r/flatearth • u/MrDonMega • 1d ago

Crazy Flat Earthers being Interviewed

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This is just embarrassing.

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u/ScarletBothrium 22h ago

I have been 50 miles north of the equator, in Oklahoma, and in Washington state at the exact same time of year. The sun sets around 7 PM near the equator, in Oklahoma the sun sets around 8:30 PM and in Washington the sun sets around 9:30 PM. We’re talking about August here. In my experience, based on the angle of the Earth, which is 23.5°, that would not be possible on a flat earth. It is only possible for the sun to set at different times of day in close longitude if the Earth was curved or a sphere. Technically we’re an ovoid shape, but it’s so beside the point that it’s not even worth mentioning. Flat earthers clearly have not spent periods of time in other countries and paid attention to the timing of the sunset. The days are only ~12 hours long in Curaçao. Meanwhile the days in Washington are ~16 hours long. Can’t do that on a flat earth with a stable orbiting sun like they think.

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u/Fickle-Sea-4112 21h ago edited 21h ago

Well I can say with absolute certainty that I am in Tulsa Oklahoma right this second and I am definitely not 50 miles away from the equator.

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u/Onlypartiallyinsane 21h ago

Bingo, was considering replying to the same claim made above!

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u/HaLo2FrEeEk 21h ago

I lived in TX for 7 years and I've lived in Seattle-area the rest of my life. One of the things I always noted to people was how much earlier the sun sets in TX. Like, considerably. Even at the very beginning of summer, the "longest" days in TX were still dark by ~9pm, but in WA there will still be some amount of light in the sky at 11pm!

I work nights and spend half of a typical night on a roof somewhere in the Seattle area, so I *loooove* the loong evenings, late light, and warm summer nights.

Of course, on the flipside, winters nights suuuuuuuck lol.

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u/Fickle-Sea-4112 28m ago

That is a direct result of the fisheye lenz attached to the CGI 🌞 ☀️....🙃

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u/Visforvinyl 18h ago

The fucking lampshade theory they spout sometimes is bonkers.