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kevin@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

The documentary was called “Behind the Curve” and featured Bob Knodel. Unfortunately he passed away this year. www.robertsfhsc.com/obituary/RobertBob-Knodel

It looks like you still believed in the theory though. He had a YouTube channel that was devoted to flat Earth conspiracy.

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aberrate_junior_beatnik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
The experiment he was involved in was the gyroscope one. The documentary showed what happened after his experiment “failed”: he decided the experiment was flawed and needed to be refined.

The aftermath of the wood slats with holes experiment at the end wasn’t shown, but based on the rest of the documentary (and the history of people with conspiratorial beliefs) it’s almost certain they did the same.

RIP to Bob, though. I hope his friends & family are coping well.

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- DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  he decided the experiment was flawed and needed to be refined.
  
  Ah yes, the scientific method:
  
  Make an observation or ask a question
  
  Gather background information
  
  Create a hypothesis
  
  Create a prediction and perform a test
  
  Analyze the results and draw a conclusion
  
  ~~Share the conclusion or decide what question to ask next~~ **Discard the experiment if it doesn’t support your preconceptions **
  
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- kevin@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  You are correct, I had forgotten about the last experiment with the light shining across a distance. For some reason I thought that the gyroscope was the one that they ended on.
  
  Bob may have been confused about the shape of the Earth, but he was still a person with family and friends. A good thing to remember about all of these people.
  
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