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This'll Sure Put a Dent in my Plans to Dig to China
As proof positive that cranks don't all live in California, we have this German's proof that the Earth is, in fact, a hollow sphere and we're all living on the inside surface. Sort of like standing inside gigantic gourd and looking up. Stars, planets, cosmos, the works, are all compacted into an "inner" sphere that floats in the center of the shell. He even has explanations for why we can't wave at people in Mongolia and don't need to worry about old Japanese perverts peering into our houses with telescopes.
I think. Modern cosmology is tough enough, and it's supposed to make sense.
hmmm - interesting. however, Happy here who's writing this article forgot to do one silly little thing - actually conduct the experiments himself. peer review is the cornerstone of science - without it, you can claim anything and, therefore, prove anything.
Also, love the comment about plumb lines and more Leaning Tower's of Pisa - he completely missed the real reason for the tower's lean. dumbass.
Posted by: ron on October 14, 2004 02:35 PMthat and the whole curved light rays thing bothers me...
Posted by: ron on October 14, 2004 02:39 PMI have to wonder if these people actually believe what they are writing and if they do how they manage to go to the supermarket and purchase the weeks groceries.
Posted by: Rachel Ann on October 14, 2004 05:24 PMHe calls himself Koresh. That says something.
He had a year of introductory physics. I teach students at that level (labs for now), and oh do I feel for his professor.
Posted by: Sherri on October 20, 2004 10:10 AM