OPEN POST: The Earth Is Flat Says Flat Earther and Pancake Theorist.
In a world where gravity is real, water is wet, and the Earth is decidedly round, some folks insist on living in a flat world – literally. Enter Shelley Lewis, the poster child for the Flat Earth movement, where the only thing more curved than the Earth is her determination to prove it's flat, much to the amusement of everyone who’s ever looked at a globe. Shelley is like a contestant on a game show titled “Who Wants to Be Wrong?” but unfortunately, there are no prizes for her misguided efforts. Her transformation from would-be astronaut to Flat Earth evangelist is a rollercoaster ride that defies physics. Once dreaming of soaring through the cosmos, she detoured into a conspiracy after a lengthy chat with a pilot friend who must have confused “what goes up must come down” with “what goes up never leaves the flat surface.” Now, she’s convinced the Earth resembles a giant, infinite pancake, complete with a syrupy dome overhead. By day, Shelley teaches science to kids, dancing preca...