You’re here for experiments!Īny mere mortal can validate our planet’s shape with basic household items like lamps, rulers and soccer balls. Christopher Columbus is often miscredited for correcting this idea and discovering the Earth’s curves by not sailing off its edge, but in fact, it was Ancient Greeks, such as Aristotle and Pythagoras, around 2,400 – 2,600 years ago, who first proposed that the Earth was round.īut you’re not here for a history lesson.
Flat Earth thinking dates back thousands of years, when early societies like the Sumerians, Babylonians and Ancient Egyptians believed that the planet resembled a pancake. Tweets were exchanged on both sides, and eventually, rap songs too.ĭear as an astrophysicist I don’t rap, but I know people who do. On Monday, musician B.o.B took up the mantle on Twitter, spurring a spicy conversation with noted astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
I ask because an Internet conversation has surfaced among celebrities like former television personality Tila Tequila whereby they state the Earth is flat.
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