1 00:00:05,090 --> 00:00:02,300 he sometimes seen memes like this in 2 00:00:07,970 --> 00:00:05,100 flat earth groups here we've got a coin 3 00:00:10,669 --> 00:00:07,980 on top of the table as it moves away the 4 00:00:12,230 --> 00:00:10,679 bottom of it disappears and it seems 5 00:00:13,700 --> 00:00:12,240 pretty obvious really what's going on 6 00:00:14,900 --> 00:00:13,710 here it's just that the camera is a 7 00:00:18,859 --> 00:00:14,910 little bit lower than the top of the 8 00:00:20,300 --> 00:00:18,869 table it's the actual video you can see 9 00:00:21,500 --> 00:00:20,310 you can't see the top of the table so 10 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:21,510 it's pretty obvious that the camera is 11 00:00:25,609 --> 00:00:23,010 below it and all that's happening as the 12 00:00:28,099 --> 00:00:25,619 coin moves away is it gets obscured by 13 00:00:30,410 --> 00:00:28,109 the front of the table I've seen other 14 00:00:31,910 --> 00:00:30,420 versions of this where they use a table 15 00:00:34,459 --> 00:00:31,920 that's a bit curved they're bowed up in 16 00:00:35,950 --> 00:00:34,469 the middle has the same effect all they 17 00:00:38,180 --> 00:00:35,960 have people working walking over a 18 00:00:39,830 --> 00:00:38,190 football field which is boat up in the 19 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:39,840 middle what you really need to an actual 20 00:00:44,660 --> 00:00:43,410 flat surface so I did as I got my 48 21 00:00:46,970 --> 00:00:44,670 inch carpenter's level which is 22 00:00:49,130 --> 00:00:46,980 absolutely flat I put a coin on it and I 23 00:00:50,779 --> 00:00:49,140 put the camera that's close to level 24 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:50,789 with it as I could but still being able 25 00:00:55,490 --> 00:00:52,890 to see the surface just like you can see 26 00:00:56,299 --> 00:00:55,500 the surface of the water I grabbed hold 27 00:00:58,849 --> 00:00:56,309 of the coin 28 00:01:02,540 --> 00:00:58,859 and I slid it away from me all the way 29 00:01:04,219 --> 00:01:02,550 along the level you see the whole four 30 00:01:06,170 --> 00:01:04,229 feet of the level is perfectly visible 31 00:01:08,870 --> 00:01:06,180 the entire way you can see the bottom of 32 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:08,880 it so if the Sun was somehow magically 33 00:01:13,250 --> 00:01:11,250 at sea level and gliding away from you 34 00:01:14,990 --> 00:01:13,260 touching the surface of the water and 35 00:01:16,910 --> 00:01:15,000 even then you wouldn't dip below the 36 00:01:19,910 --> 00:01:16,920 horizon of course the Sun actually 37 00:01:21,380 --> 00:01:19,920 appears way above the water if it was 38 00:01:23,030 --> 00:01:21,390 actually moving away from you 39 00:01:25,010 --> 00:01:23,040 and it would get smaller and closer to 40 00:01:27,260 --> 00:01:25,020 the horizon when you actually get to the