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[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I think in their crazy world, the north pole is at the center of the earth disk and Antarctica is actually an ice wall around the perimeter that keeps the water on the disk. Therefore, Africa and Australia are on opposite sides of the disk (like left-right not heads-tails) or are near the out perimeter and no one would build a cable going across that long of a distance.

If that makes your brain hurt because of the stupidity, that's because it is. Flat earthers are only good as the target of a joke because we can all agree that it's stupid. There are some entertaining videos on YouTube of people making fun of them, or of themselves proving themselves wrong.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Why not the south pole being in the center of the earth.

And I actually looked on a map, Africa is much further away to Australia than I thought.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It is a loosing battle to try to make sense of the nonsensical. Only use their craziness as a source of humor and entertainment.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Well you see, the UN's logo is actually a top-down view of Earth. Apparently. Because they can't keep a conspiracy secret without leaving some clues in the open for kicks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

many countries mark Antarctica as neutral territory and there are laws surrounding what you can and cant do in Antartica so doing any business move there is probably not ideal unless you want to piss some countries off even if this is objectively going to help countries get better connected.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I think they meant in the flat earth scenario

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, many Australians would like to cut WA off with a chainsaw, and push it back to South Africa with all the S.Africans on it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I thought the ice wall was knocked down by the white walker dragon...

You know what I'm not even going to continue this joke because I don't want to give any credit to season 8

Fuck D&D Where is the Lemmy version of /r/freefolk?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

All I've ruined for you is disappointment