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You should read the FAQ on that site. They have ludicrously convoluted ways of "proving" that anything you can see on Earth, including what you might see if you travel entirely around the Earth near the equator, or the view from a very high-flying plane, can be explained in terms of the bending of light. As for views from space, well that's a conspiracy -- obviously!

Rob

Isn't it strange, though? This Flat Earth woman claimed to know that the Earth is flat because she had traveled from the United States to Australia by boat, and she had seen that it was flat. Seems to me that such a journey ought to take at least two weeks, and the woman would, of course, have to spend all of that time on the ocean. Doesn't the belief in a flat Earth require the idea that the Earth must have an edge? And isn't that edge supposed to be out at sea somewhere?

If you travel from the United States to Australia by boat, you'll get to see a lot of the Pacific Ocean. And because the Pacific is the largest of the world's oceans, chances are the edge would be somewhere in there, assuming there is an edge, of course.
The fact that the woman didn't see the edge of the world on her way from the United States to Australia, despite crossing the largest ocean and the "water hemisphere" of the world, should have impressed her more than the apparent flatness of the ocean.

In this picture of the "water hemisphere" you can see Australia and Antarctica. The United States is nowhere to be seen, as it is far off to the right, behind the curvature of the Earth. Ooops.

Maybe those Flat Earthers believe that the Earth is infinite? It has no edge because it is infinite? Wow. That sure makes you wonder where you'll end up if you keep going where your nose is pointing.

Ann

Ann wrote:In this picture of the "water hemisphere" you can see Australia and Antarctica. The United States is nowhere to be seen, as it is far off to the right, behind the curvature of the Earth. Ooops.

Ann, your little 'flat' earth picture clearly shows that the earth is flat on both sides. All the Flat Earthers know this. Watching a ship sail over the horizon and disappear downwardly, just proves that the ocean level is irregular. So trying to get them to wake up and smell the roses, is like

Ann, you might want to go to their forum and discuss your refutation of their theories there. But first read their FAQ, since it answers your questions.

Incidentally, one of their theories requires that the Earth's "edge" is down in what we think of as the middle of Antarctica. That is, poke a hole in the middle of Antarctica, then stretch out the surface of the Earth until it's flat, a disk with Antarctica all around. But there are other competing flat Earth theories, none of which make the slightest sense, of course. Some of them even believe that Shakespeare didn't write ... ... . Er, no, never mind, best not to stir that pot.

Rob

Well, you have to wonder what is below that flat Earth. Perhaps there are turtles all the way down!

Except it's a round Earth that rests on all those turtles!

Don't know what Baby Einstein is doing here - I just though he was cute! And maybe he likes turtles! Okay - he appears to be the avatar of a man called danycool93.

Ann

The Question is.... what is the bottom turtle standing on

I think that Flat Earth Society is an amusing exercise to maintain a theory everyone knows is wrong as an example of how we can come up with contrived explanations to explain things we don't yet fully understand. Except, in this case, we know the theory is completely wrong. But if you compare it to current theories we aren't completely sure about yet, sometime in the future those theories might look something like flat earth theory. Probably not quite as absurd, though.

Ann,
I think a derp is 2 sizes down from a twerp or at least that's what my brother always told me.
Andorians are blue from all that blue andorian ale they drink, it taste's ok but leave's you
with a killer hangover.

Beyond wrote:The Question is.... what is the bottom turtle standing on

That's an easy one

The bottom turtle is standing on the center of the universe

jessy27 wrote:Ann,
I think a derp is 2 sizes down from a twerp or at least that's what my brother always told me.
Andorians are blue from all that blue andorian ale they drink, it taste's ok but leave's you
with a killer hangover.

It also leaves you with a bad case of Klingons the next morning

BMAONE23 wrote:

jessy27 wrote:Ann,
I think a derp is 2 sizes down from a twerp or at least that's what my brother always told me.
Andorians are blue from all that blue andorian ale they drink, it taste's ok but leave's you
with a killer hangover.

It also leaves you with a bad case of Klingons the next morning

That's when you go Romulan about for a cure.

Beyond wrote:

BMAONE23 wrote:

jessy27 wrote:Ann,
I think a derp is 2 sizes down from a twerp or at least that's what my brother always told me.
Andorians are blue from all that blue andorian ale they drink, it taste's ok but leave's you
with a killer hangover.

It also leaves you with a bad case of Klingons the next morning

That's when you go Romulan about for a cure.

Now you shouldn'a oughta Gorn there

HA-HA-HA, good one BAMONE23, but it's not exactly like i've Gorn somewhere where no-one's Gorn before.

The stone heads of Easter Island have bodies, and there is writing on some of them.

Wow! To quote the title, I didn't know that! Beyond, do you know what is written on the statue? Why would they burry their statue after making such a big efford to make them?

Reminds me of the chinese terracotta army, which, in this case, was completely burried.

Easter Island Statue Project
The Easter Island “Heads” Have Bodies
Mental Floss | Chris Higgins | 2011 Nov 08

Easter Island statues have full bodies and contain ancient petroglyphs
Yahoo! News | Eric Pfeiffer | 2012 May 15

Easter Island archaeology project digs up island's secrets
Fox News | 2012 May 16

Thanks for the links bystander!

As the project's director Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Ph.D, writes:

"While many statues have individual petroglyphs, these and only one other statue—of over 1,000 we have documented—have multiple petroglyphs carved as a composition on their backs. Underlying these carvings is a complex symbol found on less than 100 statues. It is referred to by previous researchers as the "ring and girdle" design, and sometimes said to represent the "sun and rainbow."


So they were scientists, weather forecasters and asternauts...cool

Moonlady wrote:Wow! To quote the title, I didn't know that! Beyond, do you know what is written on the statue? Why would they burry their statue after making such a big efford to make them?

Reminds me of the chinese terracotta army, which, in this case, was completely burried.

I have no idea of what is written on the statues, except what is in bystanders posting of them. Speaking of which, i wish there was a way to wake him up earlier from his 'Apathetic Retiree' naps, so he could post what i post -BEFORE- i post it. Then i wouldn't have to put up with all the php stuff, and get better posts besides.

Beyond, I didn't post what you did, but I find it amusing that people are amazed that the moai have bodies, when there are plenty of them with bodies above ground. I figured people might want to read about the images you posted, so I posted links to articles I found.

Beyond wrote:I have no idea of what is written on the statues, except what is in bystanders posting of them. Speaking of which, i wish there was a way to wake him up earlier from his 'Apathetic Retiree' naps, so he could post what i post -BEFORE- i post it. Then i wouldn't have to put up with all the php stuff, and get better posts besides.

You and Bystander should think of a telepathic link to regulate posts http://www.psychic101.com/telepathy-beginner.html

It is amazing that the heads have bodies! oh sounds so like Frankenstein-ish...

When i first heard of the statues on Easter Island, some time last century, in the stone ages, nothing was said about any of them being buried up to about their necks. Now-a-days, everything is 'old' hat after 3-days or so. So thanks to your extra links, bystander, i'm out of the stone age, in knowing about the stones of Easter Island.

I didn't know that they are carnivors in Hawaii ...I will not go near them!!!

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/vid ... erpillars/

Haha, I love them. Don't worry, Moonlady. You are not a fruit fly.

geckzilla wrote:Haha, I love them. Don't worry, Moonlady. You are not a fruit fly.

Today Drosophila Melanogaster...tomorrow mankind...who knows what happens when mutation let them grow to giant beasts
I can't stop watching it, it is like seeing something terrible and not able to look away!