
The conversation was eagerly followed by thousands of Twitter users, many of whom waded into the debate themselves. But it’s still true.īy no means! Those who believe the Earth to be round claim that it is an oblate spheroid – since the spin of the Earth would slowly bulge it out of shape. So, forget the FE stuff for a moment and think about this: is it weird that we haven’t found life elsewhere yet? Maybe. But we’re also the only (known) body to harbour intelligent life. The only flat celestial body to have been found so far, at least. “But we’re also the only (known) body to harbor intelligent life.” They exist inside “the firmament”, a loosely defined boundary that encloses the flat surface of the Earth like a bubble.Įarth, then, is “the only flat celestial body to have been found so far, at least,” wrote The Flat Earth Society, the society that took on Musk. While the theory claims the Earth is flat and the entire concept of a round Earth is a sham concocted by nefarious global elites, most Flat Earthers accept that the rest of the planets are indeed round. But Wednesday’s debate revealed a less-known facet of the theory. For those unfamiliar with the much-maligned theory, Flat Earthers believe all photo evidence of the Earth as round has been doctored. That’s the kind of conspiracy thinking that leads flat-Earthers to set up ambitious crowdfunding campaigns to apparently conduct their own ‘real’ scientific experiments. Unlike the Earth, Mars has been observed to be round. We hope you have a fantastic day!” tweeted The Flat Earth Society. The Flat Earth Society replied that ‘unlike Earth, Mars has been observed to be round’, leaving many observers of the conversation baffled.

The official Twitter account of the Flat Earth Society responded to Musk’s tweet, and they have claimed that Mars, unlike the Earth, is absolute, definitely round. Surprisingly, we have an enormous, game-changing spoiler for you.

“Why is there no Flat Mars Society!?” he asked. He poked fun at those who are convinced that our planet is flat. His question was prompted by photos from the NASA Mars rover Curiosity. He incited the Flat Earthers with a single tweet Wednesday.
