FlatEarthers

Every now and then, somebody with a lot more self-belief than is warranted will set out to the "end" of the Earth in order to "prove" we are living not on an oblate sphere, but a pancake.They have traveled to Antarctica for a "final…

Fortunately, there are many ways you can prove to yourself that the Earth is indeed an oblate spheroid (or a sphere that bulges slightly at the equator). These range from the simple – looking at photos of the Earth from space, or simply…