12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin, the first in the history of mankind has made space flight and see for yourself, that the ancient Greeks were right. It would seem that, then doubt, What is the true form of the world, could not remain.
However, from the middle of the twentieth century in the UK Flat Earth Society operates, reported Melitopol news. Flat Earth Society members are trying to prove, what people, considered a planet ball, misguided. К началу нового столетия большинство участников первоначального состава этого общества или отказались от своих взглядов, or died. But they were replaced by a new generation of skeptics: in May 2017 , a member of the revived Society conducted an experiment, flying hours on the plane with the level of (measuring tool). The test results did not impress scholars, but it is widely discussed in the press.
basketball is more visible?
In February of this year, (in one month, when astronomers announced the discovery of seven exoplanets, and Indian rocket placed into orbit at the same time 104 satellite) American basketball player Kyrie Irving said, that the earth really is flat. Six months later, the athlete explained, что решил подшутить над слушателями и даже провести своеобразный эксперимент. Однако своим первым заявлением он успел ввести в заблуждение массу людей.
The main victims of this "joke" became schoolchildren. According to the teacher one of the secondary schools in the US Nick Gurolya, after the words of Irving his disciples refused to believe, that the Earth is spherical.
"I started to panic. How could I have a blunder, that the children believe it is simply due to the fact, so said the basketball player? I tried to discuss it with them, I showed them the video. Nothing worked. Pupils think I'm a big supporter of conspiracy, which aims - to force people, that the earth has a spherical shape. It is very difficult to convince them. It seems to me, that science does not mean anything to them ", - complained to the teacher.
Notably, that Irving was supported not only children, but adults. Including basketball player Shaquille O'Neal.
"It's true. the earth is flat. look here, There are three ways to manipulate the mind: with the help of, what we read, We see and hear. first, we are taught at school: Columbus discovered America. However, think about it: when he got here, the Redskins met people with long hair, smoking peace pipes. so, Columbus did not discover America ", - I explained the athlete.
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At this distrust epidemic is not stopped: 21 сентября нынешнего года американский рэпер Робби Рэй Симмонс начал сбор средств на создание и запуск «непредвзятого» спутника, который бы пролил свет на проблему строения Земли.
On the musician responded to the call American astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Terry and Scott Kelly Vorts. They sure Simmons, that seen with my own eyes, What form does the planet.
"I can help B.o.B. (musical alias Bobby Ray Simmons. — RT) save money and confirm, that the Earth is round, I flew around her ", - said Vorts. Aldrin confirmed the words of colleagues and, in turn, tried to explain the musician, what orbit.
Kelly posted on Twitter Video, captured from the International Space Station. He also advised the rapper did not engage in this nonsense, and start raising money for the victims of hurricane "Maria" in Puerto Rico. However, аргументы космонавтов не убедили Симмонса, and he continued to raise funds.
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