They wanted to prove that the Earth was flat, and now admit otherwise

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Like 9% of French people, YouTuber Jeran Campanella was convinced that governments and NASA were lying to us. He assured anyone who would listen that the Earth was actually flat. Despite the avalanche of scientific evidence and simple experiments proving the opposite, nothing made him change his mind.

He assured in particular that, since the Earth was flat, it was impossible for the Sun to be present 24 hours a day at the South Pole during the southern summer. To prove that he was right in front of the whole world, he therefore led a pseudoscientific expedition, with the aim of proving that our good old earth was as flat as a pancake.

During this mission, which would have cost 35,000 dollars, he finally admitted his mistake. Admitting on camera that he had been wrong on the subject. In a live on YouTube, filmed from the shores of the South Pole on December 14, they. Recognized that the Sun was present all day long “as these people had said”.

A theory that is increasingly popular

While people who think that the Earth is flat are often stigmatized, they now represent a large part of our fellow human beings. In France alone, 9% of citizens think that the Earth is flat and that a global conspiracy has been assuring us otherwise for centuries.

In the United States, this figure rises to 16%. In the land of Uncle Sam, where freedom of expression and worship is limitless, the arguments in favor of a flat Earth are mixed with those of the theory of creation (Adam and Eve to put it simply) in the face of Darwinism.

How to prove that the Earth is round ?

Although these ideas are gaining traction, it is quite easy to prove the flat-earthers wrong. Simple demonstrations can be done from home, in a few minutes. The most telling example to prove the curvature of the Earth is that of a sailboat.

If you see a boat on the horizon, as it moves away, its hull will disappear before its sails, proof that the Earth is round. The last thing you will see of a boat is the top of its mast. On a flat Earth, the ship would disappear entirely, all at once, once it was too far away to be seen.

Another fairly well-known experiment to prove that the Earth is round is the one performed by Eratostenes, a Greek scientist, to calculate its circumference. All you need is a stick and a friend. Both of you plant your stick in your garden, and note the shadow cast by the stick at noon.

If the Earth were flat, the two shadows should be identical. But since it is round, there will be a difference of a few degrees. As a bonus, with a simple rule of three, you can calculate the circumference of our planet.

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