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Garp
27-05-2008, 11:48
I always thought this was a bit of a joke, or the odd fringe person, but it turns out its real, and there are a surprising number of people who believe in it along with some interesting conspiracy theories that are essential to support their view.

http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=60e06ea182cc030bb0b682e0f1e3d7 29&topic=11211.0


Q: "What's underneath the Earth?" aka "What's on the bottom?" aka "What's on the other side?"

A: This is unknown. Some believe it to be just rocks, others believe the Earth rests on the back of four elephants and a turtle.


Q: "Why doesn't water run off the Earth?"

A: There is a vast ice wall that keeps the water where it is. The ice wall is roughly 150ft high. This also explains why you can find a vast plane of ice when you travel south.

Antarctica as a continent does not exist.

Mark
27-05-2008, 12:02
Judging by one of those answers, it's clear someone has spent far too long reading Discworld stuffs. ;D

Garp
27-05-2008, 12:29
Judging by one of those answers, it's clear someone has spent far too long reading Discworld stuffs. ;D

Indeed.

Given all the conspiracy theories I thought I'd better get a tinfoil hat but it turns out they're no good:

http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet