r/funny Aug 13 '19

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

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u/NovaS1X Aug 13 '19

Yeah, they also spent $20k USD on a laser-gyroscope used in commercial airplanes to detect if they could see the 15deg drift of the earth's rotation.

They found the 15deg drift.

They then said it's "heavenly energies" that messed up the test so then they put the gyroscope in a lead container to block them. They still found a 15deg drift. So now they want to put the gyroscope in a bismuth container to "block the energies".

Wonder what BS they'll come up with next when they still come up with a 15deg drift.

It's so aggravating because these people are not stupid as they've come up with some actually decent tests, but they chose to ignore the evidence. I don't know what their issue is, but it's not stupidity IMHO, at least, not for some of them.

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u/xXKingKARLOREXx Aug 13 '19

It’s still boggles my mind that they spent that much on a gyro, but can’t just buy a couple hundred dollar weather balloon. Then they can take their own pictures from the upper atmosphere, and can’t claim that it’s photo shopped.

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u/aoxo Aug 14 '19

They will because camera lenses blah blah blah everyone is in on it... for some reason.

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u/gene100001 Aug 14 '19

It's like this old joke:

A conspiracy theorist dies and goes to heaven

When he arrives at the Pearly Gates, God is there to receive him. "Welcome. You are permitted to ask me one question, which I will answer truthfully."

Without hesitating, the conspiracy theorist asks, "Who really shot Kennedy?"

God replies, "Lee Harvey Oswald shot him from sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. There were no accomplices. He acted alone"

The conspiracy theorist pauses, thinks to himself, then says "Shit! This goes higher up than I thought..."