Virgin Galactic space launch sends flat Earth conspiracy theorists into meltdown
Virgin Galactic’s history-making space launch has left flat Earth conspiracy theorists losing their minds at the surface of the planet.
Fuming conspiracy theorists believe the recent live stream footage of three civilian astronauts heading into space proves they are correct about their claims.
A few comments on the YouTube livestream saw the nutters break through with their wild theories, foaming at the mouth as they pointed out the lack of “oval” in the Earth.
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Their comments were drowned out by furious believers in the spherical nature of the planet, telling others not to “feed the flat Earth trolls” as they vied for attention.
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One mad comment read “THAT DOESNT LOOK LIKE AN OVAL TO ME,” while another equally reasonable individual added: “LOOK AT IT??!!! WHERE IS THE CURVE IN THE EARTH?!!”
Their totally sane comments come as the Richard Branson-owned company set off on a history making flight, taking a former Olympian and a mother-daughter duo to the edges of the atmosphere.
The trio’ weightless triumph was not all good news though as a small collection of conspiracy-mad individuals believed it was evidence of a flat Earth.
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A third tin foil hat wearer added: “This looks like a flat earth to me.”
But cooler heads in the comments prevailed, or tried to, as they hit back at those claiming the earth was flat and tried to reason with those responding to the conspiracy nuts.
One person wrote: “Between the flat-Earthies and the anti-woke twits, this chat is a bit of a fail. Congrats to the crew and the passengers and the people who aren’t all bottom hurt by other people doing things.”
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Another added: “Don’t feed the flat earth trolls.”
But still the conspiracy-mad members of chat pushed on, with some saying “you can literally see the flat edge of earth” while another, quite plainly, wrote: “IT IS FLAT.”
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