt on their faces. What's his secret?

Quote from: odvetnik_irsic on February 22, 2016, 01:57:15 PM

Ok, so here we go again; deflecting the evidence surrounding travel to the Antarctic
Check out Anthony Jinman's solo trip to the South Pole...no doubt a fake, right? " class="bbc_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">

Lot's of evidence

His face looks perfect, no windburn at all! People doing a couple day excursion look totally burnt on their faces. What's his secret?

Did you look at the video? Maybe this is how you keep your Peaches and Cream?

I swear this is quite possibly the most insane debate I have ever been involved with...

Welcome to the trenches, no one actually debates anything here. Jroa is a very committed troll, so is the engineer. Most guys who say the earth is flat here are doing it for attention.

Did you look at the video? Maybe this is how you keep your Peaches and Cream?
It is just charming how you try to scrounge up exidence to disprove these things.

Yes I did watch the video. What exidence did I attempt to scrounge up?

Ok, so here we go again; deflecting the evidence surrounding travel to the Antarctic continent and an opportunity for one of you to go an prove us Round Earthers wrong.  As I pointed out, you can pay to fly from Australia all the way to the south pole on a 12 hour flight.  Chartered flights out of Australia are apparently quite common.  There is no logical reason for this kind of opportunity to exist if Antarctica was off limits or did not exist as a continent...

Let's not get into semantics; I said FE'ers don't believe Antarctica exists...we both know that this means that you don't believe IT exists as a continent.  Here's a bunch of really positive reviews on TripAdvisor from people who took that flight.  https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g4357995-d3830236-Reviews-Antarctica_Flights-Cheltenham_Bayside_Greater_Melbourne_Victoria.html  Gotta love Tripadvisor...

Check out Anthony Jinman's solo trip to the South Pole...no doubt a fake, right? " class="bbc_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">

Lot's of evidence that Antarctica is a continent. Climb the Vinson Massif and take a telescope or binoculars to prove otherwise.  Take an expedition to the south pole. Or better yet just take a chartered flight out of Australia to fly over the continent and over the south pole.

I swear this is quite possibly the most insane debate I have ever been involved with...

You created 8 threads to tell us about a plane that goes to Antarctica and linked to a video of guy that traveled 800 miles in Antarctica? Do any of these include a 5.405 million square mile tour by chance? 

Since you like Antarctica so much I have a treat for you.  Can you tell me what's wrong with this screenshot I just took from Google earth?

http://s12.postimg.org/5vfwqxi5p/Antartica_Copy.png

 Just look at it, adjust your monitor if you have to, tilt it up and back until you see it.

Once you do, let me know why they did that.  It would be completely unnecessary if there are planes that fly over the 'continent' to map the area and satellites to take pictures. It would however make complete sense if GE had to create a fake continent (which of course they did) and what you're looking at is proof of that.

I have no idea what your .png file of an alleged Google earth photo has to do with anything.  It's irrelevant to the discussion.  I have offered a lot of evidence that people do travel there and quite possibly are not involved with government ops...just people interested in exploring the continent of Antarctica.  Now, I offered you all an opportunity to take one of the chartered flights out of Australia to prove us all wrong.  Now if you think it's all a scam and the flight doesn't exist or that it doesn't actually fly over the south pole, then PROVE IT.  I am already quite convinced that Antarctica is a continent so there is no need for me to go, however you all keep fabricating all sorts of reasons that it is not.  If flights over the continent are fake then get on that plane, document it well, and offer proof why indeed the trip is a fabrication.  As I understand it they take the 747 down to several thousand feet and fly directly over the pole where they even demonstrate how compasses become distorted.  There you go.  I have offered you a chance to prove your theory and to disprove the rest of us flat earth skeptics.  And it will only cost you $1,200...not such big cost in your life's pursuit of flat earth quackery. 

Here's my prediction; you won't go because you are too afraid of destroying your precious world view. 

Quote from: rabinoz on February 22, 2016, 07:11:43 PM

Did you look at the video? Maybe this is how you keep your Peaches and Cream?
It is just charming how you try to scrounge up exidence to disprove these things.

Yes I did watch the video. What exidence did I attempt to scrounge up?

You commented "His face looks perfect, no windburn at all! People doing a couple day excursion look totally burnt on their faces. What's his secret?"

Quote from: charm on February 22, 2016, 09:04:07 PM

Quote from: rabinoz on February 22, 2016, 07:11:43 PM

Did you look at the video? Maybe this is how you keep your Peaches and Cream?
It is just charming how you try to scrounge up exidence to disprove these things.

Yes I did watch the video. What exidence did I attempt to scrounge up?

You commented "His face looks perfect, no windburn at all! People doing a couple day excursion look totally burnt on their faces. What's his secret?"

With his face covered up like that he would not get very burnt!

Yeah so, I made that observation, I didn't post that video as evidence of anything.

I'm sure he had to take that mask off, there is video with it off and snot frozen on his beard. Very little exposure will cause burns, in a matter of seconds.

Since you like Antarctica so much I have a treat for you.  Can you tell me what's wrong with this screenshot I just took from Google earth?

http://s12.postimg.org/5vfwqxi5p/Antartica_Copy.png

 Just look at it, adjust your monitor if you have to, tilt it up and back until you see it.

Once you do, let me know why they did that.  It would be completely unnecessary if there are planes that fly over the 'continent' to map the area and satellites to take pictures. It would however make complete sense if GE had to create a fake continent (which of course they did) and what you're looking at is proof of that.

I see it, is it photoshop to condense an area or are they creating blustering winds for a more arctic experience?

Quote from: Silicon on February 22, 2016, 09:45:05 PM

Since you like Antarctica so much I have a treat for you.  Can you tell me what's wrong with this screenshot I just took from Google earth?

http://s12.postimg.org/5vfwqxi5p/Antartica_Copy.png

 Just look at it, adjust your monitor if you have to, tilt it up and back until you see it.

Once you do, let me know why they did that.  It would be completely unnecessary if there are planes that fly over the 'continent' to map the area and satellites to take pictures. It would however make complete sense if GE had to create a fake continent (which of course they did) and what you're looking at is proof of that.

I see it, is it photoshop to condense an area or are they creating blustering winds for a more arctic experience?

its is a bunch of photos together like a puzzle, its difficult to take one large good photo, its to be a tools for computers, if you want somethig better so you need more reasearch.
now this prove that flat earth is right? not!

Quote from: charm on February 23, 2016, 06:13:41 AM

Quote from: Silicon on February 22, 2016, 09:45:05 PM

Since you like Antarctica so much I have a treat for you.  Can you tell me what's wrong with this screenshot I just took from Google earth?

http://s12.postimg.org/5vfwqxi5p/Antartica_Copy.png

 Just look at it, adjust your monitor if you have to, tilt it up and back until you see it.

Once you do, let me know why they did that.  It would be completely unnecessary if there are planes that fly over the 'continent' to map the area and satellites to take pictures. It would however make complete sense if GE had to create a fake continent (which of course they did) and what you're looking at is proof of that.

I see it, is it photoshop to condense an area or are they creating blustering winds for a more arctic experience?

its is a bunch of photos together like a puzzle, its difficult to take one large good photo, its to be a tools for computers, if you want somethig better so you need more reasearch.
now this prove that flat earth is right? not!

Its a large perfect photoshopped circle right in the middle of Antarctica.  The area of the circle is swept to the center and blurred.

You would have to do something like this if say the continent of Antarctica was a large strip around a circle.  In order to make it one piece you would have to connect it together and do something with a missing center area.  But first you would have to mess with the outer edges and take out distance.  Thats why they look so funny.  Then you would have to connect the two ends of the strip.  I haven't looked for evidence of this but its most likely there. If you just 'skewed' the center so the inner circle would meet together and form a single piece then it would look very odd.  However, if you filled the hole with a enlarged part of the white continent , and blurred and swept it like they did then it would be less obvious.

Quote from: racionador on February 23, 2016, 06:19:08 AM

Quote from: charm on February 23, 2016, 06:13:41 AM

Quote from: Silicon on February 22, 2016, 09:45:05 PM

Since you like Antarctica so much I have a treat for you.  Can you tell me what's wrong with this screenshot I just took from Google earth?

http://s12.postimg.org/5vfwqxi5p/Antartica_Copy.png

 Just look at it, adjust your monitor if you have to, tilt it up and back until you see it.

Once you do, let me know why they did that.  It would be completely unnecessary if there are planes that fly over the 'continent' to map the area and satellites to take pictures. It would however make complete sense if GE had to create a fake continent (which of course they did) and what you're looking at is proof of that.

I see it, is it photoshop to condense an area or are they creating blustering winds for a more arctic experience?

its is a bunch of photos together like a puzzle, its difficult to take one large good photo, its to be a tools for computers, if you want somethig better so you need more reasearch.
now this prove that flat earth is right? not!

Its a large perfect photoshopped circle right in the middle of Antarctica.  The area of the circle is swept to the center and blurred.

You would have to do something like this if say the continent of Antarctica was a large strip around a circle.  In order to make it one piece you would have to connect it together and do something with a missing center area.  But first you would have to mess with the outer edges and take out distance.  Thats why they look so funny.  Then you would have to connect the two ends of the strip.  I haven't looked for evidence of this but its most likely there. If you just 'skewed' the center so the inner circle would meet together and form a single piece then it would look very odd.  However, if you filled the hole with a enlarged part of the white continent , and blurred and swept it like they did then it would be less obvious.

That's obviously a satellite image too so it can't be wrong.

Quote from: rabinoz on February 23, 2016, 03:36:54 AM

Quote from: charm on February 22, 2016, 09:04:07 PM

Quote from: rabinoz on February 22, 2016, 07:11:43 PM

Did you look at the video? Maybe this is how you keep your Peaches and Cream?
It is just charming how you try to scrounge up exidence to disprove these things.

Yes I did watch the video. What exidence did I attempt to scrounge up?

You commented "His face looks perfect, no windburn at all! People doing a couple day excursion look totally burnt on their faces. What's his secret?"

With his face covered up like that he would not get very burnt!

Yeah so, I made that observation, I didn't post that video as evidence of anything.

I'm sure he had to take that mask off, there is video with it off and snot frozen on his beard. Very little exposure will cause burns, in a matter of seconds.

You do have the medical qualifications to say that "Very little exposure will cause burns, in a matter of seconds" I suppose?

Once again, I have provided the FE dogmatists with an easy challenge; to buy a ticket and take the flight over the south pole and prove us all wrong. The chartered flights only cost $1,200 and take 12 hours. The flight path can be easily monitored and you can take your zoom lenses and take ample photos proving us all wrong. What an easy way to prove us wrong. Cheap and affordable and a de minimus cost to support your conspiratorial world view.

See none of you will take this challenge...I am already satisfied with the view that the world is indeed round and Antarctica is a continent that can be circumnavigated...

Once you do, let me know why they did that.  It would be completely unnecessary if there are planes that fly over the 'continent' to map the area and satellites to take pictures. It would however make complete sense if GE had to create a fake continent (which of course they did) and what you're looking at is proof of that.

The whole point about  Antarctica is not its existence, but the existence of the South Pole itself! That is what the Flat Earth Society has to deny.
The trouble is that numerous people have visited the South Pole itself, from Amundsen and Scott through to those that even winter within a very short distance of the pole.
There is abundant evidence of treks to the Pole, flights to the Pole as well as polar circumnavigations by surface and by air.
In case you ask how they know they are at the Pole. 
Amundsen's expedition used sextants for sun sights (24 hour summer sun, so can't use star sights!).
Scott's expedition used theodolites (heavier, but more accurate than sextants) for the same purpose.

Yes, correct, these FE'ers believe that there is an ice doughnut at the edge of their disk.  However as I pointed out there are ample opportunities to travel there, sail around it on a well publicized railing race, climb the Vinson Massif (and take photos with a high powered telescope...), and even take a chartered 747 over the continent and over the south pole!  What more do these people want?  Since not one question has been answered (not even vaguely reasonably) nor has any scientific evidence been proving that the world is indeed flat I am losing patience in this escapade...what a waste of my time.

Antarctica, is simply a flat ring around the edge of the Earth, rather than a continent. Please examine some flat Earth maps. The reason that it appears to be a landmass is simply that compasses and other such navigational equipment tends to fail near the edge.

Antarctica, is simply a flat ring around the edge of the Earth, rather than a continent. Please examine some flat Earth maps. The reason that it appears to be a landmass is simply that compasses and other such navigational equipment tends to fail near the edge.

Now you do have a trace of evidence for that! For a start the South Magnetic Pole is not even inside the Antarctic Circle.
Then, wonder of wonders, before GPS and even now magnetic compasses are used for navigation in Anrarctica!
Just look at this:

from: http://www.antarctica.gov.au/living-and-working/stations/mawson/this-week-at-mawson/2013/1-november-2013/2
This week at Mawson: 1 November 2013
In the days before Global Positioning Satellites, or GPS, were invented, land navigation in Antarctica was a real challenge. Magnetic compasses, sun compasses, sextants, and dead reckoning were all used by the Antarctic traveller, but each method had its own unique drawbacks. Even modern day GPS can have problems. Coverage at the higher latitudes is limited to certain, yet predictable, hours of the day. At times, accuracy is diminished by the low incident angles of the satellites to the horizon.

Magnetic compasses must be modified for use in high polar latitudes by re-weighting the needle. As the compass gets closer to the South (magnetic[1]) Pole, the south-seeking end of the needle is pulled downward toward the earth and will drag on its enclosure unless the proper non-magnetic counterweight (copper wire) is added to the north-seeking end.

The worst region for the use of the magnetic compass is south of South Australia, just outside the Antarctic Circle.

What about the numerous people that have been right to the South Pole, from Amundsen and Scott on. You believe Rowbotham in a publication in 1885 more than all the more recent evidence - completely unconnected with space or NASA - there weren't around until October 1, 1958!

If you claim to "Embrace Phys Reality", what about the dimensions of the earth?
Equator to North Pole = 10,000 km (very close)
Distance around Equator = 40,000 km (very close)

[1] I added magnetic - not that it matters to us.

Quote from: EmbracePhysReality on February 24, 2016, 05:36:00 PM

Antarctica, is simply a flat ring around the edge of the Earth, rather than a continent. Please examine some flat Earth maps. The reason that it appears to be a landmass is simply that compasses and other such navigational equipment tends to fail near the edge.

Now you do have a trace of evidence for that! For a start the South Magnetic Pole is not even inside the Antarctic Circle.
Then, wonder of wonders, before GPS and even now magnetic compasses are used for navigation in Anrarctica!
Just look at this:

Quote from: Navigation in Antarctica

from: http://www.antarctica.gov.au/living-and-working/stations/mawson/this-week-at-mawson/2013/1-november-2013/2
This week at Mawson: 1 November 2013
In the days before Global Positioning Satellites, or GPS, were invented, land navigation in Antarctica was a real challenge. Magnetic compasses, sun compasses, sextants, and dead reckoning were all used by the Antarctic traveller, but each method had its own unique drawbacks. Even modern day GPS can have problems. Coverage at the higher latitudes is limited to certain, yet predictable, hours of the day. At times, accuracy is diminished by the low incident angles of the satellites to the horizon.

Magnetic compasses must be modified for use in high polar latitudes by re-weighting the needle. As the compass gets closer to the South (magnetic[1]) Pole, the south-seeking end of the needle is pulled downward toward the earth and will drag on its enclosure unless the proper non-magnetic counterweight (copper wire) is added to the north-seeking end.

The worst region for the use of the magnetic compass is south of South Australia, just outside the Antarctic Circle.

What about the numerous people that have been right to the South Pole, from Amundsen and Scott on. You believe Rowbotham in a publication in 1885 more than all the more recent evidence - completely unconnected with space or NASA - there weren't around until October 1, 1958!

If you claim to "Embrace Phys Reality", what about the dimensions of the earth?
Equator to North Pole = 10,000 km (very close)
Distance around Equator = 40,000 km (very close)

Please try to fit those bits of Physical Reality onto a flat surface! - just won't go - bit of a square peg/round hole problem!

[1] I added magnetic - not that it matters to us.

I don't believe you have a source for those measurements and information besides what the global elite tells everyone 

Global Elites!? What are you talking about?! There have been countless visitors to Antarctica and many, many, many expeditions by individuals and nations over the past 150 years. There is no way to maintain or contain such a vast conspiracy. Secondly you have ample opportunities to travel over the south pole; 1) take a chartered flight out of Australia on a 12 hour flight, circumvent the Antarctic continent in the Antarctica Cup Race which covers ONLY 14,000 miles!, or throw down 30k for an expedition to the south pole or climb the Vinson Massif...and don't forget to bring you high powered telescopes, zoom lenses, and other equipment to prove us all wrong...

Your nonsensical statements are an embarrassment to you and those duped into this insane disinfo flat earth campaign...

Global Elites!? What are you talking about?! There have been countless visitors to Antarctica and many, many, many expeditions by individuals and nations over the past 150 years. There is no way to maintain or contain such a vast conspiracy. Secondly you have ample opportunities to travel over the south pole; 1) take a chartered flight out of Australia on a 12 hour flight, circumvent the Antarctic continent in the Antarctica Cup Race which covers ONLY 14,000 miles!, or throw down 30k for an expedition to the south pole or climb the Vinson Massif...and don't forget to bring you high powered telescopes, zoom lenses, and other equipment to prove us all wrong...

Your nonsensical statements are an embarrassment to you and those duped into this insane disinfo flat earth campaign...

Quote : " The thing you guys have got to understand is that SCIENCE does not drive these Flat Earthers it's paranoia.  So there is no amount of evidence you can show them the error of their conclusions.  If you had the ability to bring them to space so that they could observe for themselves that the Earth is a globe they would say it's an elaborate illusion put on by Nasa.  All you can do is have pity on them because convincing them is next to impossible."

Yes, the Global Elites...they all know the world is Flat but not the rest of us.  A conspiracy spanning 500 years and involving countless individuals and not one credible whistleblower to disprove the round earth theory?  Just a bunch of unemployed trolls surfing the internet in their parent's basement "doing research."  Quite pathetic.  Withholding the fact that the earth is flat makes no sense compared to the known conspiracies that take place all the time. 

You don't believe that we live in Middle Earth? I did the research.  It's in the book The Hobbit, plain as day! It must be real...