Welcome to the 21st century when, after a lot of breakthroughs in science and advancements in technology, a celebrity is arguing that we have all been fooled and the Earth is actually flat as a pancake, refusing to listen to facts and explanations and making people collectively groan in exasperation.
We're not kidding because, on Jan. 24, rapper B.o.B tweeted a challenge to explain why the cities behind him in a photo does not show a curve if the Earth is really spherical.
People have even answered B.o.B. with explanations as to why the Earth could not be flat but he dismissed them, saying those only come from science books.
The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart... where is the curve ? please explain this pic.twitter.com/YCJVBdOWX7
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
have u been to the edge ? or is that what your science book told you https://t.co/61qaI5xx5f — B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
It's still not over because B.o.B. kept tweeting photos of cities that show no indication of curving to prove his point that the Earth is flat. Of course, Neil deGrasse Tyson could not stand idly by while the rapper spreads misinformation to people who are more receptive to such ideas.
@bobatl Earth's curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that. — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
@bobatl Polaris is gone by 1.5 deg S. Latitude. You’ve never been south of Earth’s Equator, or if so, you've never looked up. — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
@bobatl Flat Earth is a problem only when people in charge think that way. No law stops you from regressively basking in it. — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
Then there's this person who seems to be enjoying the exchange between Tyson and B.o.B.
@HisZayness @neiltyson @bobatl no, I was just sleeping... pic.twitter.com/ikuYJo8RwB — Shari (@Shari_Dreamer) January 25, 2016
Let's all take a moment to think about this whole argument.
