re: Is the earth flat?

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This experiment has been around since about 240 B.C.

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Guess it's taking its time making it to the Ivy League.

That's a straw man. Why would the shadow be so small? Any large shadow including that of a disc will look round when projected onto a round object alone.

As long as the shadow is begin enough to encompass the moon, the shape doesn't matter

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You point out basic flaws in round earth but then instead of accepting and investigating those flaws,

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There aren’t really any.. and the ones you’ve posed have been investigated over the course of the last few thousand years.

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But all of that aside no matter what I am or what the answers are, the earth just isn't round. It just ain't

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Lol

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For example transpacific flights from Asia to California go over the Arctic, which is out of the way on the globe but straight on on a flat map,

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it's still the shortest distance considering your flat earth focuses on the north pole.
This is where it gets complicated. Does the flight from Rio to Sydney go over north America too? How long is that flight?

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2. Weather balloons. Not that complicated

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Please oh please spell it out a little more

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It's on the other side of the earth. Same as round earth.

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if we look in any direction towards the horizon, aren't we seeing the sides of the dome? How are we seeing no light?

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Why does it take so little time to sail or fly all the way around Antarctica?

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ahh, this again. I haven't done it so it never happened.

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Why are only "some", different, why are they still predictable and unchanging?

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because some would be over the equator and can be seen from both hemispheres, by looking in different directions of course.

Yes there are. The poster above me just did two ridiculous strawmans that fall apart instantly if you have your own critical intelligence, common sense and test it yourself. This happens to every round earth narrative. My guess is he just googled it or was taught it, clearly didn't think about it himself or test it.

I actually believe in flat earth because of the round earth propaganda. The anti-flat earth wiki page is filled with strawmans (if the earth is flat it must be...) and belittling people. That's not science. I recognize these propaganda tactics and looked into it more.

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I just took a screenshot from google earth. You can zoom in yourself to see. The lines from the images are all stitched together to the center. Why didn't the satellite just take an overhead shot? Why do they need to stitch together the images? Think about it. And go check it out for yourself.

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Google doesn't have high quality directly overhead shots of the south pole because the earth is round and it rotates. Your "missing" satellite images of the south pole are evidence that the earth is round.

It's harder to put a satellite into a polar orbit due to the earth's rotation. And if you put a satellite in a polar orbit, it will pass over the poles on every single orbit, which is a waste of resources.

Now, how do satellites work at all in the flat earth model?

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Google doesn't have high quality directly overhead shots of the south pole because the earth is round and it rotates. Your "missing" satellite images of the south pole are evidence that the earth is round.

It's harder to put a satellite into a polar orbit due to the earth's rotation. And if you put a satellite in a polar orbit, it will pass over the poles on every single orbit, which is a waste of resources.

Now, how do satellites work at all in the flat earth model?

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What is your evidence that the earth being round and rotating causes satellites to not be placed directly above the south pole? Did you just make that up?

Why is there no geostationary satellite above the south pole directly?

I seriously doubt that it's 'harder to put a satellite into a polar orbit due to the earth's rotation'. What is your proof of that?

Satellites according to some flat earthers are just balloons with cameras attached. I don't care really what they are. My question, however, remains unanswered. Why isn't there a direct overhead shot of the South Pole? Can anyone answer this?

I don’t think anyone, anywhere, has ever insinuated that the phases of the moon are caused by the earths shadow.