I’m reluctant to be pedantic, but the caption to the photo says that Elizabeth Holmes is the former founder of Theranos. No, she is the founder, and former CEO.

sorry, Gravity is based on Science, which this individual does not believe in. Therefore it is obviously a combination of... you know, I can’t even fake an answer that would fit this insanity.

Well now that we know what his defenses are, we’re all going to bring our drones and cover our license plates, right?

Well he’d BETTER launch vertically!! If he launches horizontally, he’ll fall off the side of the earth.

I don’t believe in science. I know about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air, about the certain size of rocket nozzles, and thrust. But that’s not science, that’s just a formula. There’s no difference between science and science fiction.

observing the curvature of the Earth requires one rise some 35,000 feet (10,700 meters) above the ground.

He won’t be able to prove the earth is flat, but he will be able to prove that gravity is a harsh mistress.

I don’t believe in science. I know about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air, about the certain size of rocket nozzles, and thrust. But that’s not science, that’s just a formula. There’s no difference between science and science fiction.

He probably thinks the whole of earth is at sea level.

He doesn’t appear to be very intelligent.

That last one is what annoys me. There are so many flat Earthers now that surely... surely... they could club together and send some representatives to the ice wall to get some pictures and so prove that they are right. Unfortunately proof is precisely the opposite of what they want.

I think he’s confusing the Flat Earth Society with the Flattened Upon Impact with the Earth Society.

Before flying off on his ‘final’ fateful mission, Hughes bravely yelled out ‘DAAAAHURRR! FLAT EARF! DEEHEEE!’

You can observe the curve of the earth standing at sea level, watching ships slowly rise or slowly disappear, as they cross the horizon. In the days of sail, they called a ship whose sails you could see, but whose hull was below the horizon, “hull down.”

I am a teacher (High school math, formerly English and History), and I cannot find this amusing. I remember being 9 and getting mad when a teacher was wrong. Germany isn’t landlocked Mrs. Hampton!

I can’t keep quiet about this anymore.

I wish there was more commenting on articles like this. It’s kind of amusing though that when Giz writers drop some op-eds about climate change or various other things or, God forbid, Trump policy as it relates to U.S. education, STEM, and science in general, you have a cadre of neckbeards who flock in like “Hurr…