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By TopCat
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I've been following the FEs on and off for some time, and they are truly extraordinary. Their level of delusion, denial, and conspiracy theory beggars belief. I'm sure a lot of them are trolling, but plenty of them simply don't look smart enough to troll that well.

I even signed up on the FES forum, just for grins, and I occasionally ask them questions like "So what are the satellite dishes* pointing at, then?". And I'm going to do another one soon along the lines of "So if GPS works by ground-based triangulation**, how come my Android tablet gives me altitude accurate to better than 100 feet when I'm flying".

* (they deny the existence of satellites)
** (for that's what they claim to believe)

I can only stand them for more than a few minutes at a time when I'm a) extremely chilled and b) partaking of the red wine.

On YouTube, Cool Hard Logic's series on debunking Flattards is well worth a look, as he's very funny and presents quite a lot of interesting material.

Chemtrails is another cracking conspiracy theory. This is where the Guvmint is pumping chemicals into the air (and you can see them doing it - just look at the high altitude aeroplanes on a clear day ;) ) to control the population.

You have never realised just, erm, how should I put it? Let's say... uneducated... people are until you've watched this:



And on the subject of 'checkmate Flat Earthers', I give you this beautiful image of Mount Rainier casting an upwards shadow on the clouds. It's not mine, I hasten to add.

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By condor17
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Used to believe that the earth was not round when I joined BEA ... Back Every Afternoon , of as BOAC dubbed us ... The FlatEarthers .
That was until we got DH/HS Tridents , they proved that the Earth is round . It was only the curvature of said Earth which got us airborne .
As an aside , having descended from a long line of North Naarfick , beach / inshore fishermen .
Their word is that a compass does not work when out of sight of land !
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Don't disagree with them ; thank you INS ,IRS and GPS .

rgds condor .
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By Flintstone
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Paultheparaglider wrote:
Flintstone wrote:Which one?


The one full of aliens with the chameleon cloaking device flying at tree level.



You weren't supposed to spot that. You know what this means, don't you?


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By Flintstone
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condor17 wrote:Pete , They are webbed , and have you sen my sister ?

rgds condor



Is she the same person as your mother, aunt, grandmother and cousin?
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By GolfHotel
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condor17 wrote:Pete , They are webbed , and have you sen my sister ?

rgds condor


Seen her? No I think i kept my eyes closed. Now if you had asked about your mother. :twisted: