Possible way for verifying FLAt earth theory!

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Possible way for verifying FLAt earth theory!
« on: July 07, 2016, 09:20:47 AM »
Now as i m new to this theory i cannot completely believe what flat earthers are saying...in the same way i cannot completely ignore the facts.

So it got me thinking...how would u verify the shape of the earth!

One idea is Select a station in antarctica which can be reached by air.
Now search for flights to this destination.
If one of the flight is from Australia for example then the second place should be an southern location on the opposite side of the globe.
If Earth is a globe both will follow south routes if not the country on the opposite of the globe shud transverse....Getting what i mean?

Please get back to me if u think this is valid.If the for one region it is a direct south flight then the other one should be a long and complicated flight !

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Pirat

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Re: Possible way for verifying FLAt earth theory!
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2016, 10:02:02 AM »
There's already like 5 threads about this on the first page of the Q&A alone.
There are no regular commercial flights to Antarctica. You can get there if you want to, but it's not cheap.
What you can do is fly from South Africa to Australia (or the other way around). That flight takes the so called polar route.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_route
Quote from: Wikipedia
Depending on the winds, the Qantas flight QF 63 from Sydney to Johannesburg sometimes flies over the Antarctic Circle to latitude 71 degrees as well and allowing views of the icecap.
That flight is literally impossible on a Flat Earth. The plane just doesn't have enough fuel or time to make it.

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Re: Possible way for verifying FLAt earth theory!
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2016, 10:35:20 AM »
I wouldn't go to trying to use flight routine to tell the geometry of the Earth, especially regarding the southern hemisphere.  The southern hemisphere has much less land mass and population therefore it has far fewer airports.  The people/software that creates the routes tend to prefer paths that have alternate places to land just in case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eratosthenes.  If you're going low tech.

If you have access to a laser ranging facility.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiment.

Here's another low tech method that should be cheap enough to perform.  http://io9.gizmodo.com/5688939/how-to-measure-the-distance-from-the-earth-to-the-moon

These are just a few ideas.
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Re: Possible way for verifying FLAt earth theory!
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2016, 08:41:44 PM »
EVERY TIME they are silent with issues like these..

Just like the questions I raised about observatories or telescopes. I just had one brain burned guy who try to answer... While all the Flat Earthers remained silent, although dozens read the topic!!

And same with this thread agin!

It's like they all know they are wrong but they keep their mouth shut for God knows why reason??  To try and attract more lost sheep to their FE theory?
Come on, if you know you are wrong, just admit it guys, we won't shoot Allah or Jesus don't worry!

Re: Possible way for verifying FLAt earth theory!
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2016, 10:50:26 PM »
I guess the earth is not flat and these things are raising questions so government is scared that a different truth will be exposed in this shadow.

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Re: Possible way for verifying FLAt earth theory!
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2016, 07:51:01 PM »
Flights to the Antarctic science stations are uncommon and usually specially chartered,  meaning their schedules are not publicized well in advance, nor do they follow consistent routes.  Because the Antarctic environment is so difficult, and alternative or emergency landing sites so unavailable, the plane routes are seldom the most direct and shortest.

However, as I have pointed out, plane and boat trips AROUND Antarctica are not quite so uncommon.  A boat trip usually takes about a week, and the measurements - time, mileage, fuel consumption - all demonstrate that Antarctica is a small continent, much smaller than Australia, and not nearly as enormous as the distortion at the edge of a variety of map projections might suggest.

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Re: Possible way for verifying FLAt earth theory!
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2016, 11:03:42 AM »
EVERY TIME they are silent with issues like these..

Just like the questions I raised about observatories or telescopes. I just had one brain burned guy who try to answer... While all the Flat Earthers remained silent, although dozens read the topic!!
You had a REer who did a perfectly good job at pointing out why the OP's line of reasoning was flawed, what possible reason is there for an FEer to pop in? "Yeah, what he said," isn't much of a post. Sure, a different objection was brought up, but again it's one that's been done dozens if not hundreds of times before.
FEers have enough to be getting on with, if you look at the ongoing discussions.
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Re: Possible way for verifying FLAt earth theory!
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2016, 09:59:34 PM »
Antarctica cannot be The Edge of the Flat Earth as PROVEN by the fact that plenty of ships have completely circumnavigated the Antarctic.

But it would be appear that the one best way for verifying the Flat Earth theory is locating - not by theory but by actual exploration and arriving at The Edge, which should be in every direction if you go far enough.  Once The Edge is located, entirely new industries and sciences will start up to explore and analyze whatever is Over The Edge; it will be very much like space travel.

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Re: Possible way for verifying FLAt earth theory!
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2016, 03:15:38 AM »
Antarctica cannot be The Edge of the Flat Earth as PROVEN by the fact that plenty of ships have completely circumnavigated the Antarctic.

But it would be appear that the one best way for verifying the Flat Earth theory is locating - not by theory but by actual exploration and arriving at The Edge, which should be in every direction if you go far enough.  Once The Edge is located, entirely new industries and sciences will start up to explore and analyze whatever is Over The Edge; it will be very much like space travel.

Not all models have an edge.
Also, why do you keep bumping old threads?
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