There were some very funny (and occasionally serious) answers to Brian Cox’s flat earth challenge
Here’s Brian Cox posing a question for anyone who still believes the earth is flat.
I have a genuine question for any flat earthy-person in the northern hemisphere who still follows me – what is the flat-earthy-person explanation for the fact I’m standing in autumn? pic.twitter.com/8iEhnfiaeW
— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) June 15, 2019
And his tweet from the other side of the world prompted lots of entertaining answers, mostly funny but occasionally far, far too serious.
Here are our favourites.
1.
Every flat earther worth their salt knows that Australia does not exist
— Helena (@helebooful) June 15, 2019
2.
Every Australian worth their salt would like flat earthers to to keep knowing that.
— Blaise Doran (@BlaiseDoran) June 15, 2019
3.
Bravo !
— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) June 15, 2019
4.
Easy. Photoshop. Nice try, "professor". pic.twitter.com/kZggA9iOeZ
— de Godenzonen 🇬🇾 🇯🇲 🇬🇧 (@LePhantomDennis) June 15, 2019
5.
Damn it 🙂
— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) June 15, 2019
6.
TBH I'm worried thinking "What's with those shoes?" 😀
— Greg Charnock (@gregcharnock7) June 15, 2019
7.
They are my trainers.
— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) June 15, 2019
8.
fixed that for you pic.twitter.com/ogYzwSEH07
— 🏎 (@phugleigh) June 15, 2019
9.
That looks the right way up from here.
— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) June 15, 2019
10.
You can tell it’s New Zealand because of the relaxed pose. Nothing is trying to kill you here, cf Australia where literally everything is. Even that dear innocent looking tree would be eying you up as a wee snacklet.
— 🌹Sarah 🌹 (@sarah_pallett) June 15, 2019
11.
You appear to have managed to get to the underside of our flat planet. The illusion of trees without leaves is due to the scientific fact that those are the roots of trees growing on the topside of the planet which are protruding through the underside.
— David Frith (@neutralmusic) June 15, 2019
12.
You are standing in autumn because walking on sunshine and dancing in the rain have already been done.
— Gary Siggins (@GarySiggins) June 15, 2019
13.
I believe they think it's when one of the 4 elephants carrying the flat earth sirs down for a rest thus tiliting the disc away from the sun… I believe renowned scientist Terry Prachett wrote a series of treatise on this.
— Hillsbjorn (@charlottehills7) June 15, 2019
14.
Isn’t there a turtle in there somewhere as well?!?!?
— Richard Slack (@xRichardSlack) June 15, 2019
15.
Yup! pic.twitter.com/aWXvlzMz6v
— Paul Knapton CProf 🏳️🌈 (@rincew1nd) June 15, 2019
We’re with this person.
I wish I was bright enough to understand the question, let alone answer it.
— ⚒⚒⚒Mick ⌨🖱 (@geoffpeters224) June 15, 2019
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