In a recent string of tweets, popular rapper B.o.B has professed to his millions of followers that he not only believes the Earth is flat, but also believes there's a worldwide cover-up to keep that information a secret.
Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson stepped in for a brief science lesson, but B.o.B was not faltered. The musician-turned-conspiracy theorist provided his own evidence in the form of photographs and strange diagrams, and he challenged NASA and the U.S. government to provide proof the world isn't flat.
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You really just have to read the tweets for yourself. Here are a few examples from the exchange:
The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart... where is the curve ? please explain this pic.twitter.com/YCJVBdOWX7
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
@bobatl Earth's curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
@bobatl Polaris is gone by 1.5 deg S. Latitude. You’ve never been south of Earth’s Equator, or if so, you've never looked up.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
Even though B.o.B released an album earlier this month, Tyson made sure to point out this wasn't about the music.
@bobatl Duude — to be clear: Being five centuries regressed in your reasoning doesn’t mean we all can’t still like your music
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
But B.o.B wasn't giving up. He fired back with more calls for proof.
@neiltyson why can't the curvature of the earth be measured anywhere in nature? why does only NASA have photos of the curve ? r u a mason?
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
@NASA @neiltyson show a continuous uninterrupted shot of a space shuttle from launch to full-orbit... NO EDITS
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
You can check out more from B.o.B's timeline here, if you dare.
And for the record, the Earth is not flat or round. It's a bumpy spheroid.
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