The "terraplanista movement" implicated will make its first international meeting in Argentina

For years, there is a group of people who have an argument that goes against science: they say that the earth is flat. The terraplanist movement will have as the place of their first meeting "national and international" in Argentina in the city of Colon of Buenos Aires early March.

The intention of this municipality broadcast in its social networks the information of the first meeting with a somewhat controversial photo. In the picture, there is a drawing of a person who carries a torch. They also said that visitors would come from Chile, Spain and the United States.

According to this text, "terraplanism is a global movement that considers, on the basis of scientific data, that the Earth is flat". The international organization Flat Earth Society, pioneer of this theory, was formed in 1956 in the United States.

The scientific arguments that refute the "terraplanismo"

But can there be people in the 21st century who believe that the earth is flat? The answer, as we can see, is that yes, there are some. However, there are many arguments to refute them scientifically.

The meteorologist eltrece and TNJosé Bianco explained that the curvature of the planet is seen from 400 kilometers altitude. "For example, it is true that on the International Space Station, there are currently astronauts and others who have returned, that is to say that there are people who gravitate around the planet, "he said, by way of example, to emphasize that the Earth was indeed a sphere.

Another argument is the way in which Luna's eclipses occur: the circular silhouette of the Earth is very clearly reflected. The specialist also specified that there are geostationary satellites who took pictures curvature, for example.

But there is irrefutable proof. "If from a weather radar, we emit energy parallel to the surface of the Earth, 400 km, this beam is heading straight and begins to separate little by little. It is the certification that curvature exists"he added.

The paradox is that the municipality chosen for the event that seeks to convince that the Earth is flat It is named after Christopher Columbus, the Genoese navigator who, in 1492, undertook a historic journey to discover that the planet was round.

In networks, many users have criticized the event "terraplanista":