The planet turned out to be flatter than predicted, despite a flat earther’s enormous financial investment in his theory.
The Flat Earth movement is a conspiracy idea that has persisted despite mountains of evidence showing that Earth is indeed round.
Prone to going to extraordinary lengths to gather proof for their “theories,” Flat Earthers are certain that scientists are deceiving the public.
Famously, the late YouTuber Bob Knodel spent a whopping twenty thousand dollars (£15,150) trying to uncover proof for his ideas.
You can see a trailer for the documentary Behind the Curve, which featured his experiment, down below:
