The majority of us are well aware that the belief of a flat Earth has long been debunked.
It was something that many ancient cultures shared a belief in until it was scientifically disproven.
Even Greek philosopher Plato was writing about a spherical Earth all the way back in the early fourth century BCE.
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However, despite this, there has been a recent resurgence in Flat Earth theory.
And now one so-called flat earther has made himself a laughing stock after realizing he’s wrong in the middle of an interview.
The footage was captured during an Andrew Hales interview with a man who had bought into the conspiracy theory of the Earth being flat.
The man in question, Ryan Zim, spoke to Hales in March 2018, explaining that he believes the Earth has a disc-like shape.
Hales said: “OK... to imply that the Earth is flat, you aren't just saying that NASA are lying, you aren't just saying there is a conspiracy within a single company, you're implying there is a conspiracy involving the world's 71 space agencies - 13 of which have launching capabilities.
"75,000 people are lying about what they do for a living"
“Not only are you saying that all 71 of those agencies are lying about the shape of the Earth, but every single person within them is lying or being fooled by their respective companies.
“Furthermore, every single astrophysicist in the world is, by your implication, a scam artist getting paid to do research through telescopes and instruments that would be useless if the world were flat.
“So, roughly, 75,000 people are lying about what they do for a living. Not only is it absurd to imply that NASA - a program ran under the United States government - could possibly pull off this sort of conspiracy, but the fact that all 71 space agencies around the world are also taking part in some conspiracy, and every astronomer and astrophysicist and astronaut is also part of the same conspiracy.
“It just seems that so many different people are involved in this major conspiracy.”
It's important to note that as of 2024, there are now 77 space agencies across the globe and 16 have launch capabilities.
By the look on Zim's face, it appeared as though the penny might have finally dropped for him.
He only managed to fumble out a few words as he struggled to think up a rebuttal for Hales’ question, and only furthered his theory when he finally thought of how he could validate his bold claims.
Zim said: “So all the companies or government agencies that launch rockets into space are all part of one organization. It's the Antarctic, the Antarctic treaty.
“Every single country that launches rockets into space also is a part of the Antarctic treaty.”
Asked if all of these nations are lying to the general public, he said: “Yes. I believe the fact that the Earth is flat is confidential at a very high level.”
Reddit users have been left in stitches after seeing the footage of what appeared to be Zim’s eureka moment.
One commented: “I love this video.”
Another added: “This is why you can’t take the Flat Earth society seriously.”
And a third joked: “Flat Earth theory is still alive just for the memes.”