In a previous blog post, I mentioned that one Will Duffy, a Christian minister in California, was going to organize "the final experiment" to prove that the Earth is (surprise!) a globe. The flat earthers themselves say that if their model is correct, there can´t be a 24-hour sun in Antarctica. So Duffy offered to take the most vociferous flat earthers on an expedition to Antarctica (all expenses paid) so show them the midnight sun. Only a handful took him up on the offer, and it seems they are down there as we speak.
One of the flat earthers even admitted a few days ago that, well, there actually is a 24-hour day close to the South Pole. The expedition also disproves at least two other conspiracy theories: that nobody is allowed to ever visit Antarctica, and that the continent is really an "Ice Wall". GPS tracking clearly shows that the expedition (including the participating flat earthers) *did* go to the icy landmass from Chile. Also, the whole thing was apparently shown live on YouTube.
So will the flat earth community change their minds? LOL. Of course they won´t. They have already accused the flat earthers who signed on of being "shills" and are coming up with various coping mechanisms in real time. For instance, that the "sun" is a hoax. Or that their model doesn´t really imply the impossibility of a 24-hour sunny day in the Antarctica. Or that it´s not important. Or whatever whenever whithersoever.
So don´t worry, the deboonking industry will stay in bizniz even after "the final experiment"...
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