Is the Earth Flat? - Some Evidence Presented

[HMS_Beagle]

Anyone capable of thought would realise that if you can see Piton de la Fournaise from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam you can also see Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam from Piton de la Fournaise.

Objection your Honor! Assumes facts not in evidence.

[JohnMartin]

Done. Also added thermometers, Reunion, and the Apollo program.

These are a few of my favorite things.


JM

[Sparko]

Also, if the world is flat, and the moon orbits above the "equator" then everyone in the northern hemisphere would only see the "nearside" of the moon, and everyone on the southern hemisphere would see the farside of the moon when it was orbiting near them and the "nearside" when the moon was opposite their location on the flat earth. That doesnt happen.

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[JohnMartin]

At least I have some entertainment value. That makes me a happy man.

JM

[Roy]

You deliberately highlighted a portion of what Sparko said and to try and make it seem as if he said something else. that is dishonest.

Tut tut. Never assume malice when superlative ineptitude is a possibility:

Not content to demonstrate his total lack of understanding of biology, and paleontology (transitional fossils), and chemistry, and astronomy, and physics (both statics and dynamics), Moonbat martin moves on to yet another topic upon which he is totally clueless. - Genetics!

[JohnMartin]

Anyone capable of thought would realise that if you can see Piton de la Fournaise from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam you can also see Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam from Piton de la Fournaise.

Even though you should not see the other on a global earth model.

JM

[HMS_Beagle]

At least I have some entertainment value. That makes me a happy man.

JM

Is that why you troll science boards with the most stupid lame-brained claims you can find? Because you're a frustrated comic?

[Roy]

Emirates always makes long haul flights go via Dubai (even if it means you have to travel for longer). It's so people will spend lots of money in Dubai (which apparently has great shopping...my brother's sister-in-law and her husband live in Dubai, he used to work for Emirates).

This isn't even a long-haul flight, it's two different flights that can be taken sequentially.

[Sparko]

Well John has done one good thing. He has united the theists and non-theists together to laugh at his idiocy.

[JohnMartin]

LOL! Moonbat Martin the dishonest quote miner. From a section on atmospheric refraction in Astronomy and Astronomical Instruments, p. 105. By George G. Carey.

""On some occasions the horizontal refraction amounts to 36 or 37 minutes, and generally to about 33 minutes, which is equal to the diameter of the sun or moon; and, therefore, the whole disc of the sun or moon will appear above the horizon, both at rising and setting, although actually below. This is the reason that the full moon has sometimes been seen above the horizon before the sun was set. A remarkable instance of this kind was observed at Paris, on the 19th of July, 1750, when the moon appeared visibly eclipsed, while the sun was distinctly to be seen above the horizon."

"On the 20th of April, 1837, the moon appeared to rise eclipsed before the sun had set. The same phenomenon was observed on the 20th of September, 1717." [22] McCulloch's Geography, p. 85.

"In the lunar eclipses of July 17th, 1590; November 3rd, 1648; June 16th, 1666; and May 26th, 1668; the moon rose eclipsed whilst the sun was still apparently above the horizon. Those horizontal eclipses were noticed as early as the time of Pliny." [23]

"Illustrated London Almanack for 1864," the astronomical articles in which are by James Glaisher, Esq., of the Greenwich Royal Observatory.

JM

[JohnMartin]

John: The 'strong' in 'strong evidence for a flat Earth' is referring to the smell, not the scientific viability. I think you've gone 'nose blind'.


Jim

You make the evidence for the flat earth very strong when you ignore refraction in your ruler science experiment. Apparently you eyes are trained to ignore, or see what's really going on through refracted light.

JM

[HMS_Beagle]

"On the 20th of April, 1837, the moon appeared to rise eclipsed before the sun had set. The same phenomenon was observed on the 20th of September, 1717." [22] McCulloch's Geography, p. 85.

"In the lunar eclipses of July 17th, 1590; November 3rd, 1648; June 16th, 1666; and May 26th, 1668; the moon rose eclipsed whilst the sun was still apparently above the horizon. Those horizontal eclipses were noticed as early as the time of Pliny." [23]

"Illustrated London Almanack for 1864," the astronomical articles in which are by James Glaisher, Esq., of the Greenwich Royal Observatory.

JM

Every case was an instance of atmospheric refraction too. No flat earth to be seen.

OWN GOAL MOONBAT MARTIN!

[JohnMartin]

When you ignore people's arguments that's a clear sign you have no rebuttal and is a clear admission of defeat.

John trollbat Martin admits defeat.

Hows your relative going?

JM

[HMS_Beagle]

You make the evidence for the flat earth very strong when you ignore refraction in your ruler science experiment. Apparently you eyes are trained to ignore, or see what's really going on through refracted light.

JM

LOL! Says the guy who's ignoring refraction in his sun / moon eclipse above the hozizon claims.

[HMS_Beagle]

Hows your relative going?

JM

Great. How's your juvenile trolling going?