Igor Prokopenko. “An independent expert assessment of the events that changed the world. News from all areas of human knowledge and the mysteries of our subconscious,” reads its description. Prokopenko himself at the beginning of the issue says that this is the only program where any theory can be discussed "without damage to reputation."
The first character in the Flat Earth issue was former NASA employee Matthew Boylan. He said that when he began to study real photographs of the Earth, he realized that the planet is flat. The sole purpose of NASA's existence, he says, is to promote the fact that the Earth is round, and real images of a flat planet were allegedly shown to him on the first day of work.
Another “expert” on the program was British amateur physicist Dave Murphy. REN TV used clippings from his interview with the Macedonian channel. Murphy is sure that "they" are lying to us and spending billions of dollars to create fake pictures.
The Russian "experts" were Candidate of Technical Sciences Pavel Sviridov, popularizer of science Andrey Bukharin and archaeologist Vadim Shegalov. Flat earthers are convinced that all space flights take place in near-Earth space, and all photographs are composite shots. If the plane were to fly on round ground, the pilot would have to lower his nose regularly. “This is absolute proof that the plane is flying over a flat surface,” the “expert” is sure. The curvature of the earth's surface is a parameter invented by scientists, explains Sviridov.
UN Emblem
If the Earth is a sphere, then Chicago could not be seen, but the city is visible from the other side of the lake, Bukharin continues. The curvature of the horizon on filming from orbit is obtained because astronauts use a fisheye lens, NASA specifically does not want to deploy the Hubble telescope and show the earth live, but in reality it looks like on the UN emblem:
Filming of astronauts in zero gravity was filmed on chromakey using computer graphics. The purpose of the whole fiction is to imitate the turbulent activity of space agencies in order to receive trillions of dollars a year, Shegalov is sure. The heroes of the program insist that the flat Earth was on all ancient maps, and that the Earth is covered by the firmament was said in the Bible. Anomalies in the sky are caused by a "failure in the operation of the dome" that rotates above us, Sviridov is sure.
Flat earth on old maps
The flat-earthers even launched a rocket, and it broke through the dome, but no one at NASA believed them. Even Hillary Clinton threatened to break the glass dome over the Earth during the election race, the authors of the film say. Even the basketball player Shaquille O'Neal admitted to the flat-earth theory.
Antarctica is a closed territory, it is impossible to control it, because it is a circle, because there is not a single image of the continent from space, it says at the end of the film.
“So what is the truth, really?” is the question that ends the program.
Petr Sarukhanov / "New"
Friends, comrades, compatriots, earthlings! We have been deceived. For centuries we have been deceived by Pythagoras, Aristotle, Eratosthenes, Newton, Copernicus and Giordano Bruno with Galileo Galilei. We pored over physics textbooks in vain, cramming the scientific heresy about the fact that the Earth is round. And she's flat!
And it's not just anywhere, but on TV they said. And on TV, as you know, they will not lie.
“You are watching The Most Shocking Hypotheses. Perhaps the only educational project in which you and I can talk about the most incredible versions, shocking hypotheses, mind-blowing mysteries, revelations and hoaxes without damage to our reputation, ”Igor Prokopenko, the main educator of the REN channel, presents his“ educational project ” TV. And the word "amazing" is very appropriate here. This project darkens the minds with extraordinary ease - as in one of the last episodes of the program with the shocking title "But the Earth is flat!".
One of the participants and, apparently, co-authors of the sensational issue, Pavel Sviridov, described in the program as a “scientist”, on the eve of the premiere, addressed potential viewers on his Facebook page: “Friends, I am asking for support. On September 25 at 18.00 on the REN TV channel for the first time there will be a film completely devoted to the theory of a flat Earth, which is called: “But the Earth is flat!” I am involved in the making of this film. As you know, success on TV is measured by ratings. Therefore, I appeal to you with a request: disseminate information about this film as much as possible, let as many people as possible watch it, be active, write reviews, discuss on the channel’s forum, and then we will break through this dam of lies and silence.”
The people, long ready for obscurantism, responded to the request of the "scientist" and actively joined the discussion. Someone, of course, scoffed, suggesting at the same time to talk about the elephants and the turtle on which the Earth stands, and many took the program as it was intended by its creators: with lively interest and gratitude (“Here the stoker opened our eyes”).
“Do not rush to twist your finger at your temple. There is a whole army of supporters of the flat Earth theory and there is evidence that we do not live on a ball at all, but on a flat surface covered with a transparent dome. This thesis is proved by a former NASA employee, some scientists from America, Switzerland, China, and Pavel Sviridov himself.
All previous knowledge that the Earth is round is a conspiracy of official science. True, it is not clear who needs this and why people have been misled for centuries,
but sooner or later, everything secret becomes clear, and in this case, it's time to tell the truth: the Earth is motionless, its surface is flat with curved edges, the curved horizon of the Earth is an illusion achieved with the help of special shooting, all images from space are computer graphics, Antarctica as such does not exist, but there is an ice wall encircling the Earth.
All this narrative is accompanied by some kind of filming, supposedly confirming the correctness of the supporters of the theory of the flat Earth, but since our people are not too savvy in the natural sciences, then why not believe the "scientists" who passionately prove their undoubted rightness. Moreover, REN TV viewers have long been prepared for all sorts of “shocking hypotheses” that blow up the brain and destroy both fragmentary information about the structure of the universe, gleaned in a very high school, and the last glimpses of common sense. People, increasing their self-esteem, with great delight join the simple and accessible to their mind knowledge that the tireless TV brings to them, multiplying the detachment of unknowers who are educated through the “Shocking Hypotheses”.
Evidence of the rotation of the Earth was refuted on the air with the help of a video blogger and a portable sink with water. Frame / Youtube And in the pause between the revelations of "scientists" who challenge the false official science, Igor Prokopenko advertises his book "Secrets of the Apocalypse": "The blood runs cold from the horrors that scientists prophesy to us. Astronauts warn: a huge meteorite flies towards our planet. Seismologists warn that a giant volcano is about to wake up, whose fiery lava will cover humanity with its head. But where is the truth? What should we, the sinful inhabitants of the Earth, be afraid of, and what fears should we ignore? About all this is our book "Secrets of the Apocalypse".
Did not stay aside from the coming horrors that are about to "cover humanity with his head", and Channel One. On September 26, the talk show “Let them talk” announced that the American scientist David Mead had calculated a new date for the Apocalypse and, according to his predictions,
There is only one day left until the end of the world. At the same time, according to the numerologist, many scientists and representatives of the world elite know about the coming catastrophe, but they remain silent in order to avoid panic on a planetary scale.
The only consolation is that the end of the world will begin in America, and all the signs of its approach are obvious: the tornadoes and hurricanes that have become more frequent recently, sweeping away one after another US territory from the face of the earth. The end of the world in one particular America was also predicted by Baba Vanga, who, in turn, reassured the Russians that Russia is strong, bright, kind, and therefore will do a lot to save the world.
But Russia should not relax either: according to the predictions of astrologers, some unknown and previously unseen planet X, or the planet Nibiru, is approaching our planet - a huge cosmic body that is several times larger than the size of the Earth and the Sun. From the collision with Nibiru, all life will disappear. Or it won't disappear, because official scientists consider this theory to be bullshit and ask earthlings not to worry.
And although at the end of the talk show, the host reassured the audience that the end of the world is being postponed, at least tomorrow it won’t exactly come, but we’ll wait and see, nevertheless, the blood in the veins at times froze. Especially since we, mere mortals, unlike the rich and powerful of this world, who built bunkers in advance for themselves and their families, have nowhere to go. Unless, wrapped in a sheet, quietly crawl to the cemetery. On the other hand, maybe the coming end of the world is for the best: you can relax and wait for it as getting rid of all problems. To die - so all together and with music.
Fans of such programs are also recommended “Letter to the editor of the TV show“ Obvious - Incredible ”from the lunatic asylum from Kanatchikov’s dacha” by the same Vysotsky: “Everyone almost went crazy, even some were crazy, and then the head physician Margulis banned the TV.” Head physician - in the studio! Urgently.
Russian TV channel exposed the "global deception" / Illustration by pastemagazine.com
On Monday, September 26, on the REN TV channel, the program “The Most Shocking Hypotheses” was broadcast under the title “But the Earth is Flat”. The issue was devoted to the theory that the Earth is actually flat, all photographs of a round planet are fake, and space agencies are promoting the “round Earth theory” in order to master budgets. The content of the "scientific film" was retold by the TV channel.
The first character in the Flat Earth issue was former NASA employee Matthew Boylan. He said that when he began to study real photographs of the Earth, he realized that the planet is flat. The sole purpose of NASA's existence, he says, is to promote the fact that the Earth is round, and real images of a flat planet were allegedly shown to him on the first day of work.
Another “expert” on the program was British amateur physicist Dave Murphy. REN TV used clippings from his interview with the Macedonian channel. Murphy is sure that "they" are lying to us and spending billions of dollars to create fake pictures.
The Russian "experts" were Candidate of Technical Sciences Pavel Sviridov, popularizer of science Andrey Bukharin and archaeologist Vadim Shegalov. Flat-earthers are convinced that all space flights take place in near-Earth space, and all photographs are composite shots. If the plane were to fly on round ground, the pilot would have to lower his nose regularly. "This is absolute proof that the aircraft is flying over a flat surface," the "expert" is sure. The curvature of the earth's surface is a parameter invented by scientists, explains Sviridov.
If the Earth is a sphere, then Chicago could not be seen, but the city is visible from the other side of the lake, Bukharin continues. The curvature of the horizon on filming from orbit is obtained because astronauts use a fisheye lens, NASA specifically does not want to deploy the Hubble telescope and show the earth live, but in reality it looks like on the UN emblem:
Filming of astronauts in zero gravity was filmed on a chrome key using computer graphics. The purpose of the entire fiction is to imitate the turbulent activity of space agencies in order to receive trillions of dollars a year, Shegalov is sure. The heroes of the program insist that the flat Earth was on all ancient maps, and that the Earth was said in the Bible. Anomalies in the sky are caused by a "failure in the operation of the dome" that rotates above us, Sviridov is sure.
“So what is the truth really?”, - the program ends with such a question.
Written here, of course, will not come as a surprise to most readers, because. the very name of the channel has long become a meme, but still I decided to analyze this issue in detail, given that at the moment there are too many people who have succumbed to the influence of such a sect-like phenomenon as the theory of a flat Earth in the 21st century due to various reasons.
And it should be especially noted that the aggravation began long before the memes with the schoolboy.
Also, contrary to popular belief, most flat earthers are not trolls, it's much sadder.
Before proceeding to a detailed analysis of this masterpiece, based on a comparison of information and my personal understanding of the topics under consideration, I propose to get acquainted with the characters who will enlighten us throughout the program.
To begin with, let's get acquainted with the Russian researchers invited to the broadcast.
We'll meet the rest in the process.
1. Pavel Sviridov
According to REN TV:- Scientist / PhD
- Astrologer, flat earther, conspiracy theorist (also, perhaps, indeed, a candidate of technical and legal sciences and a colonel).
Pavel Sviridov may indeed be a candidate of technical sciences. So, at least, it is written on his website, but there is no data on his scientific activities.
2. Vadim Shegalov
According to REN TV:- Archaeologist / Scientist
Unfortunately, nothing could be found about Vadim's archaeological activity. And in general, there is very little information about this person on the network, but judging by his VK page, if it is not a fake, then he is apparently a fan of Diana Shurygina, as well as conspiracy theories.
3. Andrei Bukharin
According to REN TV:- Popularizer of false science
- Astrologer
I could not find evidence of Andrei's activity as a popularizer of science. The main activity is astrology.
As you can see, the type of activity of these characters promises us complete competence, an adequate assessment and fairly logical reasoning in areas to which they are not related.
About time codes
I warn you in advance that the timecodes may be slightly inaccurate, and some things may not be considered, because. an endless stream of delusions of truth did its job, well, or something sounded too meaningless to refute it at all or somehow consider it.
Intro.
Go!
0:43
Voice-over talks about the shocking revelation of a NASA employee! The video sequence also shows us the current head of the Juno mission - Scott Bolton, but this is not the worst.
Juno's head of mission is Scott Bolton.
1:24
We are shown an ancient, mysterious videotape in which, as they are trying to convey to us, a former NASA employee named Matthew Boylan, who was forced to make images of a flat Earth spherical.
Former NASA employee, medicine man, carpenter, doctor, engineer, architect, and comedian Matt Boylan.
In reality, the attitude of the person in the frame to NASA is known only from his words. There is no reliable evidence that he is a former NASA employee (at least I could not find any). But managed to find speeches as a stand-up comedian.
Also, according to information from the network, he also positions himself as a composer, chemist, herbal medicine consultant, engineer, architect, interior designer, carpenter, portrait painter, doctor, scientist, political expert and historian.
It looks more like a summary of the regulars of some talk shows on our television, or a resume of another "expert" from REN TV.
Accordingly, I will not consider this part of the program about his revelations in detail for lack of semantic load.
3:10
From this point on, the person in the frame named David Murphy will continue to be called a scientist, although the caption says that he is supposedly just an amateur physicist.
Dave Murphy. There is information that he started as a graphic designer, animator and programmer, and ends up as a flat-earther conspiracy theorist.
He himself calls himself a former researcher (in a letter to Neil Degrasse Tyson), but there is no relation to any scientific field in his biography. Yes, and an amateur physicist, this is probably the physicist who denies the existence of gravity, and does not understand how and why planes fly.
It's funny enough that in this program we are offered the opinion of some people, supposedly from science. In fact, there is no information about their scientific activities. Uuuu... or the matrix blocked me Google.
4:58
We are told that artillery does not take into account the curvature of the Earth
I am not competent enough in ballistics, apparently, therefore I am not invited to REN TV as an expert, but the data found contradict the statements in the program. Artillery apparently still sometimes takes into account the curvature of the Earth. This is noted in the English Wikipedia article. If for someone the Wikipedia article is not a source that should be trusted, then similar information regarding taking into account the curvature of the Earth is also found in some other sources. You can also get acquainted with the data regarding the accounting for the rounding of the Earth in ballistics, for example, in this book starting from page 493:
Screenshot from the book Exterior Ballistics
In general, as far as I understand, this is a minor factor affecting accuracy, because. There are more significant influences.
5:33
It is said that some scientists (apparently, our actors) explain that all calculations on the ballistics of bombing are made taking into account the fact that the Earth is flat and motionless.
It's a lie.
This manual from the official website of the US Marine Corps has a description of the effects that affect, as well as tables of adjustments due to the rotation of the Earth:
6:47
We are talking about Chicago, which is visible from a distance of 140 km, and would have to fall 1.5 kilometers below the horizon due to the rounding of the Earth. The person with the title "Popularizer of Science" is in fact, again, an astrologer, and thus, apparently, he is popularizing not science, but pseudoscience. Sits and laughs at a mirage. But he laughs best who laughs last. In addition, the video sequence perfectly demonstrates how the lower part of the skyscrapers disappeared behind the horizon, clearly not because of the plane of the Earth. Anyway, well done here.
As you can see, the earth is really flat. the foundations of the buildings are not visible. Although ... it is quite possible that part of the city is underwater.
We are not given any facts in favor of the reality of the distance of 140 km from which the survey was made, and there is also no data on the height of the observer and weather conditions.
And it’s not a fact that filming in the REN TV video sequence was generally positioned among flat-earthers.
But let's try to find these shots of Chicago from 140 km. What are we actually talking about? Googling, I came to the conclusion that this photo is meant. This was stated in a lonely post on Peekaboo (strange, such an epic shooting, worthy of mention on TV, but in fact a photo that someone called so).
Photo of Chicago allegedly from 140 km. As we can see, the mirage is still present.
But, finding real data was not difficult. Posted on the author's Facebook time-lapse The that contains this frame.
The filming location is Warren Dunes State Park.
We check the distance from there to the skyscrapers. It turns out something about 86 km. Ok, let's round it up. Let it be 90 km.
There is a simulation of the visibility of Chicago on a spherical Earth, in which you can choose the distance, the height of the observer, etc., if you wish, you can also use refraction in the simulation (it is responsible for the mirage).
By the way, in the park from which the survey was conducted, there are several rather high sand dunes, the highest of which reaches a height of 73 meters. In the description of the video, the author wrote that it was filmed from the top of a dune (but not the fact that it was this one).
Highest point of Warren Dunes State Park.
So let's take it virtually and climb! And since we climbed high, and it’s not a fact that we shot from this dune, we’ll sacrifice the mirage and set the standard refraction.
We get this look:
Simulation of the view of the city (the height of the tallest tower in Chicago is taken into account), from a distance of 90 km, a height of 73 meters, with standard refraction and a lens focal length of 500mm (the larger, the larger the city). On the right is the spherical Earth. Left is flat.
As you can see, Chicago is quite possible to observe from such a distance on a spherical Earth with the help of optics (the author said that from the top of the dune, under the right weather conditions, everything is visible without the help of a camera). Moreover, we did not resort to strong refraction as in the photo, and the exact terrain is also not taken into account, because. Buildings can also be located on a hill. You can spin the simulation yourself, and "raise" the city even higher.
Perhaps, under special weather conditions, and even from a great height, it will be possible to see the tops of skyscrapers from a distance of 140 km. But REN TV did not show us the footage from 140 km, and flat earthers, as far as I understand, “feed” on this very photo from 90 km. And since we do not have data for simulation, we will not invent. Yes, and in general, simulations were invented by the Masons.
Completely forgot...
ha ha ha
7:11
We are talking about curvature in the pictures due to special shooting equipment.
Further! ARCHAEOLOGIST! talks about photography, fisheye lens, and how with a regular lens you will never see any curvature.
The rounding is visible from very high altitudes, but it is weakly expressed in the images. Simulation will again help us to verify this. You can simulate the desired type of optics and height, thereby checking the roundness. Even in those shootings where at first glance the horizon looks flat, in reality it is not.
Video arguments of flat-earthers from the Internet, when compressed in length, become convex. Of course, no one canceled the distortion, but to say that the bulge is a plane is rather stupid, especially considering that even without compression, the horizon sometimes does not look even in such videos.
Video examples from Soyuz and stratospheric jump are also incorrect, because the optics used, and indeed the space that the Earth occupies in the frame, do not allow visually assessing the rounding due to the large radius of the Earth. Moreover, in one of the frames of the video of the stratospheric jump, the Earth generally looks more concave than flat (an excellent move is to talk about optical distortions and cite frames and distortions as an example, but reversed).
9:00
"Scientist" Dave Murphy urges NASA to show the Earth live using the Hubble telescope.
Apparently, this "scientist" is not aware that the Hubble telescope is not equipped with equipment that allows broadcasting live.
Regarding the impossibility of shooting the Earth with this telescope, there is an official statement for everyone who does not really understand photography and the capabilities of certain spacecraft.
The minimum exposure time of the Hubble telescope is 0.1 second. During this time, the telescope moves relative to the planet by 700 meters, respectively, all images will be smeared. Obviously, such a survey is completely inappropriate.
9:23
Murphy, through the mouth of the REN TV channel, talks about the different proportions of the Earth from the Moon in NASA images. The following are examples of various shots.
This is about the same weight category of stupidity as being surprised that the Moon shot from the Earth on a phone camera does not look very impressive, unlike shooting with long lenses.
I think the operators of REN TV understand why this is happening better than Murphy and the "scientists", however, like every sane person familiar with photo / video equipment. Accordingly, here too - complete ignorance and incompetence on the part of the "scientist".
I'll just leave this here.
As an example, at 9:38 we are shown a picture of Lunar Orbiter 1, comparing it with a picture from the lunar surface and a picture from lunar orbit.
This effect is very well explained.
10:03
For some reason, the archaeologist again takes the responsibility to talk about photographic equipment, but although he says the right things about orbits and focal lengths, these explanations do not suit him, because. apparently do not match his worldview. He also cites as an example the differences in the proportions of the continents in some images of the Earth from space.
Again, here is the complete incompetence of the archaeologist in this matter, it is no longer surprising. This effect is perfectly demonstrated in this video using a globe as an example, and depends on the same focal length and distance to the object.
Moreover, a fairly well-known image of the Earth, in which America visually occupies a larger area than we are used to seeing, is a composite image obtained from a fairly close distance by space standards. I will not consider it deeper, because. REN TV did not show it to us.
11:27
Igor Prokopenko says that astronomers are warning that a meteorite the size of half the Earth is flying towards our planet.
Apparently, Igor Prokopenko is not from our planet because:
- A meteorite is a fallen body.
- Astronomers did not warn about this, because. the meteorite does not fly.
12:23
Astrologer/Ph.D. Pavel Sviridov, according to REN TV, assures that the Earth is flat and its real map looks like it is shown at 12:32.
The same card.
This map is a polar azimuthal projection, namely, a sweep of a sphere with the north pole in the center. It has terrible distortions in the southern regions. You can evaluate the distortions on a similar projection, but calculated with the south pole in the center instead of the north on the map that Pavel adheres to.
Polar azimuthal projection with the south pole at the center. The familiar territories of the northern hemisphere (in the real world) are distorted in exactly the same way as the southern ones on the “flat earther map”. Flat earthers from the southern hemisphere will definitely like it.
Both maps are, of course, real maps of the Earth, but neither of them confirms the flatness of our planet, just as a map in the form of a star does not mean that our planet is actually in the form of a star, and the evil Masonic-Illuminati Sinoists hide this. .
Berghaus star projection
An unremarkable projection of this kind
It should be noted that distortions on the same azimuth projection, of course, disappear when projected back onto a sphere.
A visual demonstration of the distortion of the azimuth projection.
In general, a rather disastrous opinion for a Ph.D., isn't it?
12:36
The connection between the map and Paul's hypothesis is unclear. Next, a video is shown with Bush Sr. in a wheelchair and an astronaut against the background "used in the film industry." We are told that Pavel Sviridov discovered this feature.
George Bush Sr. behind whom an astronaut is visible on the screen against a checkered background.
As far as I know, for the first time this was discovered (although no one found anything there in the case, except for their own stupidity) by foreign conspiracy theorists. But it's not that important.
The information persistently rubbed into us is not true, because this checkered background does not serve the stated purposes, how could people from the TV channel not know about it.
This is the test screen. Against his background, a series of experiments was recorded (unfortunately, Pavel did not find them), which are available to everyone, and, as we see, without replacing the background. Yes, the screen is used to capture the trajectories of objects, and the result is this.
One of the secret videos
Video with water in zero gravity, this is a completely different video.
The statement at 14:17 about experts and 100% coincidence cannot be called anything other than an outright lie. If you see a 100% match between these two videos, and think that the second is due to the background and balloon swap, then congratulations, most likely you are in big trouble.
Based on the above facts, Pavel Sviridov is blatantly lying.
All further comments by Pavel on the topic of the ISS are of approximately the same value.
16:18
The archaeologist again for some reason acts as a person who judges the authenticity of something, based on his own perception. In this case, about the authenticity of images from the ISS.
As you know, RAW files are the measure of the reliability of images in our time. On this site you can find thousands of RAW files taken on the ISS by astronauts. Although ... stop ... most likely these are fakes, in the same place the Earth is rounded ... well, okay ... I'll leave the link.
16:30
We are shown unique shots with balloon satellites that miraculously rose to a height of 4 times the ISS orbit, etc.
For some reason, the footage may be from 1962, but we are talking about Echo satellites. By the way, the satellites themselves were still launched on rockets, and were already inflated in space.
18:10
The same archaeologist speaks of the fall of a satellite in a balloon in Brazil.
In Brazil, it was not a satellite that fell, but a stratospheric balloon for distributing the Internet of the Loon project from Google. It even had the inscription CONTACT PROJECT LOON RECOVERY TEAM, apparently for such cases.
Fallen satellite and inscription.
23:13 The part that no one has repeated the Cavendish experiment is completely incomprehensible.
But the values of the gravitational constant are periodically updated.
On Monday, September 25, on the REN TV channel came out the program "The most shocking hypotheses" under the title "And the Earth is flat." The issue was devoted to the theory that the Earth is actually flat, all photographs of a round planet are fake, and space agencies are promoting the “round Earth theory” in order to develop budgets. Rain briefly retells the content of the film.
“The most shocking hypotheses” is the program of Igor Prokopenko. “An independent expert assessment of the events that changed the world. News from all areas of human knowledge and the mysteries of our subconscious,” reads its description. Prokopenko himself at the beginning of the issue says that this is the only program where any theory can be discussed "without damage to reputation."
The first character in the Flat Earth issue was former NASA employee Matthew Boylan. He said that when he began to study real photographs of the Earth, he realized that the planet is flat. The sole purpose of NASA's existence, he says, is to promote the fact that the Earth is round, and real images of a flat planet were allegedly shown to him on the first day of work.
Another “expert” on the program was British amateur physicist Dave Murphy. REN TV used clippings from his interview with the Macedonian channel. Murphy is sure that "they" are lying to us and spending billions of dollars to create fake pictures.
The Russian "experts" were Candidate of Technical Sciences Pavel Sviridov, popularizer of science Andrey Bukharin and archaeologist Vadim Shegalov. Flat-earthers are convinced that all space flights take place in near-Earth space, and all photographs are composite shots. If the plane were to fly on round ground, the pilot would have to lower his nose regularly. “This is absolute proof that the plane is flying over a flat surface,” the “expert” is sure. The curvature of the earth's surface is a parameter invented by scientists, explains Sviridov.
UN Emblem
If the Earth is a sphere, then Chicago could not be seen, but the city is visible from the other side of the lake, Bukharin continues. The curvature of the horizon on filming from orbit is obtained because astronauts use a fisheye lens, NASA specifically does not want to deploy the Hubble telescope and show the earth live, but in reality it looks like on the UN emblem:
Filming of astronauts in zero gravity was filmed on chromakey using computer graphics. The purpose of the whole fiction is to imitate the turbulent activity of space agencies in order to receive trillions of dollars a year, Shegalov is sure. The heroes of the program insist that the flat Earth was on all ancient maps, and that the Earth is covered by the firmament was said in the Bible. Anomalies in the sky are caused by a "failure in the operation of the dome" that rotates above us, Sviridov is sure.
Flat earth on old maps
The flat-earthers even launched a rocket, and it broke through the dome, but no one at NASA believed them. Even Hillary Clinton threatened to break the glass dome over the Earth during the election race, the authors of the film say. Even the basketball player Shaquille O'Neal admitted to the flat-earth theory.
Antarctica is a closed territory, it is impossible to control it, because it is a circle, because there is not a single image of the continent from space, it says at the end of the film.
“So what is the truth, really?” is the question that ends the program.
