![]() They incorrectly claim that it should not be possible to know Earth is a sphere before the first spaceflight. The Greeks from the 3rd century BC knew Earth is a sphere, and the earliest globe appeared from that period.įlat-Earthers take the appearance of a globe before NASA existed as a sign of misconduct, like Universal Studios logo from the 20s. When you know someone personally like that, you would never entertain the ludicrous idea that the Earth is flat.Īn Earth globe is a spherical model of Earth with similar purposes to maps, but unlike maps, do not distort the surface that they portray except to scale it down. When you know an ACTUAL sailor, who knows that when on the ocean and approaching land, you see the highest point of the land FIRST and more and more land becomes visible as you approach. After I moved out of the house and got married my folks bought a 40 foot Sloop and would sail to the Bahamas (we live in Florida, Atlantic coast) and would sail around the Bahamas for two months (April and May) EVERY YEAR. I was given a sextant of my own when I was twelve. I had my own sailboat (12 foot) by the time I was eight (we lived on a lake) the folks had a 25 foot sloop on the lake. ![]() ![]() (He knows all the knots and flags and other than being a requirement, learning those helps keep you from being quite so bored at sea day after day, year after year.) After he retired from the Navy (at 40) he taught boating and navigation courses for the US Power Squadron. My dad spent 20 years in the Navy, so spent many years on a ship at sea. I would also say flat Earthers have never met an actual sailor. "They don't understand the accumulation of knowledge over time."
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