Alaska highest percentage of Flat Earthers based on search on Google

An article in the Daily Mail quotes that based on Google searches, Alaska has the highest proportion of Flat Earthers per 10,00o residents

www.dailymail.co.uk...

Surveys have found that up to 10% of the population entertain Flat earth views

From the following map it seems the farther west one heads the greater the proportion of flat earthers in the population

i.dailymail.co.uk...

The information came to light from an organization called BET KENTUCKY which was sponsoring a bill legalizing sports betting at horse racing tracks

Google revealed that New Jersey had the lowest proportion of Flat earthers

By the way I live in New Jersey and the earth is round ............

a reply to: firerescue

It had the highest google searches, that does not mean everyone searching the topic is a flat earther.

a reply to: firerescue

Alaska has the highest proportion of Flat Earthers per 10,00o residents

Yeah. What quintessentone said: Those are Google searches. That could mean the opposite.

Some places may have many flat earthers. They already know what it means, so don't need to look it up.

Another place may have no flat earthers, therefore when they hear of it say, "What the absolute ___? I better look that up."

originally posted by: firerescue
Surveys have found that up to 10% of the population entertain Flat earth views .

Seriously? That can't be right. Is America really that uneducated?
Well, looking at the state of the schools in this country ... maybe.

A co-worker told me she saw the curvature of the Earth while skydiving.

Scientists say that anyone flying at 35,000 feet on a clear day and with at least a 60-degree field of view will be able to discern the curve. However, when it comes to seeing it from ground level, many suggest that while it’s theoretically possible, it’s not guaranteed. If you do want to challenge BoB, there are a few things you need to take into consideration.

Firstly, you need decent elevation in order to be able to see as much horizon as possible. The higher you get, the more horizon you can see and the greater the chance of discerning a curve.
Secondly, you need that horizon to be flat: no buildings, mountains or hills to interfere or distract. Coastlines are often best, as a large expanse of water tends to provide the least undulating horizons on our planet.
Thirdly, you need a good clear day: no smog, fog, smoke, haze or cloud.
Skyscrapers might do the trick, but they’re not always surrounded by flatness and their views are often at least somewhat obscured by pollution, other buildings or, in the case of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, often heat shimmers and haze.

While mountains are often even higher, most of the world’s highest peaks are in the middle of mountain ranges and therefore when standing on top of Mount Everest, for example, any chance of seeing the curvature is spoiled by the peaks of the surrounding Himalayas.

If you do give it a go and think you can see the curvature but fear it may just be your eyes playing tricks, there is an experiment you can perform. Take two sticks – or tripods, ski poles, ice-axes etc – and place them in front of you. String fishing line or any monofilament between the two using a spirit level to ensure that the line is perfectly straight. Then move back until your vantage point allows the filament to be aligned with the horizon. If they line-up perfectly, you’re not witnessing the curvature of the Earth. However, if there’s any discernable and consistent dip of the horizon away from the string, you are indeed seeing the curvature of the Earth.

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Did any of the SpaceX tourists take pics?

a reply to: quintessentone

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I Google FE when I'm bored and can do with a laugh. I'm not a Flat Earther.

originally posted by: firerescue
An article in the Daily Mail quotes that based on Google searches, Alaska has the highest proportion of Flat Earthers per 10,00o residents

www.dailymail.co.uk...

Surveys have found that up to 10% of the population entertain Flat earth views

From the following map it seems the farther west one heads the greater the proportion of flat earthers in the population

i.dailymail.co.uk...

The information came to light from an organization called BET KENTUCKY which was sponsoring a bill legalizing sports betting at horse racing tracks

Google revealed that New Jersey had the lowest proportion of Flat earthers

By the way I live in New Jersey and the earth is round ............

I don't understand why flat earth theories are attacked so much or why people sometimes think this is one of the greatest conspiracy theories.

If one takes a look around or reflect on society's current beliefs, there are many more people who believe in gender diversity and the many genders theory (or even the infinite gender theory), and that one human can transition between genders just by thinking so and then declaring themselves to be whatever comes to their mind.

I sometimes look stuff like Flat Earth up just to get a good laugh and I enjoy thinking about the psychology behind Olympic level mental gymnastics.

By the way I found a good YouTube channel talking about space and it had me wondering if space time is really on a flat plane or if it is also curved.

In the future, we may be on forums laughing at Flat-Spacers.

That video that had me thinking, for those interested:
The Universe As You Know It Does Not Exist. Let me explain with a graph...

Well they would be practically on top of a round earth, so maybe they are wondering why all the water hasn't run down to the south half. Common sense.

a reply to: datguy

Nice. Thanks.
That definitely looks not flat.

a reply to: firerescue

How stupid.

Alaska has the "highest" [insert stat porn here] anywhere except maybe Wyoming or North Dakota!

Let's look at the population of Alaska: 740,000. (rounded up for easy peasy math)

And 1/10,000, makes that a percentage of: 1/74 persons.

Oooohhh! How stupid those people are! The earth is flat if you consider it one manner but its shape is a sphere (not round, or a circle).

Guess I am not one of those 74 people...

(Alaska Amber, because, uh,... the earth is flat and that is really good beer!)

originally posted by: FlyersFan

originally posted by: firerescue
Surveys have found that up to 10% of the population entertain Flat earth views .

Seriously? That can't be right. Is America really that uneducated?
Well, looking at the state of the schools in this country ... maybe.

No maybe to it .
And it is only getting worse .

The stupidity of individuals that believe in the Earth being flat is appalling. Earth is hollow, get over it.

originally posted by: MrEnergy
The stupidity of individuals that believe in the Earth being flat is appalling. Earth is hollow, get over it.

Now we all know the world is sitting atop a giant turtle.

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: MrEnergy
The stupidity of individuals that believe in the Earth being flat is appalling. Earth is hollow, get over it.

Now we all know the world is sitting atop a giant turtle.

True.

The earth is flat
The earth is supported by a giant turtle
There are 1,123 genders
Men can be transformed into women just as transformers take the size and shape of any object they want to.

originally posted by: AlienBorg

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: MrEnergy
The stupidity of individuals that believe in the Earth being flat is appalling. Earth is hollow, get over it.

Now we all know the world is sitting atop a giant turtle.

True.

The earth is flat
The earth is supported by a giant turtle
There are 1,123 genders
Men can be transformed into women just as transformers take the size and shape of any object they want to.

See now AlienBorg, I never said the earth was flat, simply that it was sitting atop a giant turtle. You filled in all the other details via your particular brand of wanna be reality.

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: AlienBorg

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: MrEnergy
The stupidity of individuals that believe in the Earth being flat is appalling. Earth is hollow, get over it.

Now we all know the world is sitting atop a giant turtle.

True.

The earth is flat
The earth is supported by a giant turtle
There are 1,123 genders
Men can be transformed into women just as transformers take the size and shape of any object they want to.

See now AlienBorg, I never said the earth was flat, simply that it was sitting atop a giant turtle. You filled in all the other details via your particular brand of wanna be reality.

Ok then, let me change it a little

The earth is supported by a giant turtle
There are 1,123 genders
Men can be transformed into women just as transformers take the size and shape of any object they want to.

You filled in all the other details via your particular brand of wanna be reality.

No this isn't what I ve done and you know it. I just filled up the list with a list of improbable events.

To be honest it's much more likely earth is supported by a giant turtle or earth is flat and supported by a giant turtle rather than there are 1,123 genders where people can choose from and can transition between them should they change their mind.

originally posted by: AlienBorg

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: AlienBorg

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: MrEnergy
The stupidity of individuals that believe in the Earth being flat is appalling. Earth is hollow, get over it.

Now we all know the world is sitting atop a giant turtle.

True.

The earth is flat
The earth is supported by a giant turtle
There are 1,123 genders
Men can be transformed into women just as transformers take the size and shape of any object they want to.

See now AlienBorg, I never said the earth was flat, simply that it was sitting atop a giant turtle. You filled in all the other details via your particular brand of wanna be reality.

Ok then, let me change it a little

The earth is supported by a giant turtle
There are 1,123 genders
Men can be transformed into women just as transformers take the size and shape of any object they want to.

You filled in all the other details via your particular brand of wanna be reality.

No this isn't what I ve done and you know it. I just filled up the list with a list of improbable events.

To be honest it's much more likely earth is supported by a giant turtle or earth is flat and supported by a giant turtle rather than there are 1,123 genders where people can choose from and can transition between them should they change their mind.

Why do you care about others' gender expressions? Thou doth protest too much IMO.

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: AlienBorg

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: AlienBorg

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: MrEnergy
The stupidity of individuals that believe in the Earth being flat is appalling. Earth is hollow, get over it.

Now we all know the world is sitting atop a giant turtle.

True.

The earth is flat
The earth is supported by a giant turtle
There are 1,123 genders
Men can be transformed into women just as transformers take the size and shape of any object they want to.

See now AlienBorg, I never said the earth was flat, simply that it was sitting atop a giant turtle. You filled in all the other details via your particular brand of wanna be reality.

Ok then, let me change it a little

The earth is supported by a giant turtle
There are 1,123 genders
Men can be transformed into women just as transformers take the size and shape of any object they want to.

You filled in all the other details via your particular brand of wanna be reality.

No this isn't what I ve done and you know it. I just filled up the list with a list of improbable events.

To be honest it's much more likely earth is supported by a giant turtle or earth is flat and supported by a giant turtle rather than there are 1,123 genders where people can choose from and can transition between them should they change their mind.

Why do you care about others' gender expressions? Thou doth protest too much IMO.

For the same reason people care about whether earth is flat or a spheroid.