At the same time in a city around 500 miles north, the stick there did cast a shadow. When the sun was directly overhead in one place, the stick there cast no shadow. This was achieved by comparing the shadows of sticks in different locations. One of the best documented methods for determining the Earth’s roundness was first performed (to our knowledge) by the ancient Greeks. A good place to start would be by making sure children have the chance to try out simple experiments in school. Perhaps if more people really could see for themselves the evidence, we might be able to reverse this worrying trend. I wish Hughes well with his endeavour, as he has at least been willing to try and prove his theory. But the awareness of how easily images can be doctored and the growth of internet conspiracy theories appears to have fuelled a resurgence of belief in a flat Earth.Īt the same time, there’s a lack of understanding of the science that has long been used to demonstrate that we live on a globe, without the need to leave it.
“Mad” Mike Hughes is all set to build his own rocket to see for himself that the Earth is flat.įor the last 50 years, we’ve been able to view pictures of the Earth from space, which might seem like all the proof you need to see that our planet is in fact round. PS: If you're in India, the documentary is leaving Netflix on Valentine's Day.Could 2,000 years of belief be wrong? Are we in fact living on a disc rather than a globe? One believer from the Flat Earth Society is determined to find out. For more in the world of technology and science, keep reading. Let us know what you think in the comments below. Instead, he proved that it exists.Īlso read: Earth's Insides Are Cooling Faster Than Previously Thought And It's Not GoodĮarth is round, and for good reason - when cosmic processes (read explosions and deadly collisions) take place, gravity pulls in the remnants into a ball shaped entity. Sargeant hoped to disprove the existence of curvature. What effectively happened is that the flat-earther simply proved that the Earth is actually round.Īs explained in the documentary, flat-earther-in-charge Mark K. The conspiracy theorist lets out an "interesting" - throwing all sorts of random theories after the experiment backfired. Once it is lifted higher, the light shines through the holes in the fence. shine the light at the same level as the camera, there is no light to be seen. But if the light shines even when the torch is held at a higher angle, then the Earth is round (which it is!).Īlso read: NASA: 2021 Was Sixth Hottest Year On Record, But We Can Still Save Earth And Us Their basic rationale is that if light is visible when the camera, holes in the fence, and the torch are at the same height above the ground, then the Earth is flat. The person on the other side had to shine a torch back at the camera. In the film (which was released in 2019 but is now getting attention again), one flat-earther sets up an experiment intended to use a camera to film through two holes.
In a victory for common sense and elementary science, the flat-earther's experiment was shown on the epic Netflix documentary called Behind The Curve. IStock A self-fail for flat-earth society A flat-earther recently set out to prove that the Earth is flat, but ended up doing the opposite. First things first - the Earth is round! If you're a flat-earther, you may not enjoy what's to follow.
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