

This belief is extraordinary because there is a large body of scientific evidence that shows the earth is not flat and this belief requires an incredibly high level of cognitive dissonance to accept that the flat earth theory is true.Flat earthers believe that the earth is not a sphere but that it is actually flat. The flat earth theory is becoming more popular among celebrities, one such celebrity is an NBA star named Kyrie Irving or rapper B.o.B. Flat earthers report that in order to keep the truth hidden from the public the government creates fake agencies, like NASA ,to provide “evidence” and to keep the general public fooled 1. They believe that the world wide scientific community and the Government doesn’t want the public to know that the earth is flat and is protected by a barrier called “the firmament” 1. Still, we'd be surprised if this stops them from continuing to try.Flat earthers believe that the earth is not a sphere but that it is actually flat. Probably because, well, the Earth is demonstrably round. It seems 2020 won't be the year that flat-Earthers are deemed victorious after all. They were then placed in quarantine because, you know, pandemic still going on.īut they were having none of it and tried to tried to escape not once, but twice, before giving up, succumbing to their fate in isolation, and then taking the ferry home.

The couple were reportedly helped by a doctor at the maritime health office. More of a quick jaunt than an expedition really. Compasses are a nightmare.Īccording to .uk, it takes about an hour and a half to get from Sicily to Ustica.

They didn't get very far at all and appeared to be going in completely the wrong direction. clearly they ran into some issues because they apparently got lost, and ended up in a small island named Ustica instead.Īs you can see in the map below, the expedition clearly went awry. All this using a compass, which is ironic given they function on the basis of the Earth's non-flatness but anyway. They were planning to navigate from Termini Imerese, a town in northern Sicily, to Lampedusa. Undeterred, these enterprising flat-Earthers sold their car and set off from Venice towards Lampedusa, an island between Sicily and North Africa which they reportedly believe is where the end of the world is located.Īccording to Vice, the couple sold their car to buy a boat, but it didn't exactly go to plan. However, Ms Rona said 2020 is no time to be messing about trying to find a giant wall of ice which supposedly surrounds our totally flat planet, and the cruise was called off. The pair both believe the Earth is flat, and were planning to go on a cruise to prove their theory. One Italian couple decided to go to the end of the world. How far would you go to prove your conspiracy theory is actually real?
