my teacher told me about these people last year and it is funny to laugh at them. they say "The Earth is flat. It is shaped in the form of a pentagon, and thus has five corners." here is the link to their site.
chodder: all i want to know is how in the world did you find that site?
points of interest:
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5. Does the "middle corner" prove that 5=6?
Yes.
so that explains my trouble with math growing up.
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9. How long is the edge of the Earth?
The edge of the Earth is infinitely long.
hence my reluctance to go for walks.
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11. Does this fit in with the Hollow Earth theory?
Yes. Beneath the Earth, or hanging off the edges, is a land populated by either green-skinned women or Nazis. All those claiming to have seen this have misinterpreted it to fit in with the spurious and false Spherical Earth theory.
you just can't have nothing without green-skinned women or nazis showing up.
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13. What about gravity?
Gravity is a lie invented by the purveyors of the inherently false spherical Earth theory. The theory of gravity has never been proven. There is no gravity, only inertia. The Earth moves through space like a giant elevator. We do not fall off because we are kept down by inertia. The Earth has inertia.
There is a school of thought which states, however, that the Earth does not move through space, but rather that it rests on the back of a giant turtle, and that what we call gravity is, in fact, the turtle's animal magnetism.
and not just any turtle but a teenage mutant ninja turtle! i've seen it... really.
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20. Does Idaho exist
No. The existence of Idaho is a lie, fabricated by a conspiracy of cartographers, as is England
sorry, rebel, looks like you're living a lie.
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21. What about North Dakota?
That doesn't exist either.
why don't you just take TEXAS while you're at it! or australia! geez!
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22. Any other places which are believed to exist but really don't?
Yes, Australia.
last year i was in history class and we were talking about the Enlightenment and my teacher said that people still believe that the earth is flat. so all i did was type in 'flat earth' in a google search and that site came up.
i was kind of hoping for a story with more intrigue and suspense. something like... you intercepted an internet correspondance, and now they were after you, and you were trying to bring their plot to light so that if anything ever happened to you we would know where to start our investigation.
great pic chodder. and you giving away my ultimate master plan of flat world domination? don't worry about it. there will be other opportunities for world domination.
seriously though, at first i thought that was just one of those bogus sites that just make fun of stupidity. but alas, it seems they really believe this junk. wow. some people.
hey this was my high school graduation post: 1993. i only wish it was more profound and in-depth.
01-11-2004 06:21 PM
this is a cool picture
