B.O.B launches crowdfunder to send satellites to space to prove Earth is flat

The US rapper is on the hunt for the curve
Flat Earth B.O.B: The rapper is convinced the Earth is in fact flat
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Emma Powell26 September 2017
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B.O.B has started a crowdfunding campaign to help launch satellites into space to find evidence that the Earth is in fact flat.

In his search for the curve, the US rapper has called on his fans to help fund the mission to prove his belief that the earth isn't round.

B.O.B – real name Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. – is a proponent of the Flat Earth Theory which claims the Earth is not spherical and that NASA guards the edges to prevent people from falling off.

The 28-year-old, who has referred to himself as ‘Flat Earth Bob’, is seeking $200,000 on his GoFundMe page to send “one if not multiple satellites into space”.

In a video explaining his plight he said: “I’m starting this GoFundMe because I would like to send one if not multiple satellites as far into space as I can or into orbit to find the curve.

“I’m really looking for the curve.”

The Nothin’ On You rapper has so far raised $676 of his target, despite being mocked and challenged online.

One user commented: “How much would it take to send this guy to university? Surely that’d be cheaper.”

Another wrote: “I'll donate $1000 if you can tell me what that curved shadow is on a crescent moon?”

The Earth’s curve is a contentious issue for Flat Earth believers as they argue that it should be visible if our planet is round.

B.O.B became embroiled in a Twitter spat with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson last year after challenging the evidence suggesting the Earth is round.

He tweeted: “The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart... where is the curve ? please explain this.”

Tyson replied: “Earth's curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that.”

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