Is the world flat?

[Snick]

Not sure, what do you think ?

[cancer12]

no......

[manarak]

only Mirimark's world of flat-chested femboys!

[kahuna]

Flat...Just like my favorite ladyboys...

"For centuries, mankind knew all there was to know about the shape of the Earth. It was a flat planet, shaped roughly like a circle, with lots of pointy things hanging down from the underside. On the comparatively smooth topside, Europe sat in the middle of the circle, with the other continents scattered about the fringes, and parts of Africa hanging over the edge. The oceans lapped against the sides of the Earth, and in places ran over, creating currents that would pull over the edge ships that ventured too far out to sea. The space beyond the edge of the world was a dark realm inhabited by all sorts of unholy beasts. Fire and brimstone billowed up from the very depths of hell itself and curled 'round the cliffs whose infinite length jutted straight down to the darkest depths . . . .

Then, in the year of our Lord fourteen-hundred and ninety-two, it all changed. For decades a small band of self-proclaimed "enlightened" individuals had been spouting their heretical nonsense that the Earth was in fact round. Citing "proof" based on nothing more than assumptions, half-truths and blind guesses, they dazzled the populace with their " . . . undeniable mathematical and scientific evidence . . . that the world is shaped not like a pancake, but an orange!"

Rightly wishing to dispel notions regarding the alleged citrus-like shape of our planet, the Church was able to either silence or execute nearly all the fanatics. But a small handful remained, continuing to spread their blasphemous speeches and to promote their heretical ideals involving the very center of the universe. One of their number, who called himself Grigori Efimovich, would later be known to the rest of the world as Christopher Columbus. Using an elaborate setup involving hundreds of mirrors and a few burlap sacks, he was able to create an illusion so convincing that it was actually believed he had sailed around the entire planet and landed in the West Indies. As we now know, he did not. What Efimovich actually did was sail across the Atlantic Ocean to a previously undiscovered continent, North America, and even then only to a small island off the coast. It took him several years more even to "discover" his blunder and claim it as a " . . . new world". But the damage had already been done, and mankind entered into what we now call its 'Dark Ages' . . ."

[allstar88]

yes it is flat,it is a conspiracy that it is round made by globe makers

[bigmick22]

It's turtles ... all the way down!

[kevin4252]

well, been waiting for a poll like this for years, about time someone, thx snick, started a topical topic,(hmm), now if I could just learn this cut and paste thingy I'd be able to jump right in and overwhelm, (read bore to death) everyone with my knowledge,( wiki, google,etc), then have another beer,(or 15)

[gizmo]

(kevin4252 @ Nov. 05 2009,15:22) well, been waiting for a poll like this for years, about time someone, thx snick, started a topical topic,(hmm), now if I could just learn this cut and paste thingy I'd be able to jump right in and overwhelm, (read bore to death) everyone with my knowledge,( wiki, google,etc), then have another beer,(or 15)

Slow day Kev?
Oh, and BTW the Earth
is actually triangular!

[Naang Faa]

The world is a great big onion
x

[anthony70]

dont you mean - IS THE WORLD FAT.?
they are where i live.
smelly, lazy, mentally ill greedy bastards.
and thats just the women.!
cant eat one biscuit, got to eat the whole pack.
little tip for you-
stop buying them.!
bastards.

[kahuna]

I was just having some fun with the flat thing...and so are the folks on the site I stole the quote from...But I did run into another site that claims the the world is not flat...
that it is indeed round and moreover, that it is inside out...

The Inside Out World...now were cooking...now this makes some sense...So when you look up you're actually looking down and when you look down you're actually looking
up and when you look right...Well, I guess you're looking right..But I have proof this is true and I'll tell you why...

I often wondered why this happens and now I know...

When I do my laundry I make certain that all my t-shirts are right side out...and that the labels are on the inside and not the outside...BUT, when the spin cycle stops and I take my shirts out of the washer...You're right...they are all inside out...Irrefutable proof that our world is inside out...

For a long while I fought the inside out shirt problem and was perplexed just how they got that way...And now a mystery solved...That's the way they are supposed to be...And now in honor of our inside out world, I've taken to wearing my t-shirts that way...It's the Bill Murray Lost in Translation style...

So when you go out tonight look down and thank your lucky stars that your alive...and then check the label on your shirt...

[kevin4252]

More good work there Kahuna, the inside out thing makes eminent sense, explains why the kiwi's and aussies haven't fallen off the planet, well, excluding the "flash" that is, he fell off/out of his perch a long time ago, and I can say that only after several poolside conversations with the good man,

[paulj92]

snick i worry about you some times

[f0xxee]

(bigmick22 @ Nov. 05 2009,20:58) It's turtles ... all the way down!

Hi Mick!

Didn't realise you were a Dr Suess Fan!

[f0xxee]

I believe it is an oblate spheroid. Some one sat on it while it was still baking, hence proving there is a higher power.

(and the distance to the sea horizon in nautical miles is .. 2.2 x Sq.root(height of eye) where height of eye is in meters.) I dont know why I threw that in, except I think it may be the one fact I learnt in my career that was useful.