“One Photo, One Hometown: How a Viral Image Could Finally Silence Flat Earth Believers!”

Is the Earth flat? That’s the million-dollar question that seems to have spiraled into a full-blown, head-scratching saga. Despite centuries of scientific evidence screaming that our planet’s a beautiful blue marble, there’s still a devoted band of believers convinced that we’re perched on a giant disk, like a pancake in the cosmos. Some individuals have even made the ultimate sacrifice, trying to prove their theory—yes, folks, people have literally rocket-launched themselves! I mean, if you’re going to launch into space, wouldn’t you at least want to bring lunch? Now, sit tight, because one brave soul named Greg Pagel claims he’s tossed the flat-Earth debate right out the window. So, what’s his secret sauce? Oh, just a touch of math, a pinch of logic, and a little help from good ol’ Google Earth! Curious? Let’s dive into the details! LEARN MORE.

The Flat Earth theory has been around for so long, and no matter what evidence is provided to the tin-foil hat society, they just don’t believe we’re living on a sphere.

Rather a lot of people choose to believe the conspiracy that the Earth is shaped like a flat disk and some have even died trying to prove their point.

Despite overwhelming scientific evidence and physicists such as Professor Brian Cox shutting down the idea – calling it ‘drivel’ – Flat Earthers are adamant in their beliefs.

However, one man has seemingly ended the debate once and for all.

He pointed out the reason it looks flat (YouTube/Karmadog)

In 2018, Greg Pagel used a photo of his hometown and meticulous calculations to prove the planet isn’t flat.

He got mathematical and displayed his image on Imgur to share his findings.

Pagel even created a whole video to explain it on YouTube and based his calculations on Lake Michigan is Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US.

He explained that while the landscape did appear flat, there’s a reason for it.

He used maths to explain why it’s difficult to see (YouTube/Karmadog)

By using Google Earth, he went on to show how the Earth is round.

So, and here’s where it gets all a bit mathy, those two points of Silver Creek Park and Two Rivers are 8.4 miles apart.

Then, with the quantity that Earth has a circumference of 25,000 miles, then 8.4 miles of that arc would equal as 0.12 degrees in angle.

Still following? Yeah, I’m just about hanging on too, but bear with it.

Pagel then shared images of how a right angle looks compared to a 45-degree and then a one-degree angle.

A pie chart then comes into play (360 degrees, of course) to show how a one degree angle looks pretty straight even when he zooms in to it.

So, this shows why a 0.12 degree angle is hardly noticeable at all – explaining why you might think a landscape looks flat in photos, as well as to the naked eye.

That’s why people might argue that the Earth is flat, just because it looks it when in fact, it is of course not.

Social media users have since taken to the comment section of the video to share their thoughts.

One wrote: “I can’t believe this needs explaining to people, but well done for trying.”

Another added: “Just show a satellite picture, thats it.”

While a third simply thought: “Very cool.”