The Flat Earther next door: These are the US states with highest share of conspiracy theorists, based on residents' internet search history

FOR MAILONLINE ^ | 25 August 2023 | MATTHEW PHELAN

[dennisw]

The Flat Earther next door: These are the US states with highest share of conspiracy theorists, based on residents' internet search history... so do YOU live in a flat or round state? Alaskans were the most interested in 'Flat Earth' theories, Google searches show New Jersey natives entertained 'Flat Earth' claims least, per same search data

Earth's greatest minds have known our world is round since at least as far back as the day Pythagoras made his calculations in ancient Greece over 2,000 years ago.

But as you might have guessed from fighting with relatives and old friends on Facebook, as many as 10 percent of Americans still believe the earth is flat, according to survey data compiled in 2021.

If you're looking for a place offline to get away from conversations about 'Flat Earth' conspiracy theories (or maybe where to go to join your fellow true believers), a new analysis of Google searches across all 50 US states might help.

Die-hard 'Flat Earthers' may want to bundle up before relocating to Alaska, whose residents searched the most for information on the widely discredited theory.

And those looking to move on from the 'Flat Earth' debate entirely may want to find space in the densely populated state of New Jersey, which had the lowest interest in researching the topic online per 10,000 residents.

Find out below if you live in a 'Flat State' or a 'Round State.'

[Magnum44]

Must be tough then being so full of it.

[philman_36]

I've watched many eclipses with one.
Beats a cardboard box.

[philman_36]

Must be tough then being so full of it.

WOW. Genius. I'm allergic to it, how can I be full of it, Genius? /sarcasm

[Magnum44]

Like I said, you must have a hard time with that allergy, being so full of it. Not even an optirectomy will cure that. I feel for you.

[1of10]

With a solar eclipse the real show is on the ground ..
the crescents all over.

Have you seen them?

It's amazing , truly a wonder.

[philman_36]

Through a crystal?

[1of10]

no just every where ... all over ..
most folks are to busy looking up at the sun, trying to see the show ...
next time just look around on the ground as the eclipse happens.
You won't be disappointed.

[philman_36]

The heart or the teardrop?

[philman_36]

Trees, limbs and leaves. Don’t be so cryptic.

[1of10]

quick google ..probably better ones out there
but this gives an idea ...

https://www.google.com/search?q=eclipse+cresents&rlz=1CANQDY_enUS817US819&oq=eclipse+cresents&aqs=chrome..69i57.10334j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_BLPqZKe0CYeoptQPqICToAQ_4

if the link works ...

[philman_36]

Solar Eclipse Sun Crescent in Leaf Shadows

Try a collander.

[philman_36]

I know my link works.

[philman_36]

You’re embarrassing yourself.

[philman_36]

colander. (ll again...snicker)

[philman_36]

coll = glue

[philman_36]

That’s gonna stick.

[Darksheare]

That’s not the edge.
That’s an ice shelf.
If earth is flat, it has an edge.
And since aircraft exist, we’d be able to see and photograph it.

[21twelve]

All the airplanes that have flown past the edge of the earth disappear as there is no gravity and they shoot off into space.

[Pelham]

Maybe the cartoonist who drew the cat joke didn’t have a copy of your map that includes the Ice Ring at the Edge of the World.

What’s on the other side of the Ice Ring anyway? Has anyone climbed to the top and taken a photo looking down? Maybe the Fires of Hell can be photographed that way. What’s your theory?

[Pelham]

How do you know the camera is “angled up”?

You don’t have that knowledge. You just made that up because you think it will somehow save your flat Earth nonsense from being shown to be utterly ridiculous. You’re inventing “facts” out of desperation.