The shape of the Earth, which has been scientifically proven to be spherical, is still unsatisfactory for some. This dissatisfaction gave rise to a number of theories.
Apart from the well-known flat Earth theory, few people know that there are other conspiracies that suggest the shape of the Earth. Anything? The following are various theories of the shape of the Earth, summarized by us from various sources.
Flat Earth
In this theory, Earth is expressed as a planet shaped like a disk. Antarctica surrounds the ocean and land in the center of the disk.
Interestingly, flat-Earthers believe that the planets are spherical in shape. In fact, the process of formation of the planets in the Solar System is practically similar, only the material is different.
Square Earth
Initiated by Prof. Keith Loore, a retired NASA scientist. The shape of the Earth that he saw based on his research was a box. Meanwhile, if asked where the corners of the Earth? Then the answer is a series of mountains that rise high into the horizon.
The originator of this square Earth believed that the Earth could not be spherical. Why is that? Because if it is round without angles, the rotation on the Earth's axis will be faster than usual (due to the lack of friction between Earth and space).
This very fast rotation can certainly cause life on Earth to be thrown into space. Likewise with the friction of oxygen in the atmosphere against the air which will cause nuclear radiation and scorch the world in a matter of seconds.
Hollow Earth
This theory suggests that basically the Earth has a spherical shape too, only that there is a large cavity that penetrates the planet.
Not only on Earth, the theory also applies to space objects such as the Moon and other planets in the Solar System. Especially for on Earth, in the cavity there are Nazis and Viking colonies. In addition, there are 'Earth Guardians' who spy on humans by sending UFOs to avoid nuclear war.
Donut Earth
In 2018, a flat-Earther came up with a new conspiracy theory. Whether this is an act of defection or not, what is clear is that the notion he is trying to spread is no less strange, the Earth is in the shape of a donut.
In a flat-Earther forum, a man named Varuag said that the planet is shaped like a donut. He has also prepared a number of theories to strengthen his thinking.
He said that the hole in the center of the Earth could not be seen because the light moved following the curvature of the Earth's donut. Then, how can day and night happen?
"Turn on the flashlight on the table. Then, put the donut beside it. The side that gets light from the flashlight is day," he explained.
In this theory, the planet also takes 24 hours to complete one rotation about its axis. One more thing that is quite important to ask, how about the north and south poles?
"Place the donuts on the side of the table. The side that hits the table is the south pole, while the other side is the north pole," he said lightly.
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