People Reckon Elon Musk's SpaceX Rocket Launch Is Bad News For Flat Earthers

Just over an hour ago, Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket successfully launched into orbit.

People watched on from across the globe (or from on top of the flat plane, if you're a flat Earther) as the incredible feat of engineering soared into the skies above.

Footage from on board the rocket also showed the Earth below looking, well, not flat.

Of course, there has been an abundance of evidence proving the Earth is spherical before now; indeed, the rocket would never have made it into orbit in the first place without an immeasurable amount of calculations predicated upon knowledge of the Earth's roundness.

However, none of this has quite managed to persuade the perplexingly stubborn flat Earther community thus far. Yet, people on social media seem convinced this live visual proof of our planet's shape will final silence the flat Earther community:

Hate to spoil the party guys, but I can't help but feel this won't change the mind of many flat Earthers.

After all, clear evidence has never been that persuasive to them, has it?

Topics: Viral, World News, space

Jake Massey

Jake Massey is a journalist at LADbible. He graduated from Newcastle University, where he learnt a bit about media and a lot about living without heating. After spending a few years in Australia and New Zealand, Jake secured a role at an obscure radio station in Norwich, inadvertently becoming a real-life Alan Partridge in the process. From there, Jake became a reporter at the Eastern Daily Press. Jake enjoys playing football, listening to music and writing about himself in the third person.

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