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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The International Space Station

« on: February 09, 2018, 03:48:51 AM »

I'm still curious as to what the Flat Earth Society will respond with.

As far as I can tell there has been only one Flat Earther to post and that was junker doing moderator duties.
 
To be completely honest I'm a little disappointed that my question appears to have been ignored by the society. Maybe I made it sound too official wherein I asked for the society's opinion. I was just generally asking the community at large.

Based off of what I've been told by Buran I guess my answer will be along the lines of space debris but I thought the Flat Earth Society didn't necessarily believe in space. Even if they do, a chunk of random space debris of that size and shape seems to be highly improbable.

For a reference of the shape of the ISS from NASA.

https://goo.gl/images/gT7rkh

The shape from the footage and that of the above image are similar. You can see the shape of the solar panels clearly in the video.

Again I offer my kindest regards.
S.Hunter

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The International Space Station

« on: February 08, 2018, 01:33:03 AM »

Thanks, I thought it was something worth debating whether the Flat Earth Society gave me a solid response or just claimed that the footage was faked. The video is really quite good and has a lot of sturdy science and math behind it, how they were able to get the exact second the ISS would transition the eclipse for example.

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Flat Earth Theory / The International Space Station

« on: February 07, 2018, 09:49:43 PM »

The Flat Earth Society's general opinion on the International Space Station is that it is a hoax. However during the 2017 eclipse, the YouTube channel Smarter Every Day was able to capture the ISS transition the eclipse.

Link to video

Although I think the whole video is worth watching, at around 3:23 into the video you can see the ISS quickly transition the eclipse near the bottom right of the eclipse followed by a slowed down and zoomed in capture where you are able to see the shape of the ISS.

They were able to calculate the position of the ISS and the exact time it would pass, thanks to a mathematical formula which is explained in a different video on his channel.

I am just curious on The Flat Earth Society's opinion on this footage.

Kindest Regards