What If the Earth Was Actually Flat? (Extended)

If the Earth had an edge, I hope it would look like this. The edge of a flat Earth. I know, I know, we've talked about it before. But there's something mesmerizing about it. A flat Earth solar eclipse. Diagonally growing trees. The great wall of ice, guarded by NASA, of course. The flat-Earthers sure have a great imagination. But what if they were right? How would the Earth hold up in space? Would it revolve around the Sun, or would the Sun rotate around it? And why would you never walk to the Earth's edge?

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[somabiswas]

Then there would be a round earth community

[mars]

I used to believe the Earth was flat, then, I turned 5.

[rc]

A flat Earther once told me the sun was a giant spot light. I asked where does it plug in to the power grid? He said it's solar powered.

[Literallynoname]

Flat earthers make me feel like Albert Einstein

[notamoron]

Everyone knows the ice wall around the edge is guarded by heavily armed penguins.

[anirs]

what is earth was actually flat
Flat Earthers:* something doesn't feel right*

[lynkirby]

If the Earth was flat cats would’ve pushed everything off by now.

[antoniom]

People knew the earth was round over 2000 years ago.

[ketgoshi]

That’s the best and most polite roast I’ve seen in 2021

[yeasinabedin]

Flat earthers: we have members all around the globe!
Oh wait..

[jacopodanglars]

If Earth is Flat, why is it only earth that is flat and not other planets?

[Pab-tqcw]

This video really provides excellents argumentations on why a flat Earth is impossible.

Just a little correction: Earth is known to be spherical much long time before Copernicus. Aristotle already said that the Earth was round, and, in the 3rd century BC, the lenght of the circumference of the Earth was calculated by Eratosthenes. 🙂
Anyway, it's a really nice video. Thanks a lot for sharing!

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
― Isaac Asimov

[spearning]

Then
Flat Earth Community : Earth is round.
XD

[rakhatthenut]

1:20 dude. Copernicus suggested heliocentrism, the earth being round was a known fact for more than a thousand years before Copernicus

[DimarisPlays]

I honestly think this would make an interesting sci-fi movie.

[offsetgalaxy]

Meanwhile in a parallel universe: "What if Earth was actually Round?"

[fargo]

Flat earther: I’m just going to pretend I didn’t watch this video.

[Aiolet]

A Flat earthers’ perception on reality is on a separate dimension

[blaineross]

Whenever i think I'm an idiot I think of flat earthers and realize I'm not so bad