Flat Earther travels to Antarctica - and realises our planet is round

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For more than two millennia, dating back to the ancient Greeks, humans have been aware that our planet is a spherical one.

Despite the overwhelming evidence, some individuals still believe we reside on a massive, plane-like structure in space, referred to as the "Flat Earth".

Now, one of the internet's most influential proponents of the flat Earth theory has finally accepted the established fact.

Jaren Campanella, who manages the popular YouTube show 'Jeransim' associated with Flat Earth ideas, embarked on a journey to Antarctica as part of an expedition called 'The Final Experiment'.

Mr Campanella observed firsthand that the sun does not set during the Southern Hemisphere's summer.

This contradicts the belief of Flat Earthers that there is a giant ice barrier around Antarctica, from which the sun appears to rise and set daily.

Located in Antarctica, the individual was filmed saying: ''Sometimes in life, we make mistakes and I was assured that there is no 24-hour sunlight here. But I was actually very certain of that. And it's true – you are experiencing constant sunlight as you are in the southern hemisphere.' To deal with this, you will have to explore and find out for yourselves.

Campanella expressed his gratitude to the trip's organiser, which cost RM120,000 – but he intentionally avoided making a statement about the Earth being a sphere.

Campanella was portrayed in the 2018 documentary "Behind the Curve", inadvertently disproving his own theory with a simple light experiment.

Co-creator of the popular GlobeBusters YouTube channel with 73,000 subscribers, he styles himself a True Earth proponent open to new ideas and an avid supporter of cryptocurrencies.

His website at jeransim.com sells a variety of items, ranging from casual wear such as t-shirts and beanie caps with a theme antagonistic to NASA to other products like medicinal capsules made from leaf powder, as well as exclusive private dinner parties conducted via Zoom.

When he agreed to travel to Antarctica, provided he didn't have to bear the expenses of the trip, he anticipated seeing the sun appear and disappear from sight at the horizon.

But in the new clip, he sheepishly owning up to the truth and admits people might view him as a 'shill' - a trickster who participates in the alleged conspiracy of the Earth being round.

'I'm aware that saying so will get me labelled as doing someone's bidding, and honestly, I'm okay with that if being truthful makes me sound like I'm being manipulated,' he admitted.

'I used to be convinced we couldn’t have a 24-hour sun but I've come to accept that we do.'

While it's common knowledge to those who are well-versed, one will realise that Antarctica indeed serves as an isolated continent situated towards the southernmost tip of our globe.

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Groups of people who reject the commonly accepted fact that the Earth is spherical in shape instead believe that it is disk-like.

Due to the Earth's curvature being less noticeable during everyday walks, cynical individuals dismiss the overwhelming evidence that contradicts their theory.

The prevailing idea is that the Earth is a flat disc, with the Arctic Circle situated at its centre, and Antarctica forming a 45-metre high rim of ice surrounding it.

Supporters of the bizarre idea also assert that the Earth remains stationary in space, contrary to the widely accepted principle that it revolves around the sun.

Due to the Earth's tilt, in the southern (or northern) hemisphere's summer season, the sun appears to remain on the horizon at all times, seemingly trapped in a constant circular path in the sky.

This refers to the phenomenon where the sun remains visible throughout the day, even at midnight, which is often simply known as the 'midnight sun'.

Flerfs, as some call them, opine that Antarctica acts as an ice wall akin to a huge dam surrounding other continents, thus trapping the world's oceans within its confines.

As a result, they believe the sun rises and sets daily, come rain or shine.

Many experts think that daylight and darkness are caused by the sun moving in a circular path around the North Pole, with its rays shining like a spotlight on the Earth.

About three years ago, a pastor named Will Duffy from Colorado got a wake-up call when a friend of his shared an idea on Facebook that still had people believing the Earth is flat.

Since Flat Earthers have repeatedly claimed that a trip to Antarctica would reveal the truth about the Earth's shape, Mr Duffy has chosen to tackle the issue head-on by visiting the continent himself.

"We won't have to squabble over the Earth's shape anymore once we've reached Antarctica," he said.

'I devised The Final Experiment with the intention to settle this argument conclusively,' he declared.

On 14 December, Mr Duffy flew with a group of four Flat Earthers consisting of Mr Campanella and on the same flight were four individuals who already subscribe to the Earth as a sphere.

Mr. Duffy claimed that he had filmed the sun continuously for 25 hours using SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet network for a live stream.

Breathtaking shots of the snow-covered terrain display the brilliant midnight sun with towering mountains in its backdrop.

'The sun won't set for the entire duration of our stay,' the pastor explained to the camera.

I applied sunscreen before it got dark so that I wouldn't get sunburned during the livestream at midnight.

He turns to Mr Campanella, who modestly agrees that he was mistaken, having personally observed the sun moving in a circular path above his head.

However, another notable figure who remains hesitant to dismiss the Flat Earth theory is Austin Witsit.

Witsit stated there is undoubtedly a 24-hour solar period, but dismissed the fact as evidence that the Earth is a spherical body, citing it as out of the question.

'I do not believe this evidence confirms a flat Earth, nor does it prove a globe. I view it as a single, peculiar data point,' he said.

Some YouTube users who believe in conspiracy theories remain unconvinced, and many of them claim that the group stood in front of a green screen.

In the live chat, YouTube user Nandy asked: 'Gambar hijau, lagi kan izin kena bawa salji dan angkat tiga jari jika ia benar, bumi selalu akan putih', while user Fozzy_Foster mentioned: 'gerakkan kamera gambar hijau.'

Another user, Oz Riv, termed Mr Duffy a "shill", saying: 'You are a pastor advocating for an earth that is not described in the Bible. And, you collaborate with NASA.'

A well-established belief for centuries is that the Earth is spherical in shape, based on the observable phenomenon where the sunset occurs at various times at different geographical locations.

If the Earth were flat, it would mean that the length of shadows would remain constant wherever you are on the flat surface, regardless of the time of day or the observer's location.

For space travelers and spacecraft equipped with cameras, Earth's curved shape has been clearly apparent for a long time.

It was the renowned Greek philosopher Pythagoras who postulated the Earth's rounded shape approximately 500 years before the start of the Christian era. Later, around 350 BC, the renowned Greek thinker Aristotle asserted that the Earth is a sphere.

This was based on observations Aristotle made about the difference in visible constellations as one moved further away from the equator.

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