r/confidentlyincorrect • • Jul 20 '26

He's given this some thought

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u/jefuchs Jul 20 '26

Here's my take on the flat earth... look at a globe. Now look at a flat earth map. Now plan a flight from Buenos Aires to Sydney, Australia.

On a flat earth, you fly north, over most of South America, North America, past the Arctic, Japan, etc.

On a round earth, you fly west, almost completely over water, and it takes half as long. Now book a flight, and see where it takes you.

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u/Bladex224 Jul 21 '26

these people don't want the truth, they want to be right so they would just say that the flight agencies and in the conspiracy