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The flat-Earth conspiracy is spreading around the globe. Does it hide a darker core? - CNN
Okay, so "round" may not be the scientifically proper word. A sphere. To be a bit more specific:
But for the sake of making this easier can we just call it either "flat" or "spherical"?
And if "round" is what you wish to call it that's fine too. A squished ball works too.
So is this really a growing trend? Are more people being convinced that the Earth is flat?
Anyone here wish to confess to being a flat-earther?
How is it that we have an International Space Station orbiting a flat earth (for decades), yet no pictures to prove the flatness?
A YouGov survey of more than 8,000 American adults suggested last year that as many as one in six Americans are not entirely certain the world is round, while a 2019 Datafolha Institute survey of more than 2,000 Brazilian adults indicated that 7% of people in that country reject that concept, according to local media.
Okay, so "round" may not be the scientifically proper word. A sphere. To be a bit more specific:
.oblate spheroid, or oblate ellipsoid
But for the sake of making this easier can we just call it either "flat" or "spherical"?
And if "round" is what you wish to call it that's fine too. A squished ball works too.
So is this really a growing trend? Are more people being convinced that the Earth is flat?
Anyone here wish to confess to being a flat-earther?
How is it that we have an International Space Station orbiting a flat earth (for decades), yet no pictures to prove the flatness?