Posted on 08/26/2023 5:34:47 AM PDT by 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.'
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Some fairly easy trigonometry can answer that question. The vertex angle of an isoceles triangle is given by 2 * arctan(b / (2*h)). "h" in this case is about 250,000 miles (distance from the earth to the moon), and b is about 8,000 miles (diameter of the earth).
Plug the numbers into the formula and you see that, looking at the earth from the moon, the earth would have an apparent diameter of 18.2 degrees, which probably isn't very close to "most of the sky".
That’s a really funky angle with lots of odd perspective that’s gonna screw everything up. Which is also something to keep in mind, photography can make things look different depending on a lot of things.
For most of the shots though the earth is the size you’d expect in the moon’s sky, bigger than the reverse but not that much bigger.
Anyone that truly believes the earth is flat is a total fukn idiot...PERIOD...
Here is a better explanation.
The Weird Optical Illusion that Changes the Moon’s Size
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZA5lql9JUw
Why does the moon look so much bigger when it’s on the horizon?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRWQOGCV5L8
Oh yeah the horizon effect too. Once again seeing shouldn’t be believing, cause things get weird.
Thanks
The climate crisis hoax is just as silly, but it is politically favored.
“As many as 10 percent of Americans still believe the earth is flat, according to a 2021 survey”
Interesting but probably not surprising.
it does
“Flat Earth” was a Deep State created meme—designed to be put in a package deal with other “conspiracy theories” to discredit them.
I notice Freepers fall for it—wrapping it in a package with any other view they do not like.
Is that from Skylab?
IMHO, they are no more stupid than Sovereign Citizens or two-citizen parent birthers. Or the Trans Community.
Obviously, the moon is flat since we always see the same side. /s
Oh they’re way more stupid. And they feed other forms of stupid. Like the landing denier dipsticks that have been all over FR lately.
Has anyone actually met a live human being in person who believes in the “Flat Earth”?
Imho this is just Internet noise...
Yes. Idiots do exist.
The question remains—have you ever met such a person?
I have not—and I don’t know anyone else who has....
Yes, I have. Not many but a few. One was a friend of my nephew's. And he was not joking around, LARPING, trolling, he really believes the Earth is flat and would send my nephew all sorts of links and videos in email and on FB trying to prove it. I met him in person a couple of times, nice guy but also believed the Moon landings were fake and the Earth is only 6,000 years old.
I think we have a handful of Flat Eather's here on FR as well.
Not everything is a Deep State conspiracy. Get a grip.
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