IIRC, they believe the earth is a flat disc
by 105Marquette (2019-03-18 18:56:07)

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...with the North Pole at the center of the disc. When you travel west you're actually tracing a circle whose center is the North Pole.

Yes, like the UN flag. They believe Antarctica is a ring...
by Dan93  (2019-03-18 19:38:39)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Around the edge of the disk. Not sure how they explain different time zones. On their earth wouldn't the sun rise and set at the same time everywhere?
In their world the sun would never set
by ufl  (2019-03-18 19:41:36)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

But that haven't thought it through that much.
The sun is like a flashlight
by gozer  (2019-03-18 19:50:58)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The beam is only wide enough to cover a certain amount of the planet at once
That won't do it
by ufl  (2019-03-18 20:05:07)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The sun doesn't just disappear high in the sky every day. It goes below the horizon.
I’ll go ask Terry Pratchett
by gozer  (2019-03-18 22:34:35)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Just gotta find my ouija board first

GNU Terry Pratchett *
by captaineclectic  (2019-03-18 23:54:02)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post