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Flat Earth Discussion Boards => Flat Earth Theory => Topic started by: Nonbeliever on April 15, 2014, 02:09:42 AM

Title: The "Arctic Rim" Hypothesis
Post by: Nonbeliever on April 15, 2014, 02:09:42 AM
Explain it please.

(http://www.thekazoosutra.com/blog/images/flatearthmap.jpg)

Because I'm pretty sure Antarctic isn't that big.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: markjo on April 15, 2014, 02:29:00 AM
Because I'm pretty sure Antarctic isn't that big.
How can you be sure?  Have you ever measured Antarctica?
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on April 15, 2014, 02:35:54 AM
How can you be sure?  Have you ever measured Antarctica?

Yes.

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/teacher_resources/resources/factsheets/factsheet_geostats_print.pdf
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Pete Svarrior on April 15, 2014, 02:45:53 AM
How can you be sure?  Have you ever measured Antarctica?

Yes.

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/teacher_resources/resources/factsheets/factsheet_geostats_print.pdf
Whoa, there, that's a pretty big claim. Which part(s) of this document have you produced, and through what means?
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on April 15, 2014, 02:56:43 AM
How can you be sure?  Have you ever measured Antarctica?

Yes.

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/teacher_resources/resources/factsheets/factsheet_geostats_print.pdf
Whoa, there, that's a pretty big claim. Which part(s) of this document have you produced, and through what means?

All of it. Through Microsoft Word and Google Images. Honestly, I'm insulted by your accusations of falsehood. I'll have you know I spent a good portion of an afternoon drafting that document for my employers. Now drink your Kool-aid like a good boy and believe what the government tells you!

But this is getting off-topic, and I'm sure none of us want that... I apologize...
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on April 15, 2014, 02:59:50 AM
I believe something about "spatial distortions" was mentioned elsewhere?
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: markjo on April 15, 2014, 03:00:43 AM
How can you be sure?  Have you ever measured Antarctica?

Yes.

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/teacher_resources/resources/factsheets/factsheet_geostats_print.pdf
What method did you use to measure Antarctica?
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on April 15, 2014, 03:13:41 AM
What method did you use to measure Antarctica?

A simple equation.

(x) to the (y) power, plus (z); where

(x)= a random 1-6, determined by dice,
(y)= my federally-issued yearly salary, and
(z)= the amount of sheeple to ever visit the South Pole.

Not that it matters. You're all just a figment of my imagination anyway.

Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Pete Svarrior on April 15, 2014, 03:33:32 AM
What method did you use to measure Antarctica?

A simple equation.
You measured things with equations? I think you're confusing data analysis with the collection of data. I suspect markjo is mostly interested in the latter.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on April 15, 2014, 04:00:17 AM
You measured things with equations? I think you're confusing data analysis with the collection of data. I suspect markjo is mostly interested in the latter.

I thought my sources of information were made quite clear, but (Teehee.) I can see how my pro-state (Haha.) leanings might have wrecked... umm... (Bwahaha!) your interest in actually reading my replies, let alone responding to the OP.

Oh well. I'm still having fun.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Pete Svarrior on April 15, 2014, 05:21:30 AM
I thought my sources of information were made quite clear, but (Teehee.) I can see how my pro-state (Haha.) leanings might have wrecked... umm... (Bwahaha!) your interest in actually reading my replies, let alone responding to the OP.

Oh well. I'm still having fun.
If you have a point to make, please make it. If you want to make penis and butt jokes instead, I'll gladly move this thread to CN for you to continue.

To bring you back up to speed: You have claimed that you personally measured Antarctica. We'd like to see some evidence of that, and an explanation of the method you've used. So far, it really looks as if you Googled "how big is antarctica??/? :(" and called it measurement.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on April 15, 2014, 05:50:06 AM
Quote from: pizaaplanet
If you have a point to make, please make it. If you want to make penis and butt jokes instead, I'll gladly move this thread to CN for you to continue.

To bring you back up to speed: You have claimed that you personally measured Antarctica. We'd like to see some evidence of that, and an explanation of the method you've used. So far, it really looks as if you Googled "how big is antarctica??/? :(" and called it measurement.

What, you're not catching on?  :-\

My point is that of course I haven't measured the coastline of Antarctica. Neither have you.  All I wanted was an actual explanation of the theory, but it seems all I'm going to get is the usual BS.

Conspiracy and direct observation you say? Yeah, well it's all subjective. Existence itself is a lie!

You guys seemed sharper than this. I'm truly disappointed.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Pete Svarrior on April 15, 2014, 05:56:41 AM
Have you tried the wiki?

http://wiki.tfes.org/The_Ice_Wall
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on April 15, 2014, 12:25:14 PM
Have you tried the wiki?

http://wiki.tfes.org/The_Ice_Wall

Ah, so one explorer's findings are accepted while another's are discarded, depending on each report's convenience to the Society? Have any of you actually proved for yourselves anything on that page?

Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Rama Set on April 15, 2014, 01:00:11 PM
Of course they haven't.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Pete Svarrior on April 17, 2014, 09:25:07 PM
Ah, so one explorer's findings are accepted while another's are discarded, depending on each report's convenience to the Society?
No. What explorers' findings have we discarded?
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Tintagel on April 17, 2014, 09:40:48 PM
Antarctica probably isn't that big.  I've never measured it either, and one recent visitor applied a number to it that was greater than the circumference of the spherical earth, which was odd, but I suppose if you account for nooks and crannies it may be plausible.  The spatial distortion person was me, and that's because I'm of the opinion that the earth is an infinite plane in a closed loop, which is strange and difficult to render in two dimensions but solves all this pesky whining about distances and the size of antarctica.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Rama Set on April 17, 2014, 10:25:03 PM
Ah, so one explorer's findings are accepted while another's are discarded, depending on each report's convenience to the Society?
No. What explorers' findings have we discarded?

NASA Astronauts.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: fappenhosen on April 17, 2014, 10:49:00 PM
How can you be sure?  Have you ever measured Antarctica?

Yes.

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/teacher_resources/resources/factsheets/factsheet_geostats_print.pdf

Please post your ships logs.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: markjo on April 18, 2014, 02:05:33 AM
Please post your ships logs.
What makes you think that ship's logs are in the public record?  ???
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: fappenhosen on April 18, 2014, 03:09:01 PM
Please post your ships logs.
What makes you think that ship's logs are in the public record?  ???

I'm not the one makingbaseless claims. When you have the ships logs you can present your "evidence" of a "round" earth.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Rama Set on April 18, 2014, 07:10:41 PM
Why are the ship's logs the only thing you will accept? 
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Ghost of V on April 18, 2014, 07:19:32 PM
What method did you use to measure Antarctica?

A simple equation.

(x) to the (y) power, plus (z); where

(x)= a random 1-6, determined by dice,
(y)= my federally-issued yearly salary, and
(z)= the amount of sheeple to ever visit the South Pole.

Not that it matters. You're all just a figment of my imagination anyway.

I just tried using this equation and it doesn't work. Don't let Nonbeliever fool you. He has not measured Antarctica.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: markjo on April 19, 2014, 12:15:04 PM
I'm not the one makingbaseless claims. When you have the ships logs you can present your "evidence" of a "round" earth.
What do ship's logs have to do with the shape of the earth?
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: fappenhosen on April 19, 2014, 04:17:02 PM
Why are the ship's logs the only thing you will accept?

What other logs can you present?
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: BillyBob on May 01, 2014, 11:59:30 PM
I am trying to tone it down after several warnings.  However, this has to be the dumbest thread ever.  Is every single person who has gone to the Antarctic coast an idiot?  Or maybe only the cartographers? 
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on May 23, 2014, 10:27:36 PM
What method did you use to measure Antarctica?

A simple equation.

(x) to the (y) power, plus (z); where

(x)= a random 1-6, determined by dice,
(y)= my federally-issued yearly salary, and
(z)= the amount of sheeple to ever visit the South Pole.

Not that it matters. You're all just a figment of my imagination anyway.

I just tried using this equation and it doesn't work. Don't let Nonbeliever fool you. He has not measured Antarctica.

(http://www.bmw-sg.com/forums/attachments/bmw-singapore-motoring-life/53452d1376401265-lucky-its-not-bmw-again-singaporean-leads-cops-20km-car-chase-06b0279034_oh_really_.jpg)
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on May 23, 2014, 10:44:01 PM
How can you be sure?  Have you ever measured Antarctica?

Yes.

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/teacher_resources/resources/factsheets/factsheet_geostats_print.pdf

Please post your ships logs.

Sure, when you post yours. I'm not seeing anything like a source on that wiki page.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: fappenhosen on May 23, 2014, 10:47:02 PM
How can you be sure?  Have you ever measured Antarctica?

Yes.

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/teacher_resources/resources/factsheets/factsheet_geostats_print.pdf

Please post your ships logs.

Sure, when you post yours. I'm not seeing anything like a source on that wiki page.

I'm not the one making outlandish claims. I discourage all readers to avoid sea travel.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on May 23, 2014, 11:08:37 PM

I'm not the one making outlandish claims. I discourage all readers to avoid sea travel.

Neither am I. I'm asking questions, and then when people refuse to answer them I post satire.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Pete Svarrior on May 23, 2014, 11:10:12 PM
I'm asking questions, and then when people refuse to answer them I post satire.
Perhaps if it wasn't so difficult to tell the difference between one and the other, people would take you slightly more seriously.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on May 23, 2014, 11:17:19 PM
I'm asking questions, and then when people refuse to answer them I post satire.
Perhaps if it wasn't so difficult to tell the difference between one and the other, people would take you slightly more seriously.

Perhaps if the Society actually answered my questions, I would take you slightly more seriously.

Again, why the bias towards sources of information?

Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Rushy on May 23, 2014, 11:37:49 PM
What kind of vessel and other miscellaneous tools did you use to measure Antarctica?
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Ghost of V on May 23, 2014, 11:44:39 PM
Perhaps if the Society actually answered my questions, I would take you slightly more seriously.

Again, why the bias towards sources of information?

We might answer your question if you stopped lying to us. Do you work for the British Antarctic Survey? If so, please post your credentials.

A business card or an employee ID will suffice.

Until then, good luck.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Theory
Post by: Nonbeliever on May 23, 2014, 11:54:26 PM
What kind of vessel and other miscellaneous tools did you use to measure Antarctica?


We might answer your question if you stopped lying to us. Do you work for the British Antarctic Survey? If so, please post your credentials.

A business card or an employee ID will suffice.

Until then, good luck.

I would ask you to read the first page again, but it's obvious you're just trying to stretch out the dance. Classic avoidance. I shouldn't have expected so much of this forum...
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Hypothesis
Post by: Nonbeliever on May 23, 2014, 11:56:29 PM
*Updated title for scientific accuracy; theories aren't purely guesswork*
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Hypothesis
Post by: Ghost of V on May 24, 2014, 12:14:15 AM
So you didn't measure Antarctica. Glad we got that out of the way.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Hypothesis
Post by: Nonbeliever on May 24, 2014, 12:14:52 AM
So you didn't measure Antarctica. Glad we got that out of the way.

So you DID read the thread!
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Hypothesis
Post by: Rushy on May 24, 2014, 12:23:43 AM
How can you be sure?  Have you ever measured Antarctica?
Yes.

Ah, you're just lying then. I see.
Title: Re: The "Arctic Rim" Hypothesis
Post by: Nonbeliever on May 24, 2014, 12:25:52 AM
Ah, you're just lying then. I see.

 ;D