*Attention Flat Brainers: Please understand that I have absolutely no respect for anything you have to say. So don't waste your time* Disclaimer: The intended audience for this channel is not flat Earthers. If you are a true flat Earther, you have placed yourself beyond the reach of reason and are subsequently a lost cause. I make videos for people who want ammunition to use against this absurdist movement, which has arisen in social media in recent months. Also, these videos are aimed at people who are being swayed by the superficially plausible arguments flat Earthers are making, but aren't yet committed to this insanity. I have less than zero respect for the flat Earth movement, and if I can speed up it's demise I am happy to do so. Flat Earthers are permitted to leave comments which address directly the arguments being made in the respective video. I will not tolerate spamming, links to flat Earth videos, abuse, lies, stupidity, spreading or any other flat Earther tactic. I will block you without a moments hesitation if you transgress these terms. I don't waste my time trying to reason with the unreasonable. Trying to explain to a flat Earther why they are wrong is like trying to explain to the patients in a lunatic asylum why their delusions are wrong. It's a complete waste of time, and you end up feeling like you are going mad. You can't reason someone out of a position that they didn't reason themselves into. In this video I look at the elementary geometry and mathematics of the round Earth. Please feel free to comment. If you believe that the Earth isn't round you are welcome to explain why I am wrong. However, please stick to facts. If you are abusive expect it back in spades. If you actually believe I am in the pay of the Government or a conspiracy then I suggest you seek psychiatric help immediately. If you spot any flaws in my reasoning I shall be more than happy to acknowledge it and credit you for pointing it out. I make no secret of the fact that I have nothing but utter contempt for flat Earth proponents. As a group they are revolting excuses for human beings. I have never encountered a more dishonest, deluded and obnoxious collection of people. Reasons for believing the Earth is round: 1. The angular or apparent size of the sun in the sky does not change significantly. It changes slightly over the course of a year but not by any measurable amount over the course of a day. The only explanation for this is that the diameter of the Earth is negligible compared to the distance to the sun. If the sun is a distant object then all the light from it must be parallel. However, the angle of incoming sunlight is known to change gradually over the surface of the Earth: there are time zones. The only explanation for this is that the Earth is round. 2. There are circumpolar stars in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Their centres of rotation are always either due North or due South respectively. The stars in between rise and set on the horizon much like the sun does. There is no flat Earth model which can account for this. 3. In the summer in Antarctica the sun is visible 24 hours a day. At the same time it is dark 24 hours a day in the Arctic. If the sun is following a giant circle above a flat disc it couldn't possibly be visible at all points around the edge of the disc while not being visible at the centre of the disc. 4. The sun sets. If the sun is following a giant circle above a flat disc it could never be seen to drop to an angle of elevation of less than 0 degrees. Also, its apparent size would change significantly over the course of a day and it would be seen to follow a radically different path in the sky. 5. Ships disappear over the horizon at the exact distance from shore as you would predict them to do if you were standing on a sphere with a radius of 4000 miles. Once they disappear the strongest telescope in the world won't bring them back into view. However, if you climb to higher ground the horizon line moves further away and you can see the ship again. The only explanation for these facts is that the world is round. 6. The curvature of the Earth had to be taken into account when building The Verrazano–Narrows Bridge. 7. The distance from the North Pole to the equator is about 6 200 miles. If the Earth is flat that would mean the equator was a circle with a circumference of 39 000 miles. The equator has a circumference of 25 000 miles. 8. According to the flat Earth model with The North Pole at the centre; the Tropic of Cancer should have a circumference of about 29 000 miles and the Tropic of Capricorn should have a circumference of about 49 000 miles. They both have a circumference of about 23 000 miles. Coupled with the fact that the equator has a circumference of 25 000 miles, this overwhelmingly suggests that the Earth is a spheroid.

• published: 21 Feb 2015
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