Mike Hughes And The Flat Earth Theories That Led Him To Launch A Rocket

It’s Basic Physics But They Don’t Believe It

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Some flat-earthers have taken to bad math to explain their theories. The goal is simple, confuse those people who don’t understand mathematics while presenting them with jargon that seems smart. Conspiracy theorist D. Marble flew on a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to Seattle, Washington on May 1, 2017. He took a 23-minute and 45-second time-lapse video and then questioned why the plane’s nose didn’t dip to “compensate for curvature” of the Earth. He argued the plane would have dipped its nose to compensate for 5 miles of curvature during his 203-mile trip.

He examined the air bubble in his level which he noted: “remained level.” Commentors on social media were quick to point out that gravity would pull the plane back towards earth which keeps both the plane and level perpendicular to gravity. When all else fails they rely on the Zetetic Method of research…