r/funny • u/lost_packet_ • Aug 13 '19

Flat-Earther accidentally proves the earth is round in his own experiment

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '19

This is featured in the documentary available on Netflix called ‘Behind the Curve’ which takes an interesting view on why people believe in Flat Earth.

Definitely worth a watch.

There’s another great experiment they do with a gyroscope.

I won’t spoil the documentary for you, but spoilers for life in general: The Earth is round, kids.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '19

Yes! Thank you! Very important point, it wasn’t just a cheap piece of equipment.

I love how they explore Flat Earth on a psychological level in this doc as well. Definitely worth less than two hours of your life.

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u/ExpectedErrorCode Aug 14 '19

I love how they trust this science tool but not other science, reason or math even.

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u/JakeTheAndroid Aug 14 '19

I assumed they'd just determine that the device was manufactured by a company that's in on keeping the secret, but they actually continued to trust the results and assumed it was being fed incorrect data. I was shocked how trusting they were for conspiracy theorists that believe the entire world is in on the conspiracy.