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On Dec. 30, 1930, the first-ever photo of the Earth's curvature was taken by Lieutenant Colonel Albert William Stevens, who was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps and an aerial photographer.

This photo is one Williams took over South Dakota in 1936 during a record-breaking balloon flight, which also shows Earth's curvature.

(Image credit: National Geographic/Albert William Stevens 1930)

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[โ€“] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah yes, please read this video to me, don't forget the headline ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ’ฉ

[โ€“] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

the fact you probably truly believe you are delivering some burn is the sad part here.

as per your request, let me read the video to you (if you have trouble reading, you can always listen to itm but it still requires turning on your brain):

columbus saw the ocean
he sailed far and wide
just to get a cup of spices
from the other side
he knew he would die for sure
if he should reach the edge
but that's okay cause long before
he'd starve to death instead

the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat

earth's an oblate spheroid
revolving around the sun
spinning on its axis
which is tilted just for fun
that explains the seasons there
and the changing length of day
but here's an inconvinient truth
you can't explain that way

the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat

trump won re-election
he won it by a mile
only to protect us
from the socialist pedophiles
but biden wants the mail and ballots
counted and at what cost
he is so out of touch
he can't admit when he has lost

the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat

endless interventions
never-ending war
all to please the oligarchs
and economic horse
but lower taxes on the rich
and do it really quick
my ship is coming in soon
and i don't want to pay for it

the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat
the world is flat

[โ€“] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

That's not a headline.