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Flat earthers try to sail to the edge of the world

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  • L Lost User

    Randor wrote:

    I know nothing about the flat earth argument

    I saw a guy on TV some years ago. He claimed that the earth was of "infinite mass", which explained the illusion that it appeared round when observed from here. No idea what he though of the pictures from space.

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    Lost User
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    Richard MacCutchan wrote:

    which explained the illusion that it appeared round when observed

    Interesting. I'm not sure I want to comment on that. Even if there were a singularity at the center of the earth I can't imagine how that would translate into a flat earth.

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      Richard MacCutchan wrote:

      which explained the illusion that it appeared round when observed

      Interesting. I'm not sure I want to comment on that. Even if there were a singularity at the center of the earth I can't imagine how that would translate into a flat earth.

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      Lost User
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      It was not my opinion, but that of the flat earther.

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        Cp-Coder wrote:

        Just google "flat earth".

        I think I'll pass on that... I worked very hard to get Youtube to serve me only mathematics, science and computer related videos. It took me over a year. Two years ago I watched a few 'Rogan' videos and it caused my entire YouTube recommendations turned into marijuana, LSD, mushrooms and some South American plant that makes people trip. I couldn't make them go away... clicking on them and down voting somehow caused more of them to appear. I had to reset my account to get rid of them. I don't want google recommending me flat earth videos.

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        Slacker007
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        Just an FYI, when ever this starts happening to me, and I am signed into my YouTube account then I just clear the watch history or the offending videos that are messing up my recommendations, clear my browser cache, restart browser, and login into account again. Seems to work fairly well so far.

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        • L Lost User

          Cp-Coder wrote:

          Just google "flat earth".

          I think I'll pass on that... I worked very hard to get Youtube to serve me only mathematics, science and computer related videos. It took me over a year. Two years ago I watched a few 'Rogan' videos and it caused my entire YouTube recommendations turned into marijuana, LSD, mushrooms and some South American plant that makes people trip. I couldn't make them go away... clicking on them and down voting somehow caused more of them to appear. I had to reset my account to get rid of them. I don't want google recommending me flat earth videos.

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          Nelek
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          Randor wrote:

          I think I'll pass on that... I worked very hard to get Youtube to serve me only mathematics, science and computer related videos. It took me over a year.

          I use a VM for such kind of "researches" :rolleyes: :-D

          M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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            Just an FYI, when ever this starts happening to me, and I am signed into my YouTube account then I just clear the watch history or the offending videos that are messing up my recommendations, clear my browser cache, restart browser, and login into account again. Seems to work fairly well so far.

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            Lost User
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            Thanks, I just had something similar happen on my Amazon Prime account recently. I watched three 'UFO' videos in a row and it caused my entire recommendations list to be aliens/ufo related. I contacted support and they showed me how to go into my history and click 'Do not use this for recommendations'. Here is food for thought... ancient Hebrew and the related Canaanite family of languages did not have separate words for 'suggestion' and 'temptation'. Imagine what our future will be like with these 'suggestion' algorithms evolving and people installing a neuralink directly into their brain. A future of un-blockable suggestions temptations advertisements.

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            • C Cp Coder

              Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

              Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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              Chris C B
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              Stupid, stupid people! If they get caught in the waterfall at the edge they'll go over for sure, and then they'll just keep bouncing off the shells of an infinite column of turtles - as the old lady said, it's turtles all the way down.

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              • C Cp Coder

                Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                den2k88
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                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWbFFUlCnlc[^]

                Meet me at the edge of the world
                To watch it all burn
                Forget what you learned (we're gonna watch it all burn)

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                • L Lost User

                  Thanks, I just had something similar happen on my Amazon Prime account recently. I watched three 'UFO' videos in a row and it caused my entire recommendations list to be aliens/ufo related. I contacted support and they showed me how to go into my history and click 'Do not use this for recommendations'. Here is food for thought... ancient Hebrew and the related Canaanite family of languages did not have separate words for 'suggestion' and 'temptation'. Imagine what our future will be like with these 'suggestion' algorithms evolving and people installing a neuralink directly into their brain. A future of un-blockable suggestions temptations advertisements.

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                  Greg Utas
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                  Taleb says that Semitic languages lack a distinct word for forecasting and simply use prophesying. It's rather amusing in light of many statements made about investing or the economy.

                  Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
                  The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

                  <p><a href="https://github.com/GregUtas/robust-services-core/blob/master/README.md">Robust Services Core</a>
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                  • C Cp Coder

                    Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                    Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                    theoldfool
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                    How about the millions---millions----who sailed over the edge and didn't get caught

                    If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.

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                    • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

                      Taleb says that Semitic languages lack a distinct word for forecasting and simply use prophesying. It's rather amusing in light of many statements made about investing or the economy.

                      Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
                      The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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                      Daniel Pfeffer
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                      In Hebrew, there are two words - one for prophesy (prophet), and another for vision (visionary). The word root for forecasting in modern Hebrew comes from vision, not prophesy.

                      Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                        The problem with that is ... ... if the world is flat, then to prove it and send back pics you are going to need a really good WiFi signal ... :laugh:

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                        Cp Coder
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                        you are going to need a really good WiFi signal

                        They won't be smart enough for that. At best they are likely to employ carrier pigeons. If the pigeons are smart enough to navigate a spherical world, navigating a flat world will be a breeze! :)

                        Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                        • L Lost User

                          Well it would serve them right if they fell off the edge.

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                          pkfox
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                          Just after they found the edge ?

                          "I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                          • C Cp Coder

                            Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                            Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                            Daniel Pfeffer
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                            Obligatory Monty Python sketch: [The Crimson Permanent Assurance](https://youtu.be/lNlYBNTCBG8?t=358)

                            Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                            • C Cp Coder

                              Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                              Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                              DRHuff
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                              Brave souls! They have nothing to fear but sphere itself!

                              If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.

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                              • C Cp Coder

                                Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                                Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                                enhzflep
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                                Reminds me of the old episode of Monkey in which he wagers Buddha he can fly out of her hand. After an untold distance flying on his cloud he reaches the 5 pillars all the way at the end of the universe and does some graffiti. Only to discover he's just tagged her fingers. :doh:

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                                • C Cp Coder

                                  Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                                  Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                                  Simon Darkside Jackson
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                                  My best advice is to watch the documentary called "Beyond the Curve". It's a fantastic "non-biased" review of the flat earth movement. There is even a section by a group of flat earth scientists who perform a series of experiments using low and high tech gear over the years to prove their flat earth theory. I won't spoil the ending :P

                                  SimonDarksideJ Microsoft Windows & Xbox MVP ZenithMoon Studios.

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                                  • C Cp Coder

                                    Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                                    Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                                    Matt Bond
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                                    To stop any argument with a flat earther, just state that if the earth was flat, then cats would have knocked everything off the edge a long time ago. Bond Keep all things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere

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                                    • C Cp Coder

                                      Flat Earthers tried to sail to the edge of the world… and you can totally guess how it went[^]

                                      Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                                      Rusty Bullet
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                                      They forgot to take Trump with them. You have to have a con man with you to make it.

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                                      • R Rusty Bullet

                                        They forgot to take Trump with them. You have to have a con man with you to make it.

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                                        • L Lost User

                                          Cp-Coder wrote:

                                          Just google "flat earth".

                                          I think I'll pass on that... I worked very hard to get Youtube to serve me only mathematics, science and computer related videos. It took me over a year. Two years ago I watched a few 'Rogan' videos and it caused my entire YouTube recommendations turned into marijuana, LSD, mushrooms and some South American plant that makes people trip. I couldn't make them go away... clicking on them and down voting somehow caused more of them to appear. I had to reset my account to get rid of them. I don't want google recommending me flat earth videos.

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                                          milo xml
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                                          Use incognito mode on your browser if you do change your mind. That way it won't mess with your current youtube algorithm. :)

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