Unless you get really high, it looks very flat
You need to be above about 10,000m (36,000 feet). And you need a clear view of the ground - but there's usually clouds several kilometres up.
It's possible to get there, but not easy - and let's face it, we're not talking about the most competent of people. Few bother doing anything like that, because they trust the hundreds of crackpot YouTube videos that offer "proof" supporting their belief.
There's plenty of videos "proving" the Earth is flat with video from a balloon. If you counter it with examples that shows the curve, they'll say it must be lens distortion or something.
(Obviously, for any rational person who can apply thought, there are much more obvious ways to observe the curve for yourself. Like the angle to Polaris from a few different places, or the simple fact you can see further from higher, or watching boats disappear over the horizon, or the shadow of Earth during a lunar eclipse, or just looking at a fucking picture or video of Earth from space.)
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Or being able to think clearly.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Mon 24 Sep 2018, 15:23,
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3 types, really
1. Really stupid, gullible, naive, badly educated. Usually fooled into it by YouTube videos. The Dunning-Kruger effect prevents them realising just how silly it is. Sometimes they've been so frustrated at being called dumb all their lives, it's comforting or exciting to think they know something that all the smart people don't. Sometimes they're just young and dumb.
2. Mental disorders, particularly delusions, often paranoia.
3. Frauds. People who know it's not flat, but pretend it is for profit/fame, often via YouTube, Patreon, and selling merch. Same as faith-healers, spirit mediums, and similar snake-oil salesmen - profiting from the most vulnerable people in society.
"Flat Out" is none of these things though, it's just parody.
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I'm disappointed I had to read this far down the page before someone mentioned it's clearly a parody.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 24 Sep 2018, 15:31,
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I'm disappointed I had to read this far down the page before someone mentioned how disappointed they are to read this far down the page before someone mentioned it's clearly a parody.
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Starting on Monday nights on BBC3, new comedy with The Evil Brothers!
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The_cold_stare Coming here only when very, very bored, Mon 24 Sep 2018, 17:40,
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I know, right? Utter dogshit.
Still, probably better than two pints of lager or whatever that shit was.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 24 Sep 2018, 21:44,
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Examples
1. Really stupid, and a second English one
2. Hatstand and Space shuttle is inflatable, and Shouty abuse (NSFW)
3. (Almost certainly) Fraud (He looks at the wrong timezone, hard to believe it's not accidental)
I'm not 100% certain about my classification. Ranty might be a fraud too.
Also a lot of them are religious nutters, which happens quite a lot in all categories.
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There's bigtime frauds too
Like Jeranism and Eric Dubay. Those people seem to have made quite a good career out of it. Selling lots of books and stuff.
Dubay's hobby/sideline is holocaust denial.
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There are loads of them, loads.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Mon 24 Sep 2018, 20:52,
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Which of sockcooker's three replies to your six word comment is your favourite?
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Mon 24 Sep 2018, 17:48,
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