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Flat Earth Theory / Very simple, elegant and effective refutation of Universal Acceleration and FET

« on: August 27, 2019, 11:11:32 PM »

Flat-earthers negate the existence of gravity. If it existed, the Earth would take the shape of (almost) a ball, that's how gravity works.
To counter the problem of the Earth's pull happening, somehow, without gravity, flat-earthers devised the concept of "Universal Acceleration."

There is a problem with Universal Acceleration though. And the problem isn't that "the Earth is just going to accelerate to the speed of light!"
Since flat-earthers seem to respect the theories of relativity (the special theory of relativity is, after all, mentioned on the FAQ page as a solution to the above problem), I will point out what that other, actual problem with Universal Acceleration is (and it is the most important problem with it), based on the grounds of the special theory of relativity as well (funny, isn't it? you live by the sword and you die by the sword ).

So here's the quick refutation of Universal Acceleration, and with it, of the entirety of the so-called Flat Earth Theory:
Earth cannot accelerate in a uniform matter ad infinitum, because with increasing velocity, the relativistic mass of the object increases as well. This is Physics 101. This would have crucial implications on the outside world, including any kind of measurements, to such proportions that these changes would be well visible to the naked eye. In fact, the Earth's acceleration would have to keep slowing down (which is not happening) to compensate for the potential increase in relativistic mass. Obviously, none of the above is happening at all, thus Universal Acceleration does not exist and is hereby proven to be false. And thus the Flat Earth Theory as a whole is proven to be false.

QED

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Flat Earth Theory / A few questions about the Sun from a novice

« on: February 15, 2018, 09:17:53 PM »

Could someone explain to me how the Sun works in the Flat Earth model?

Namely:
1. How is it able to be suspended 5000 kilometers above the giant 40 thousand kilometer long disc and why does it rotate? It obviously doesn’t comply with the laws of gravity, so what force causes it to behave so weirdly?

2. How is a ball that is 50 kilometers in diameter able to produce so much thermonuclear energy to not only light so much territory of Earth but also keep burning? How does it produce so much energy? How does it not run out of “fuel”?

3. How does sunlight work? Supposedly it’s like a stroboscope, but how would that explain equinoxes, where the sunlight’s range differs dramatically in the Flat Earth model, in regards to the equator AND the “south” pole? The distance of the source of light is much smaller to the equator than to the South Pole, so why and how come sunlight works like that? Why is it so selective?

4. Lastly, if you guys could explain the last question, then why is the case so much different for all the other seasons? Why does the Sun somehow selectively change the power of sunlight in regards to specific regions of Earth at different times differently?

That’s all. I hope the discussion will be polite and civil. I just want to know what Flat Earth explanation could be behind all this.

Addendum:
What exactly causes the Sun not to be able to be seen by a distant observer? Pic related.
https://m.imgur.com/XERV7aH

And something related to the Sun - phases of the moon. How would they work on Flat Earth? Someone seeing a full moon in Portugal would witness a quarter moon elsewhere, and that’s something that can’t happen, as everyone sees the moon the same.
Pic is related.
https://i.imgur.com/TXeWn3R.jpg