just_another_person@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 7 months agoA New Reality Show Will Pay Cash if Players Can Convince Experts the Earth Is Flatwww.indiewire.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkA New Reality Show Will Pay Cash if Players Can Convince Experts the Earth Is Flatwww.indiewire.comjust_another_person@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoThey will just put a ruler on the ground. If earth was perfectly round, then the ruler would only touch the ground in exactly one point. But the entire ruler touches the ground. Hence, the earth cannot be perfectly round, so it must be flat. QED.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoI’m convinced, give him the prize! (we’re still sharing, right?)
They will just put a ruler on the ground. If earth was perfectly round, then the ruler would only touch the ground in exactly one point. But the entire ruler touches the ground. Hence, the earth cannot be perfectly round, so it must be flat. QED.
I’m convinced, give him the prize!
(we’re still sharing, right?)