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If the Earth is spinning at one rotation every 24 hours
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Behind the Curve

If the Earth is spinningat one rotation every 24 hours, that means that every hourit has...

If the Earth is spinning
at one rotation every 24 hours, that means that every hour
it has to turn 15 degrees. And if the gyroscope
is mounted anywhere on Earth,
it's going to drift

Full Transcript

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If the Earth is spinning at one rotation every 24 hours,
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that means that every hour it has to turn 15 degrees.
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And if the gyroscope is mounted
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anywhere on Earth, it's going to drift.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
55
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:23
Uploaded
Jun 23, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Delta-v Productions

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Movie Summary

Meet real Flat Earthers, a small but growing contingent of people who firmly believe in a conspiracy to suppress the truth that the Earth is flat.
In today's 21st-century navigation systems, - Behind the Curve 00:17
In today's 21st-century navigation systems,
One of the people in the community - Behind the Curve 00:14
One of the people in the community
Science is a process to get to conclusions. - Behind the Curve 00:04
Science is a process to get to conclusions.
But what we found is: is when we turned on that gyroscope, - Behind the Curve 00:09
But what we found is: is when we turned on that gyroscope,
A 15-degree per hour drift. - Behind the Curve 00:10
A 15-degree per hour drift.
Wow, that's kind of a problem, right? - Behind the Curve 00:05
Wow, that's kind of a problem, right?
You start at the conclusion. You say: - Behind the Curve 00:11
You start at the conclusion. You say:
You're trying to look for all the data that proves you right. - Behind the Curve 00:05
You're trying to look for all the data that proves you ...
You'll cherry-pick until you find evidence - Behind the Curve 00:07
You'll cherry-pick until you find evidence
We, obviously, were not willing to accept that, - Behind the Curve 00:38
We, obviously, were not willing to accept that,
If anything works well, I'd like to release it - Behind the Curve 00:34
If anything works well, I'd like to release it
MARK: Why am I in Houston? - Behind the Curve 00:07
MARK: Why am I in Houston?
When she was up in Seattle, we went to the Seattle Museum - Behind the Curve 00:16
When she was up in Seattle, we went to the Seattle Museum
And we thought, "There's one down in Houston: - Behind the Curve 00:09
And we thought, "There's one down in Houston:
[LAUGHS] - Behind the Curve 00:07
[LAUGHS]
You can't get there from here. Please make alternative choice. - Behind the Curve 00:05
You can't get there from here. Please make alternative ...
Do you even know how to drive this vehicle? - Behind the Curve 00:04
Do you even know how to drive this vehicle?
[DRAMATICALLY] We're so close to the enemy, I can smell their breath. - Behind the Curve 00:04
[DRAMATICALLY] We're so close to the enemy, I can smell...
[WINDOW WHIRS] - Behind the Curve 00:05
[WINDOW WHIRS]
WOMAN: Okay. God bless America. - Behind the Curve 00:05
WOMAN: Okay. God bless America.