The documentary Behind the Curve, which premiered on Netflix in February 2019, tracked the ideas of renowned Flat Earthers including Mark Sargent.
The video also included interviews with many scientists and astronomers who shared their thoughts on the Flat Earth movement and its continued influence.
Knodel chose to do more than just make his argument during his documentary part; he set out to definitively disprove the scientific consensus of the last two centuries.
Bob Knodel’s experiment on the flat earth was what? Knodel spent tens of thousands of dollars on an elaborate experiment to support his belief that the Earth was flat.
In his pursuit of proof that Earth is not spherical, Knodel built a laser gyroscope for his experiment. Simply said, a person stood on one
side of the camera and shone a light at it while Knodel filmed via two holes that were equally spaced from the ground. The YouTuber’s experimental setup is shown in the figure below:
