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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      well that’s the right burn, now you got me. because everyone knows there are no words in youtube videos, especially in song texts. 🤦‍♂️

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          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