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What's on the bottom? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by gothic_lemons to c/asklemmy
 

Flat earthers, what's on the bottom of the flat Earth?

Edit: how do we "know" the bottom half isn't round? Like half a lemon that's been cut in half

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[–] [email protected] 100 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

The flat earth is supported on the back of four elephants, who in turn are standing on a giant cosmic turtle that is flying through space.

It is speculated the turtle is looking for a partner. When that happy day happens, that will be the big bang.

It is of critical importance, therefor, to know the sex of the giant turtle.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

that will be the big bang.

But turtles make no banging noise. It's loud panting or wheezing noises. And it goes on for quite a while, so that you could maybe get a little envious...

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

Even with their shells?

Not clonking?

Well, humans "bang" without banging either, so.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not clonking?

LOL whatever they do, they do it slow and steady.

I have watched one at the zoo, where a child had touched it and so it turned it's head around to look what's happened. Slow and steady. It took a little more than a minute.

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[–] grue 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird how Great A'Tuin gets all the chelonaut attention, while the elephants get ignored?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Well, the Dwarves give plenty of attention to the Fifth Elephant.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Before anyone asks what's under the turtle: It's turtles all the way down.

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[–] Today 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Ok - now i have to go Google because I'm not sure if you made this up or if this is something that they actually believe.

ETA- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turtle

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I don't know about the big bang, but the elephants and turtle are Terry Pratchett. Discworld, Pratchett's most well-known setting, is a disc shaped world on the back of four elephants on the back of a turtle.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's a whole quotation, from The Colour of Magic maybe? You've heard of "banging" to refer to sexual congress, or do the kids not know that one these days? So, Spaceturtle-on-Spaceturtle action would be quite a big bang, and also a pune, or play on words.

I could murder a curry right now.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's the description of the the Discworld.

[–] sulgoth 6 points 2 weeks ago

Though let's be real, Discworld makes just a hair more sense then the flat earther extended universe.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

See the TURTLE of enormous girth! On his shell he holds the earth.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] Winged_Hussar 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Not sure if it's my client or Lemmy, but: Link if embed fails

[–] GrammarPolice 3 points 2 weeks ago

🐢💀🙏

[–] WindyRebel 3 points 2 weeks ago

Is this going ALL the way down?

[–] jam12705 27 points 2 weeks ago

Its just turtles all the way down

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No no, it's turtles all the way down

[–] hakunawazo 5 points 2 weeks ago
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[–] MisterNeon 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Flat Earth sits on top of a Globe Earth balancing like a seal on a ball. Below Globe Earth we have Cube Earth, Pyramid Earth, Texas Earth, and then Evil Earth (which is Globe Earth with a goatee).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

My favourite is the Québécois earth, it's sassy

[–] Brunbrun6766 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's sassy and thinks it speaks TRUE French

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

See the turtle of enormous girth,
On his shell he holds the earth.
His thought is slow but always kind
He holds us all within his mind.
On his back all vows are made
He sees the truth but may not said.
He loves the land and loves the sea,
And even loves a child like me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

See the turtle ain't he keen all things serve the fucking beam

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

The Turtle Moves!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Nothing, duh! Why do you think nobody has ever tried to reach the center of the earth (as if there was any,the earth is flat!)? They tell you it's because of the pressure (lies, that is an invented term of the "roundies"), it's because if someone ever tried, they'd fall into the hell, which is real and is where every other "roundy" goes after they die.

(Just in case: /s)

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

no need to add the /s

if people think you are serious, they are stupid. let them die in ignorance

[–] blackbelt352 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Poe's Law man, it's impossible to make a parody of absurd beliefs without somebody mistaking it for genuine belief.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Which is kinda how we got to making flat earth posts in the first place, no?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The parallel verion of earth where the government failed to create the dome and perpetrate the #BigGlobeLie, therefore, everyone believes in Flat Earth, except a few Round Earth conspiracy theorists.

/s (doubt anyone here is a flat earther)

Edit: Btw, some languages's word for "Earth" already implies its round shape. Example: in Chinese its 地球, 地 meaning the ground, and 球 meaning a ball, literally meaning a ball shaped object made with the "ground matter". Wonder how Flat Earthers in China are dealing with it, do they call it: 平地球 (Flat-RoundEarth)?

[–] glimse 3 points 2 weeks ago

Circles are round. Checkmate, globers

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

That's an interesting question. I'll try to get to the bottom of this.

[–] DragonsInARoom 7 points 2 weeks ago

Ice and rock obv, because there's no heat on the bottom of the earth, and as we know the earth is actually hollow, so we'll find the gnomes and goblins and fairys and stuff in the caves of the hollow earth.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A big lump of fruit waiting for a spoon to mix it through the upper layers.

[–] Tedesche 3 points 2 weeks ago

So that’s what flying saucers are….

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I wish there were actual FEs here to answer this. These answers are worthless.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Well we know it's not oil or the USA would have explored it already... (\s:-P)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

All the people with nowhere to go but up.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Coffee, lots of coffee and cookies and tea!

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