In a bizarre twist, a leading member of the Flat Earth Society has claimed that the Earth is not actually flat but is instead shaped like a doughnut.
The Flat Earth Society is a bizarre conspiratorial organisation that has claimed for years that the Earth is flat and not spherical, and that the idea that the Earth is flat is the result of a widespread conspiracy theory involving NASA, aeroplane pilots, and other powerful institutions.
While the society was originally formed as a joke many years ago, the movement now does have sincere followers who genuinely believe that, despite all the evidence, that the commonly accept view of Earth's spherical nature is false.
In an online post leading Flat Earth Society member Varuag stated his new belief. They said:
"I was wondering how a theory like FE theory gets formed, and I came to the conclusion that someone must've thought of the original idea. And then it must've been followed by a long series of people pointing out flaws and then re-adjusting the theory (or thinking of new ideas) to iron out the flaws in the theory."
Adding:
"I have a theory that the Earth is in fact shaped like a torus (a donut-shape). However, light is curved so the first question was how can we tell if the light is curved. Radio waves are reflected by the atmosphere (hence why we don't need to set up several towers to transmit radio waves across very long distances). Light waves are also reflected in a similar way. When we look across, the light diminishes as it travels, and by the time it reaches the atmosphere, it is diminished enough to be reflected. The light will then hit another corner of atmosphere and so on and so forth, curving every time. This gives the impression that the Earth is flat (or has a slight curvature)."
When questioned on this position as to why we can't see the other side of the torus, Varuag answered:
"When you stand in the middle of the TE and look up, the light passes through the first atmosphere it reaches. However, by the time it reaches the second atmosphere (the one to re-enter the atmosphere of the TE) it has diminished enough to be reflected, and gets reflected into space, so you see space."
The whole discussion indicates that some people may just have too much time on their hands.
[Based on reporting by: 9GAG]
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