# The ISS 'live feed of Earth' hoax. **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 10, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122 "2014-05-10T12:58:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/21 "2014-05-10T16:55:51Z")
> [@karol](#): > > i’ve mentioned a lot of times that what i thlnk is that earth is concave, not flat. Can you explain why the shadow of the earth on the moon during a lunar eclipse is circular? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/22 "2014-05-10T16:57:07Z")
> [@karol](#): > > i’ve mentioned a lot of times that what i thlnk is that earth is concave, not flat. Oh, that makes sense. Is it just the earth, or are the other planets concave, too? ---
**Author:** ![karol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/977dab/32.png) [@karol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karol)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/23 "2014-05-10T16:59:09Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Oh, that makes sense. Is it just the earth, or are the other planets concave, too? you can place a round convex ball in the concave Earth, don’t you think ? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/24 "2014-05-10T17:00:07Z")
> [@karol](#): > > you can place a round convex ball in the concave Earth, don’t you think ? If the earth is hollow, where does the sun go at night? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/25 "2014-05-10T17:01:10Z")
The whole universe is concave! The real question is why **karol** seems to think we care about it in any way. ---
**Author:** ![karol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/977dab/32.png) [@karol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karol)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/26 "2014-05-10T17:02:23Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > If the earth is hollow, where does the sun go at night? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaaswxqEvEk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaaswxqEvEk) (captions and annotations) and don’t start with: “oh another link but still no explanations” Well, that’s what these are for. You will either look it up or not. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/27 "2014-05-10T17:03:57Z")
> [@karol](#): > > you can place a round convex ball in the concave Earth, don’t you think ? That’s not what I asked. Are any of the other planets concave? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/28 "2014-05-10T17:05:54Z")
> [@karol](#): > > i’ve mentioned a lot of times that what i thlnk is that earth is **concave** , not flat. Of course I then checked that variant of the hollow earth theory, most of the “experts” they quote tell us that there is virtually nothing that could behave differently in a concave earth, even optics too, so the OP exercise is not only silly, but dumb. > **[Hollow Earth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth#Concave_hollow_Earths)** > > The Hollow Earth is an obsolete concept proposing that the planet Earth is entirely hollow or contains a substantial interior space. Notably suggested by Edmond Halley in the late 17th century, the notion was disproven, first tentatively by Pierre Bouguer in 1740, then definitively by Charles Hutton in his Schiehallion experiment around 1774. > It was still occasionally defended through the mid-19th century, notably by John Cleves Symmes Jr. and J. N. Reynolds, but by this time it was part of popu... ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/29 "2014-05-10T17:10:36Z")
> [@karol](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaaswxqEvEk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaaswxqEvEk) (captions and annotations) > > and don’t start with: “oh another link but still no explanations” > > Well, that’s what these are for. You will either look it up or not. I’m convinced. No one could possibly believe this shit, so it’s just a matter of driving web traffic. ---
**Author:** ![karol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/977dab/32.png) [@karol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karol)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/30 "2014-05-10T17:12:33Z")
> [@Twoflower](#): > > I’m convinced. No one could possibly believe this shit, so it’s just a matter of driving web traffic. no comment 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/31 "2014-05-10T17:25:40Z")
So Karol, you have no idea why anyone would maintain this expensive decades old hoax? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/32 "2014-05-10T17:31:08Z")
> [@karol](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaaswxqEvEk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaaswxqEvEk) (captions and annotations) > > and don’t start with: “oh another link but still no explanations” > > Well, that’s what these are for. You will either look it up or not. Can’t watch video right now. Can you summarize? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/33 "2014-05-10T18:06:24Z")
> [@karol](#): > > i’ve mentioned a lot of times that what i thlnk is that earth is **concave** , not flat. > > So this: > > is **untrue**. Who is behind this hoax and what do they have to gain? > [@karol](#): > > you can place a round convex ball in the concave Earth, don’t you think ? Who is behind this hoax and what do they have to gain? > [@karol](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaaswxqEvEk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaaswxqEvEk) (captions and annotations) > > and don’t start with: “oh another link but still no explanations” > > Well, that’s what these are for. You will either look it up or not. Who is behind this hoax and what do they have to gain? > [@karol](#): > > no comment 🙂 Who is behind this hoax and what do they have to gain? **Who is behind this hoax and what do they have to gain?** ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/34 "2014-05-10T18:09:08Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > If the earth is hollow, where does the sun go at night? Into the ocean, duh! I seen it when I lived in San Diego… ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/35 "2014-05-10T18:09:11Z")
The video is in a different language and just subtitled in a way that is hard to follow and sometimes hides what is being displayed. One interesting aspect which I got from the pict on it is that the concave earth, basically we are living on the inside wall of a large volley ball, but there is also another ball a bit smaller then the volley ball in the middle (so a ball in a ball). The sun travels around in the space inbetween the 2 balls which creates day, night and inbetween (twilight and early light). So from that video, I ask if the sun can travel in the space inbetween the 2 balls why can’t the ISS also? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/36 "2014-05-10T18:54:59Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Who is behind this hoax and what do they have to gain? > > Who is behind this hoax and what do they have to gain? > Who is behind this hoax and what do they have to gain? > > Who is behind this hoax and what do they have to gain? > > **Who is behind this hoax and what do they have to gain?** Obviously it’s the people on the _underside_ of the flat Earth, who don’t want us to find them. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/37 "2014-05-10T19:23:00Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Obviously it’s the people on the _underside_ of the flat Earth, who don’t want us to find them. How do you know _we’re_ not on the underside? ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/38 "2014-05-10T19:38:27Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > How do you know _we’re_ not on the underside? According to that model we are on the underside. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/39 "2014-05-10T19:58:53Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > How do you know _we’re_ not on the underside? Because if we were on the bottom we’d fall off, of course! They must all have hooks on their feet or something to hang on down there. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122/40 "2014-05-10T20:03:57Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Because if we were on the bottom we’d fall off, of course! They must all have hooks on their feet or something to hang on down there. Ha! You must be one of those gravity deniers. Your argument carries no weight. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iss-live-feed-of-earth-hoax/688122.md?page=3)