The fact that this is a serious article is depressing

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario) 10/22/2018 at 16:35 • Filed to: None

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For Sweden > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 10/22/2018 at 16:42

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But flat- earthers provide a continuous source of low-effort, high-engagement content.

user314 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 10/22/2018 at 16:42

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“Popular Science” “Serious Article”

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. ;-P

But yes, every time I write off the flat-earthers as one of those Internet Things I Don’t Understand, But Shouldn’t Take Seriously, they go and do something that flips it back to “Good God, I’m Living in Idiocracy.”

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 10/22/2018 at 16:43

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Chariotoflove > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 10/22/2018 at 16:45

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Oh, not at all. Rather, it’s a good way to introduce the physics and math involved to kids (and grown ups) who are learning about science. Instead of telling kids “the Earth is round because we’ve figured it out, trust us”, it tells them, “this is why we know the Earth is round.”

Better educated kids make better thinkers.

user314 > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition 10/22/2018 at 16:45

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user314 > Chariotoflove 10/22/2018 at 16:54

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Yeah, excellent point.

There’s a great segment in Cosmos  where Carl Sagan relates Eratosthenes ’ experiment proving not only that the Earth is round, but figured out the circumference within a few percent.  

MonkeePuzzle > For Sweden 10/22/2018 at 16:54

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“anyone producing #content is a flat earther” ~ 4sweeden

Chariotoflove > user314 10/22/2018 at 17:00

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Yeah, that was very cool.

HammerheadFistpunch > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 10/22/2018 at 17:01

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False flat earthers are like hard core brand loyalists/ Republicans ... Not swayed by fact .

WilliamsSW > HammerheadFistpunch 10/22/2018 at 17:45

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nermal > For Sweden 10/22/2018 at 18:29

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It’s all fun and games, until somebody falls off The Edge.

My bird IS the word > HammerheadFistpunch 10/22/2018 at 19:27

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Yeah, cause there aren’t any hardcore brand loyalist democrats.

HammerheadFistpunch > My bird IS the word 10/22/2018 at 19:35

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That’s an either/or slash.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Chariotoflove 10/22/2018 at 19:58

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That’s a really positive spin. Thank you