{"id":293513,"date":"2024-12-28T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T23:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=346005"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:34:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:34:48","slug":"a-group-of-flat-earthers-take-a-35000-trip-to-discover-that-the-earth-is-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/a-group-of-flat-earthers-take-a-35000-trip-to-discover-that-the-earth-is-round\/","title":{"rendered":"A group of flat-earthers take a $35,000 trip\u2026 to discover that the Earth is round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 2,000 years ago, Greek physicists, mathematicians, and scientists discovered that the Earth was round. <strong>Despite their rudimentary experiments, the mathematics left no room for doubt: the Earth was round<\/strong>. For some reason, since the advent of the internet, the flat Earth movement has gained followers. Because, as you know, ignorance is bold.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/newsletter.png?GoogleAccessId=wp-stateless%40kubertonic.iam.gserviceaccount.com&amp;Expires=1793658520&amp;Signature=uW1sCbqcceOOymZLQ%2F%2Bjo2ihRplYmu5aFOY6UQnIO28e0Cksw6ZixzzjdZS2Ivx0yLNMUOzPfNm7IlnqHvbtgG0YL7oko0bMe7645NPZlWF9kYdzQNciG28Mrmp4bwEjuzmf94Tr87iJEd4e19ahI3jv7ODsUaqLXztthPJ7uACsgQ2EkG4i9Zi4sUzm%2FvMXx8TqEPjv8DdxU2cOcoSw5T8dV4fIxqYbhNbtklaFRyeVZuIfZtYy2DxNP1D04lNLLq5x6gsLxfl4wm50cQvsyo0kMtPDSYVxn02F0V3LAQvPzk%2FF9c6%2BEoOFYfhQyAQZx9o2gBcjFpfelGhBDbDL%2Fw%3D%3D\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Subscribe to the Softonic newsletter and get the latest in tech, gaming, entertainment and deals right in your inbox.<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Subscribe (it's FREE) \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of flat-earthers, people from the world of denialism and conspiracy, <strong>recently traveled to Antarctica hoping to prove once and for all that our planet is flat <\/strong>(despite all the evidence gathered by humans over the past 2,000 years pointing the other way).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately for them, the journey seems to have confirmed what scientists and geologists have been saying to everyone for a long time, along with videos from NASA, ESA, and other international agencies along with the astronauts we have up there: <strong>our planet is round.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It&#039;s Midnight in Antarctica!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d_LNSbStu9c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Final Experiment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expedition in question was organized by Will Duffy, the pastor of a small church on the outskirts of Denver (Colorado). On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-final-experiment.com\/faqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">a website<\/a> dedicated to the expedition, Duffy explains that the trip includes 24 flat Earth supporters and 24 round Earth supporters who were chosen as &#8220;representatives of their respective sides&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The objective of the expedition, which has been named &#8220;The Final Experiment&#8221;, was<strong> to investigate if there is a 24-hour sun in Antarctica.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The Final Experiment is a way to settle the debate about the shape of the Earth,&#8221; states the organization&#8217;s website. &#8220;Both the flat Earth side and the globe side agree that whether or not there is a 24-hour sun in Antarctica will confirm if we live on a flat planet or a globe.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At the South Pole, there&#39;s basically a single sunrise and a single sunset over the course of a year. <br><br>The Sun rises at the September equinox and then stays above the horizon (as the Midnight Sun) until it sets six months later on the March equinox.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y1JlTcz5Nq\">pic.twitter.com\/y1JlTcz5Nq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rainmaker1973\/status\/1869666816559288370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/midnight-sun-facts-where-and-when-to-see\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">The midnight sun<\/a>, as it is known, is the result of the Earth&#8217;s axial tilt and the position of the Arctic Circle in relation to the sun&#8217;s rays. It is not clear why flat Earth supporters decided that the presence of the Sun would prove or refute their own beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In any case, <strong>when the expedition members arrived in Antarctica, they confirmed, as expected, that there was indeed a 24-hour sun.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Google Maps\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/95612986-96d5-11e6-af7c-00163ec9f5fa\/2801963717\/google-maps-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Google Maps<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-maps.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-maps.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Sometimes you make mistakes in life,&#8221; said Flat Earth influencer Jeran Campanella, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d_LNSbStu9c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">a video<\/a> posted by Duffy after the team had reached their destination. &#8220;I thought there wasn&#8217;t a 24-hour Sun. 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