Conspiracy Theorist Tries To Prove The Earth Is Flat With A Spirit Level On An Airplane, And His Evidence Is Making People Laugh Their Heads Off
These people just won’t give up.
One man’s attempt to prove the Earth is flat has turned into a comedy of errors, and the internet is having a field day with it. Darryle Marble, who runs the Flat Earth Offensive, brought a spirit level onto an airplane and said the bubble staying still was proof that the planet is not curved.
That claim set off a familiar mix of disbelief and mockery, especially because the video leans hard on science while ignoring how science actually works. The result is a story that is part conspiracy theory, part self-own, and fully built for online reactions.
Now the plane footage, the bubble, and the backlash are all doing the rounds. Read on.
“I recorded a 23-minute and 45-second time-lapse, which, by those measurements, means the plane traveled a little over 203 miles. As you’ll see, there was no measurable compensation for curvature,” Marble said.
Lee McIntyre, a published author and a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University, said that he attended a Flat Earth convention back in 2018 and actually heard someone bragging about the spirit level “experiment.” He remarked, “They are to be commended for actually trying to test their hypothesis, but of course, they don’t understand at all how science actually works. Specifically, they are ignorant of gravitational pull. One of their main arguments was that if the Earth was spinning, the water would fall off. Do they not understand that gravitational pull comes from the center, is based on mass, and works on water too?”
McIntyre suggests that if you happen to be discussing a Flat-Earther, it’s best to ask them in advance what proof would be enough to convince them they are wrong. “I used that question in person at FEIC [Flat Earth International Conference] 2018, and it was very telling. Most of them just said ‘proof,’ and I asked, ‘proof of what?’ They couldn’t be specific. This shows that their beliefs weren’t really based on evidence in the first place,” he clarified.
Marble believes he has proof that the Earth is flat.
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That’s where the argument starts to wobble.
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Pierre says that his interest in Flat-Earthers started after basketball player Kyrie Irving spoke about the Earth being flat a few years back. I sometimes liken this to distinguishing between Bible literalists and ‘true believers’ and those who embrace the Bible in a more metaphorical way. Unfortunately, surveys that query different degrees of belief conviction often fail to capture the details of individual belief, giving us a false impression of just how many believers are out there.”
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Some of this looks like conviction, and some of it looks like content for clicks.
There are two options: either Marble honestly believes that the Earth is flat, or he’s cashing in on the whole conspiracy thing on his YouTube channel. Or is it a bit of both? Based on his other posts, he believes in quite a few conspiracy theories.
Flat-Earthers always emphasize how important it is to think for yourself. And they’re entirely right about that. Critical thinking and the ability to draw conclusions for yourself are incredibly important in a world full of fake news, clickbait, and propaganda.
But, ironically, apart from those conducting the experiments, most Flat-Earthers believe what others are telling them. So, they aren’t using their critical thinking skills; they are just repeating what influential Flat-Earthers tell them.
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And here is how people reacted:
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And here is how people reacted:
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The comments did not hold back.
After that airplane flat-Earth “proof,” see why Megan Fox ripped into a clone claim, too.
