Em 15/5/2011 12:57, RussellMc escreveu:
>> I don't know what you're talking about.  I just looked out from the roof=
 of
>> the building and the earth is clearly flat.  I have even driven accross =
the
>> country and didn't end up going down hill in the process, as would have =
been
>> necessary if the earth really was curved.  I can show from personal
>> observation anyone can repeat that the earth is flat.  You guys need to =
get
>> out and observe a bit.  Just don't go too far or you might fall off the =
edge
>> of the earth.
> SciFi ish story from long ago.
> Title as I recall "Sail on. Sail on".
> Alternative history.
>
> Written by the radio operator on one of Christopher Columbus's ships.
> They had spark radio - his concept of how it worked (tiny angels
> leaping the gap and  ...) differed somewhat from ours.
>
> Mutinous murmurings from crew who believed the world was flat and that
> they would sail off the edge.
> Dissent kept to a dull roar by the religious equivalent (a Jesuit?) of
> the communist political officer or German WW2 equivalent. (Terms
> escape me now - Capot?, Gaullitier?, Checker, ("Kendy for the State,
> Kendy for the State ..." )
>
> Days and anxiety mount. Landfall overdue.
> Then one day a current, quickening over the hours until at last a
> growing noise, at first a dull and distant rumble and then an
> increasing thunderous roar, until ...


Look at what people believe:

<http://www.ourhollowearth.com/>

"World Top Secret: Our Earth Is Hollow!"

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