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Jul 3 2016 07:54pm
Quote (Shadowoffury @ Jul 3 2016 08:27pm)
Now you're resorting to twisting my words? We are in disagreement, so as far as this conversation goes both round and flat earths are only models. In reality, one of them is correct, and it's probably the one that relies on math. You can't fake mathematics, if the numbers don't add up it's easy enough to prove. Read the edit from my last post and lmk how, mathematically, you can justify your position.

All of these other people have let you get away with "lol the earth doesn't look round from a camera in a plane." fuck that. I'm not reading all your links, show me some real math that suggests that there's even the smallest possibility that you're right.

If the earth is flat and the sun is close enough to create the huge discrepancy in shadow lengths of vertical objects that we see, than it's close enough to create shadows that travel in opposite directions--which we do not ever see. Why?


I see ill need to hold your hand while you take baby steps

watch this video and see the math for yourself

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#202
Jul 3 2016 09:24pm
The fact you can fly a plane in one direction until you reach your start point again means it's a sphere

If it were as you suggest, we'd hit the giant ice wall of death on the edge of the disk trying to do so
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Jul 3 2016 10:12pm
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[VIDEO]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5otLezLn28[/VIDEO]

Parallax is a terrible way to measure the distance to the moon if you are discussing flat earth idea (since you have to include the curvature in the argument). Just bounce a radar signal off it. That has been done for decades and requires no assumption about the Earth's topography. When you do that you get a result in the neighborhood of 400,000 km. Let me guess, the radar industry is part of the conspiracy too!

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Jul 4 2016 12:23am
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Parallax is a terrible way to measure the distance to the moon if you are discussing flat earth idea (since you have to include the curvature in the argument). Just bounce a radar signal off it. That has been done for decades and requires no assumption about the Earth's topography. When you do that you get a result in the neighborhood of 400,000 km. Let me guess, the radar industry is part of the conspiracy too!


Can you verify the results for yourself or is that simply what you are told to believe? Until then I prefer line of sight parallax and trigonometry vs limited range Military radar technology.

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Jul 4 2016 04:59am
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I prefer line of sight parallax and trigonometry

You know the Greeks were using trigonometry to measure the distance to the moon over 2000 years ago, and their results were consistent with modern ones. I guess the conspiracy must have been going for a long time!
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Jul 4 2016 05:14am
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You know the Greeks were using trigonometry to measure the distance to the moon over 2000 years ago, and their results were consistent with modern ones. I guess the conspiracy must have been going for a long time!


right - by guesstimating 1/50th of an assumed circle - he sounds like the father of Nasa's magical assumptions. I really shouldn't argue with you, I realize you're only able to understand your own perspective.

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#207
Jul 4 2016 10:34am
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right - by guesstimating 1/50th of an assumed circle - he sounds like the father of Nasa's magical assumptions. I really shouldn't argue with you, I realize you're only able to understand your own perspective.


That's funny because you did the equivalent of putting your fingers in your ears and yelling when I gave you very simple and easily confirmable evidence that the earth is round.

Here I'll copy and paste it into this message too, maybe you'll find the courage to consider that you're wrong this time, but probably not.

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If the earth is flat and the sun is close enough to create the huge discrepancy in shadow lengths of vertical objects that we see, than it's close enough to create shadows that travel in opposite directions--which we do not ever see. Why?


Erastosthenes didn't ASSUME the earth was round, he proved it, you're just a bit too dull to realize the difference.
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Jul 4 2016 10:43am
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#209
Jul 4 2016 10:49am
Guys! Everyone call NASA and tell them to build a rocket just so they can send it flying up beyond the atmosphere to prove to flat_sultan that Earth is round...

Oh wait, then he'll argue that the video feed is edited and the argument will continue...

the only way we can both make sure he shuts up for good and he gets his answer at the same time is to send him on a one way trip to space!

Everyone start chipping in to get rid of that parasite! :rofl:
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#210
Jul 4 2016 11:09am
Hey guys, ISn't it funny that Gravity has never been proven and retarded ballers can never answer that, lol - they need to smoke less crack. Freaking mutated monkees - it amazing gravity let them come down from the trees.

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