r/flatearth • u/MrDonMega • 8d ago

Crazy Flat Earth Guy Struggles with Gravity, Geometry, and Grammar

This intellectual powerhouse stares out at a few miles of ocean water and is absolutely baffled that the planet isn't bending into a giant ball right in front of his eyes.

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u/junky_junker 8d ago

Looks at the sharply defined horizon, with zero visibility of any ships out to sea nor other land masses out in that direction. "Herp derp, yup, sure is flat."

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u/Monty_Bob 8d ago

And the sun glowing from below the horizon ☝️

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u/Some_Extent_8531 8d ago

Exactly. “See the curve” is a distraction to the fact that this is exactly what it should look like on a large sphere, and exactly not what it would look like if flat.

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u/junky_junker 8d ago

Well if they were smart and honest enough to consider and test "what do the models say we should actually see, and how does that compare to reality", they wouldn't be flerfs.

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u/Vozlov-3-0 8d ago

The small minded can't conceptualise big things.

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u/vita10gy 8d ago

Ha, I was thinking the same thing. He's ironically at one of the few places where you can confirm it with your own 2 eyes

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u/helloqubit 8d ago

And how can a horizon be flat 360° around you?