Today, I had to explain to my husband that the Earth is not flat. He didn’t believe me. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Globehead
Today, I found out my girlfriend of 3 years actually believes that the Earth is flat. FML
Today, I told my long-distance friend about the flooding in Florida due to the Supermoon. He's a Flat Earther and despite proof, denies the coincidence because he believes the moon and gravity aren't what we're taught. FML
Today, I had to explain to my boyfriend that a tornado is not the same thing as a hurricane. I couldn't convince him, and he still won't talk to me. FML
One of those people
Today, I had a date with a girl. The chemistry was just right and she seemed perfect in every way until she staunchly insisted that the earth is flat. FML
Geography
Today, I had to slowly explain to my boss that in some parts of the world, it's currently winter, due to the different hemispheres. He scoffed, accused me of "making shit up," and said that if I took him for a fool again, I'd be looking for a new job. FML
Today, I had to explain to my friend that the world did not used to be black and white. It was just the pictures that were. She still doesn't believe me. She's eighteen. FML
Dad, what have you done?
Today, I still don’t know how to act in front of my mother in law. She thinks that the Earth is flat and told her kids that all sunscreens cause cancer. She also has other theories that make me feel weird. FML
Oh no…
Today, I was telling my girlfriend about how my parents are flying out to Japan today on vacation. She was shocked at how short the flight will be, because "It's on the other side of the world." We live in the USA, and it seems I'm dating a Flat Earther. FML
Today, I finally got to see my favorite aunt after months of her living far away with her new boyfriend. She now believes the Earth is flat, gravity is fake, the government is run by reptiles, and that vaccines are the devil themselves. She won't stop trying to convince me of her conspiracies. FML
Sounds like a keeper
Today, I went on a date with a guy who seemed really nice. However, halfway through the date, he started talking about how he was a flat-earther, and believed that the moon landing was faked. Oh, and that birds aren't real. I had to endure another hour of his conspiracy theories before I could finally escape. FML
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manb91uk 22
This is probably a conversation you should have had before you married him... Now you have to breed with it.
thatslifeiguess7 16
I convinced my ex that Gary the actor cut off his legs for forest gump
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BurnInDemonFire 39
Wow. His positive qualities must be amazing for you to still be with him. I'm proud of you, OP. But I have two words that you might like to keep in case things get worse: "Irreconcilable differences".
Lobby_Bee 18
Which school did he graduated from? I want to know to NOT send my future children there for education.
Davros 12
Tell him to look up every known planet and star. Then ask him if Earth is flat again.
samomaha 17
Of course the world isn't flat. If it was, cats would have pushed everything off it of it LONG ago!
lucasj23 11
so you didnt know until now that you married an idiot? how could you not know that?
ARISKomuniszt 24
Don't have kids...
ARISKomuniszt 24
Alright... I'm just going to write an argument and you can show him. Because why not, ignorance can only be cured by explanation. 1) THE MOON - Ok, so the first way we know the Earth is round is from our very own moon. Now I know your husband will probably contest the moon landing and all that, but that's a discussion for another day (in short, it would've cost far more time and effort to fake the moon landing than to actually go to the moon). Now as he probably will have noticed, the moon only appears at the bookends of the day, travelling in a crude arc. We can therefore either imply >that the earth is turning away from the earth as it is rotating >that the moon is only propped up at various times. The latter can be easily disproved simply by phoning a friend on the other side of the world and asking them if they can see the moon in the sky. The fact that the moon is always visible somewhere at all times assures us that the world is in some way rotating (the same goes for the sun). What's more, on some nights, much of the moon is obviously obstructed, by a clearly rounded shadow from the Earth (hence crescent moons), so showing the earth to be spherical. 2) THE HORIZON - Take your husband to the coast sometime and look out into the sea. When you see things emerge from the distance, be it a sunrise, or an approaching ship, notice how it seems to look like it is emerging from beneath the water. This is because the curve of the earth obstructs us from seeing these things any sooner, yet if you travel in a boat in that direction, you will know that submerging does not occur. This curve not only obstructs ships and the sun, but also stars, for the northern and southern hemispheres see different stars and constellations due to the curve obstructing some from view. It further explains why you can see further into the horizon on a cliff than on a beach, as you can see slightly further over the curve given your position. 3) GRAVITY - It has been scientifically proven that gravity pulls objects closer to the centre of the celestial body / object with the gravitational force. As the gravitational pull in every place in the earth is directly below us at all times, this implies that the gravitational centre of the world in directly beneath every corner of the earth and therefore this must converge in the centre of a spherical earth. Otherwise, the gravitational pull would be sideways as well as directly down. 4) TRUSTING PEOPLE - I know your husband probably doesn't trust the scientists and astronauts easily, but there a wide array of photos of earth as spherical objects. No astronaut or NASA employee or employee of any other space agency, of which there are many, has ever ever disputed the idea that the Earth is spherical. Maybe they're hypnotised, maybe they're all in a massive conspiracy, but seriously, what are the chances? Given all the evidence, there's no reason or motive to believe the world is anything other than spherical. There would be at least one angry former NASA employee exposing their deceit if we were being led on. And, I mean, they spend so much effort trying to research other planets, observing for example the patterns of moons in relation to their planets, or the rotation of other planets, a flat planet would be... a remarkable anomaly. 5) TRAVEL - Go in a plane. Aim in any direction you like, and keep going straight. You will end up at the same place you started eventually. If anyone seriously wants to prove the world is flat at all costs, surely disproving this would be their primary tactic? If you go high enough, you can even see yourself the curve of the earth below you. It might be a waste of your time and money, however, when so much other proof exists (just as I wasted so much time writing out this very obvious line of argument...).
Mal2003 17
Wow. Can you shorten it at all, since few people have the patience to read all of it?
ARISKomuniszt 24
Sure, I can shorten it to two words: common sense xD
simcityguy09 19
Divorce time