"Where's The Edge?"

[togor]

That is the question I would ask any flat-earther. "Grab a camera. Take a picture of it and show us."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/16/us/fl...ntl/index.html

[lyman]

too many folks read Terry Pratchett as gospel or a science paper, instead of the Sci Fi it is?

[dryheat]

To silly to even discuss.

Flat Earth International Conference-
Same folks who have gone to every Star Trek convention.

[togor]

And yet some people persuade themselves of such things. And how many other subjects qualify as flat earths in their own right? UFOs? Bigfoot?

[Marty T.]

Climate change?

[lyman]

To silly to even discuss.

Flat Earth International Conference-
Same folks who have gone to every Star Trek convention.

hey now!!

I went to one small ST & Comic convention here in town, many moons ago,
Scotty was the speaker,


good times,


and yes,

the Earth is round

[togor]

Climate change?

Actually there is a ton of evidence for that. If CO2 was not odorless and tasteless, everyone would know the levels are going up all the time. It's effect on energy absorption is well-studied. We'd be on a ice world if not for CO2. Yes, some is good, too much maybe not. (Trying to avoid turning this into a CO2 thread)

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But seriously, if anyone ever meets a flat-earther, please ask them for me where the edge is. I mean, if there isn't one, then free land out there on the horizon, right? It boggles the mind.

[lyman]

Psychotics here voices too.

but do they listen?

[dryheat]

You can talk to yourself, you can answer yourself, but don't get into an argument with yourself -Gollum.

[jon_norstog]

If the earth were flat, you should be able to see right to the edge - on a very clear day. You go to sea at all, you can see the horizon from main deck. Go up to O2/climb to the maintop and you can see a horizon that is farther away. That means your ship is on a curved surface. If you can sail around it one direction and return to home port, it is a surface with a closed curve.

It's a myth that sailors were terrified they might fall off the edge. Press-ganged landsmen, maybe. There was plenty else to fear once you sailed past the Pillars of Hercules.

jn