I think the world might be flat.

[Thelonious Monk]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppjYDj9JUc]YouTube - Iraqi TV Debate: Is the Earth Flat?[/ame]

This and the Saudi witch trial have lead me to believe that Islamic fundamentalists have yet to make it to, say, the 18th century.

[Smeggy]

If the earth was round, all the water would fall off it. Ergo, the earth must be flat. Elementary my dear Monk.

[Spiug31]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth

[thrice]

http://www.geotimes.org/oct03/NN_pancake.html

Kansas is flatter than a pancake

It's true!

[krrm]

http://www.geotimes.org/oct03/NN_pancake.html

Kansas is flatter than a pancake

It's true!

Hear hear!!

I once travelled through Kansas on a bus (St. Louis to Boulder), and what a relif when I could see the Rocky Mountains. Kansas must be one of the few places that would improve if heavily bombed.

[philodox]

Bah, its all perception anyways. If you say the world is flat, it is effectively for you. Doesn't really matter all that much unless you are an astronaut or plan on travelling around the globe.

Personally, I say its a rhombus.(sp?)

[Dusty Chalk]

Personally, I say its a rhombus.(sp?)

First, that is the correct spelling of rhombus. Second, that makes no sense -- rhombus is a 2-dimensional geometric shape. Third, no, you're a rhombus.

[philodox]

Thanks dusty! I think you'd be a trapezoid.

What would be the three dimensional equivalent to the rhombus?

[saint.panda]

Considering that the Age of Enlightment brought things such as tolerance and understanding to the Western World, it would seem that some people didn't even make it out of the 17th century.

And I believe a famous NY Times columnist recently wrote a book about how the earth is flat.

Plus, I look outside my window, and it's flat.

[Dusty Chalk]

Thanks dusty! I think you'd be a trapezoid.

What would be the three dimensional equivalent to the rhombus?

Rhombic prism or rhomboid would be the two most likely choices.

[ojnihs]

And I believe a famous NY Times columnist recently wrote a book about how the earth is flat.

indeed he did.

and it was quite good.

[hYdrociTy]

JAY HOMBRAYS KAY PASENDO IN EL AQUI

[saint.panda]

indeed he did.

and it was quite good.

I thought it was ok. I think what he means is that the world is growing together, not sure why "flatter" and he's beating that analogy till death. Lots of stories but they all tell the same thing more or less. As a globalisation book, it's good but I prefer Baghwati's In Defence of Globalisation.

[boomana]

I've been trying to read that book for three months now, but every time I get three pages in, I fall asleep.

tmonk, your thread starting history is both curious and annoying. It's as if you're looking for controversy with sad scraps of human nature. What the heck do you think when you say to yourself, "I know, I'll start a thread with this on head-case. They'll like it."?

[Thelonious Monk]

Considering that the Age of Enlightment brought things such as tolerance and understanding to the Western World, it would seem that some people didn't even make it out of the 17th century.

I'm tolerant of other cultures -- I think it's racist and absurd that westerners think their society is somehow superior to tribal societies, for example. Superstitious insanity like this I don't have a problem making fun of.

[jinp6301]

I thought it was ok. I think what he means is that the world is growing together, not sure why "flatter" and he's beating that analogy till death. Lots of stories but they all tell the same thing more or less. As a globalisation book, it's good but I prefer Baghwati's In Defence of Globalisation.

Exactly what I thought of the book, except I havent read Baghwati

[Thelonious Monk]

tmonk, your thread starting history is both curious and annoying. It's as if you're looking for controversy with sad scraps of human nature. What the heck do you think when you say to yourself, "I know, I'll start a thread with this on head-case. They'll like it."?

Personally, I find things like this more interesting than the lifestyle accessory polls & watercooler chat that seems to clog this and most other forums.

If you didn't find the video amusing, here's a really cool spider.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1640513/posts

P.S.: I detest globalism.

[saint.panda]

Monk, I think you need to find some people you can talk to about such things at lunch.

Edit: not about the spider thing of course.

[philodox]

Rhombic prism or rhomboid would be the two most likely choices.

Sweet, Rhomboid it is then. :_

[Chekhonte]

Let's not forget that the US has quite a bit of religious fundamentalism. From what I understand we have more fundamentalist sects of christianity than all other industrialized countries combined.

[dc]

wow I didn't think people still existed that thought it was round

[Thelonious Monk]

Let's not forget that the US has quite a bit of religious fundamentalism. From what I understand we have more fundamentalist sects of christianity than all other industrialized countries combined.

How could I forget? I live a half-hour away from the damn Creation Museum.

[JBLoudG20]

tmonk, your thread starting history is both curious and annoying. It's as if you're looking for controversy with sad scraps of human nature. What the heck do you think when you say to yourself, "I know, I'll start a thread with this on head-case. They'll like it."?

It's referred to as 'trolling'.

[ojnihs]

It's referred to as 'trolling'.

we got a bunch of fucking trolls on here lately

[grawk]

we got a bunch of fucking trolls on here lately

Almost time for a peewee's playhouse