35) If the Earth were truly a globe, then every line of latitude south of the equator would have to measure a gradually smaller and smaller circumference the farther South travelled. If, however, the Earth is an extended plane, then every line of latitude south of the equator should measure a gradually larger and larger circumference the farther South travelled. The fact that many captains navigating south of the equator assuming the globular theory have found themselves drastically out of reckoning, moreso the farther South travelled, testifies to the fact that the Earth is not a ball.
I thought proof number 34 was that captains use a flat Earth model to avoid this problem. I guess the author is referring to the stubborn few that ignore the flat Earth model.
I don’t really know what to search for regarding this. While it would be nice to see if there are in fact more shipwrecks in the southern hemisphere versus the northern hemisphere, I don’t think this would indicate anything. The land mass in the northern hemisphere is larger and populations/technology were different in the two areas. I cannot find any information about a rash of southern hemisphere shipwrecks.
The fact is the south pole is a point is really just best tested by going there. While one could argue that a vast conspiracy exists to convince us that the Earth is globe and that the south pole is a long ice wall. They have at least made the effort to make expeditions to the south pole.
I might be more inclined to change my opinion if there were images of Earth from space demonstrating a flat disc or an expedition to the other side of the ice shelf, but none exists. Ships and navigational systems factor in a globe shaped planet when mapping out trips. It works the same for planes.
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