Despite the scientific discoveries proving that we live on a spherical Earth, many people still believe in the flat Earth theory. A new Netflix documentary named “Behind the Curve” shows a group of Flat Earthers who confidently believe in conspiracies promoting Flat Earth theories. Bob Knodel is one of these flat Earthers and he hosts a YouTube Channel where he promotes the flat Earth conspiracies.
Knodel is one of the team members depending on a $20,000 laser gyroscope to show that Earth is not round but flat in shape. They intend also to prove that the Earth doesn’t rotate. However, the group marvels at the outcome of the study.
Knodel explained that they discovered that the gyroscope was picking up a drift when they turned it on. To be specific, it picked a 15-degree-per-hour drift. He revealed that they were their research was setback by this which has become a new problem to deal with.
How the team Carried out the Experiment
In the video scene, a flat Earther Jeran who is a member of a group known as Globebusters conducted a simple experiment to prove the Earth is flat. The flat-earther drilled a hole at a height of 5.18 meters (17 feet) above water level on two boards. He positioned a camera on the board and another person named Henrique held a torchlight at the same height as the holes.
Jeran reveals that if the Earth is flat, the light rays from the torch will pass through the holes no matter how far Henrique was with the torch. However, if the Earth is spherical, there will be curvature depending on Henrique’s distance from the holes.
The experiment mandates Henrique to position the light above his head for it to be visible, implying that the light will be positioned 7 meters/23 feet above the water level. As soon as the experiment commenced, the light failed to appear on camera.
Jeran phoned Henrique to verify that the height of the light was 5.18 meters (17 feet) above sea level. If the Earth is flat, Jeran should have seen the light. But when he asked Henrique to lift the light above the head, Jeran was surprised to see the light pass through the hole. This confirms that the Earth is not flat, but spherical in shape.
How the team Of Flat Earthers nearly disagrees with the outcome of their research
Despite the outcome of their observations, the team was not ready to accept the outcome. Knodel further explained that they will they did not accept the outcome of their research. Hence, they began to search for easy-to-disprove methods by studying the motion of the Earth.
This is a clear case of people disagreeing with the outcome of their experiment despite the proof. Knodel said to another Flat Earther revealing that they don’t intend to get such an outcome in the first place. He also noted that they spent a whopping $20,000 to experiment.
Knodel concluded by saying that he had no intention of dumping what they just found out. He plans to keep the discovery confidential.
How This Scene in Netflix Documentary Will Change the Believe of Many Flat Earthers
The conspiracy of flat Earth has been spreading across the globe like wildfire. However, the recent Netflix documentary showing where some flat earthers discover a spherical Earth will surely make many people believe in the flat Earth theory to think twice.
The truth is that more people believed that the Earth is flat while only a few believed that the Earth was round in the past. But in recent times, more people come to believe in a spherical Earth while only a few still believe in the Flat Earth theories.
With more scientific experiments like the one shown in a scene in “Behind the Curve”, many flat Earthers will stop believing in the flat Earth theory and agree with scientists on the actual shape of Earthers, which is spherical. If you want to watch this scene, you can check out Behind the Curve documentary which is currently available on Netflix.
If you are a flat Earther or you know anyone who believes in the flat Earth theory, endeavor to watch or show them the Behind the Curve documentary on Netflix to change their view about the shape of our beautiful planet. What do you think about this interesting experiment?
