Trevor Nace, writing for Forbes, has a good analogy: “magine car B passing car A on the highway. Because the moon is moving faster, its shadow moves from west to east at 1730 kilometers per hour.

The earth rotates to the east at about half that speed, at 1670 kilometers per hour. The moon travels east as it orbits earth at about 3400 kilometers per hour.

First: if the earth rotates from west to east, shouldn’t the shadow should have passed across the planet from east to west? Science, however, does actually explain this seeming oddity. At that point they would’ve taken over the world, and enslaved the population, and controlled everything.”Īfter the eclipse, Flat Earthers pointed to two “ inconsistencies ” that proved, in their eyes, the hoax once and for all. They want to create two classes: the ultra rich and servants.

#NASA really dont want u lookin up at the #Eclipse without there Special #Glasses incase u see its not the #Moon in… - WeAreWakinUp🇮🇪 Earthers don’t have a very clear idea why NASA would want to convince the globe-or rather, world-of a lie. Some even proposed that the special solar glasses NASA encouraged people to wear to protect their eyes were only being pushed to hide the truth. The eclipse caused many Flat Earthers to double down, accusing NASA and other “globe jockeys” of doctoring the images. Rather, Flat Earthers believe that an eclipse occurs when something-the moon, perhaps, or another object-passes in front of the sun as the sun travels along its track. The eclipse is potentially dicey for Flat Earthers, given that they do not believe that the earth orbits the sun. Take the solar eclipse that took place on August 21, an event predicted by scientists through the heliocentric model. You shouldn’t be able to function allegedly spinning that fast,” said Cami Knodel, Bob’s wife and a Flat Earther based in Denver.Īnd despite startling evidence to the contrary-like images from outer space (according to flat earthers: doctored!) and circumnavigation (ever notice no one ever circumnavigates north to south- ice wall barriers !)-Flat Earthers refuse to be swayed. “They say you won’t notice it because it’s a continual motion. (They do, after all, look the same size.) The two planets travel in circular tracks across the top of the dome, gradually heading toward the equator and back up to account for the seasons. They believe that the sun and moon are 3000 miles above, and 32 miles each in diameter. They also discount the heliocentric model of our earth.

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