In a world brimming with mysteries and marvels, one debate seems to spin on endlessly, much like the planet we inhabit. Is the Earth flat or round?
What we know for sure is that there’s a corner of the internet where the age-old question isn't just about whether the Earth is flat or round — it’s about who can craft the wittiest punchline. Here we are with a plethora of flat earth memes, those tidbits of digital humor that have us questioning how some people still believe the Earth isn't a sphere. Or better, an oblate spheroid.
Surprisingly, a slice of young adults have tickled statisticians with their responses to this cosmic query. A peek into the findings of a YouGovUS study reveals that a small yet baffling 4% of 18 to 24-year-olds believe we inhabit a frisbee-shaped planet. Ancient thinkers would be perplexed, to say the least, considering this debate should’ve been settled eons ago.
Yet here we are, witnessing a crew of believers in the flat Earth theory, armed with arguments that defy the gravitational pull of mainstream science. They’ve even established their own guild, the Flat Earth Society, complete with a trove of conspiracy theories where NASA often plays the villain in this anti-spherical saga.
For those who love a good roast, Bored Panda curated a collection of the best “Earth is flat” memes. Maybe humor is just the thing we needed to round out this flat debate. Don’t forget to upvote your favorites!
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Crazy Nature
Say It Again
What is the Flat Earth Theory?
The flat Earth theory is a concept that suggests the Earth isn't a globe, as science has long confirmed, but rather a flat, disc-shaped platform. Those who believe in this theory question the conventional understanding of Earth’s shape, challenging the idea that it is a sphere spinning in space.
According to this theory, the Earth’s surface is a flat expanse with the North Pole at the center and a supposed ice wall, which some believe to be Antarctica, forming the perimeter, preventing people from tumbling off the edge. This model declares that gravity is an illusion and objects don't curve along the Earth’s surface but instead move in a way that creates the illusion of gravity.
Lunar Eclipse
Oh, this should be higher than the other eclipse post! And vale Terry Pratchett, one of the most intelligent and funniest authors ever...
Forbidden Image
Is the Flat Earth Theory Scientifically Supported?
The short answer is no. The flat Earth theory isn't supported by any scientific community. Centuries of research and observation have consistently supported a spherical Earth model. From the way ships disappear over the horizon to the images and data gathered from space travel and satellites, the evidence for a round Earth is extensive and multifaceted.
The theory, despite being debunked by centuries of scientific research and observation, carved out its own niche in the vast expanse of internet culture, sparking debates, discussions, and, of course, a whole universe of flat Earth memes.
Star Shape
Flatearthers
Solar Eclipse
I laughed so hard that I scared my cat and he fell of the table. I'm sorry, puss!
Why Do Some People Believe in the Flat Earth Theory?
Belief in the flat Earth theory often stems from a deep-rooted skepticism of established authority and a preference for personal observation over scientific consensus. Flat-earthers often distrust governments, space agencies, and the scientific community, proposing that there is a coordinated effort to hide the truth of Earth’s shape.
In fact, they argue that all the evidence we have of a round Earth — like satellite images and physics — is simply part of a vast conspiracy.
Sorry To Bother You
Embrace The Curves
I want to know how gravity works on a flat world, and what's happening on the bottom side of the plate...
...Mission Control?
Best solution, tad expensive though. I would have preferred using giant sling-shot!
Are Flat Earth Memes Meant to Be Taken Seriously?
While these flat Earth memes are crafted with a spirit of fun, they brush against the broader themes of scientific literacy and critical thinking. They aren't to be held up as scientific evidence — memes are simply a way to lightheartedly engage with a topic that, for some, is a subject of genuine debate. Their humor comes from pointing out the sheer absurdity of denying the Earth’s roundness, making us chuckle and think at the same time.
Undeniable Logic
Checkmate
The Best Proof
Where Can You Find Other Science-Related Jokes and Memes?
For those who have enjoyed this round of flat Earth jokes up till now and crave more scientific wit, there’s good news. You can find a treasure trove of science-related humor right here on Bored Panda.
We have curated a collection of science memes and jokes to tickle every science enthusiast’s funny bone and maybe even teach you a fun fact or two!
Flat Brain Society
Flat Earth Memes
Forgive me Bored Pandas, for I am about to sin... When the mannequin bends over, one can see the moon...
The Creation
Are There Stories of Former Flat-Earthers?
You bet there are! For a peek into these confessions and what eventually tipped the scales for these once flat-minded thinkers, Bored Panda has collected stories from former flat-earthers. These individuals, after a period of staunch belief in a flat Earth, have had their views reshaped (quite literally) to align with the spherical world view supported by science.
Their stories often involve a critical moment of realization, sometimes through personal research, encounters with clear evidence, or conversations that opened eyes to a new perspective.
The Pant Question
Flat Picture
Well NZ, we’re in the wrong place but I guess at least they didn’t leave us off entirely like usual.
Flat Earth Logic
I'm not a flat earther, but this argument has nothing to do with a curved Earth. It's an atmospheric phenomena.
Definitely Flat
Finding New Shapes
I would be horrified to live on the edge, rest everything is ok.
Future Isn't So Bright
Truly. If the sea had a curve like that, Earth would be so small we wouldn't even fit...
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i had a date with this woman....everything went really well, then she asked me- you know the earth is flat right? *record scratched* huh? so she goes on and on about this, i grabbed an egg and asked her if it was flat or round....OF COURSE IT'S ROUND. I SAID, NO IT'S FLAT. you can't see all sides of it at once!
I'm not gonna believe something that looks like a poster-board-and-marker-project for 2nd grade. Up your game, bro.
If only your dad has used protection that night, there would be one less one of you wandering on this beautiful planet!
But...there's literally a proof of the opposite on that pic? The ship. You know. The ship that you stop seeing after...iirc that's 12 miles or so. And that's not because optics can't let you see further than 12 miles.....that's because it literally disappears after the curve. Lol. Anyways, I'm having a hard time believing this is serious XD
20 years from now people will start arguing that women shouldn't navigate on ships for they will cause calamities, or that you will go blind if you "please yourself" (a.k.a. slap the monkey, etc ...). It's a kind of regressive evolution or devolution.
"Cause all curves have to be extreme. You can't have a very slight curve that is not easily visible to the human eye.
Haven’t these people ever seen a photograph of earth taken from ISS or from a voyager?
have you seen anybody who thinks the earth is in the shape of a square? cause that is impossible
watched it read it listened to it... still waiting for the 200 pieces of proof
The Earth is 24,901 Miles Around, Meaning your are Looking at a Curvature Radius of about 0.2 Degrees
Don't trust only YouTube Videos guys OMG. YouTubers aren't scientists except the ones who actually ARE. I will say it again ARE.
hold a tennis ball up to your eyes, gaze along the flat surface you see.....of course, tennis balls a flat!
Except they forget level just means equal distance from one point... so, in our case, the water is level with the center of the earth...
flat earthers, if you look out over the ocean and on the horision, is it flat or dose it curve??
i've watch part of the youtube video... so much wrong science!
Earths sea has the smallest curve it is like .blah blah degrees of an angle
Winning Match
Columbus Expedition
The Map Is A Lie
Brain Fixer
I am sure, even this wont fix the problem! You gotta open the head, take the brain out, put it in lava and then only the problem is solved.
Geography
If The Earth Is Flat
So, So Wrong
Flat Earth Society
If sponge bob believes its flat, then its flat. No more questions.
Definite Proof
Explanation Needed
Flat Earth Memes
Where's The Curve?!
Case Closed
Flat Earth Memes
There you have it — our roundup of flat Earth humor! If a meme made you laugh, show some love to that upvote button and feel free to share the giggles across the globe!
I'm convinced 99% of "flat eathers" know the earth is round but enjoy messing with people.
I was just going to say that the FES is def. an intentional joke.
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Seriously, all these conspiracy theoricists get way too much attention. What they believe is utterly absurd beyond the need to be disproven. Let's simply ignore them.
It's also been shown in studies that the more you try and prove them wrong the more they will believe in it since, iirc, the mere act of trying to prove them wrong lends "credibility" to their claim.
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This flat Eart thing is just showing how easy it is to malipulate people. I think, that the whole point of this is so that people would not believe blindly in everything so called authorities are trying to sell as "universal truths" and start to think on their own. Many people will believe in anything, as long as it's advocated by someone they see as authority in some field. I see it this way.
I bet a lot of flat earth "believers" are fake anyway. But any who actually do believe it I think are addicted to having a special group where only they know what's going on. It's not about the logic for them, it's desperately holding on to something to feel better /smarter than other people and be part of an exclusive group.
The youngest millennial is 23. Stop calling all young people millenials. Most of us are in our 30s and have families.
It's not a theory though. It's simply a belief. There's a big difference between theory and belief. Theory works from the position that there is a culmination of evidence that supports an idea but has yet to be proven as fact. It is a rational process. It's a process that is open for debate, takes in new evidence and is updated and revised as new information is taken in. A belief simply accepts a concept as truth regardless of evidence. It is close ended and is most often interwoven with emotion. With belief, you are more apt to deny anything that conflicts with it.
Load More Replies... I created a meme designer to ensure the web NEVER runs shorts or new ways to torment these flat earthers:) http://kickypie.com/flat-earth-meme-designer
I remember hearing about the Flat Earth Society when I was a kid in high school in the late 1960s.
wait if flat-earthers believe the earth is flat, then 1.) How far would we go through the earth before we fall through? 2.) Then does that mean that earthquakes travel in lines or waves? 3.) Does that mean we live on the top of the earth or the bottom? How would we be warm? 4.) If the earth is flat, then why does the weatherman always show on his map that the hurricane is shaped like a circle? and 5.) Uhm, Gravity anyone???
Flat earthers are just the tip of one crazy iceberg. They believe gravity doesn't exist, the moon is a projection, man has never gone into space, the sun is a fake. Then of course you have chemtrailers.
Paul, chemtrails are real. Simply look up the army admitting it in 1977 (sprayed many cities) , and a law was put forth in congress in 2001 mentioning chentrails by name. The rest of what you said has obviously been proven false
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Antarctica. A giant wall of ice surrounding the Earth.
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I told a flat earther that if I had the resources, I would fly them into space and show them Earth is not flat. They told me I would slip them hallucinogens to make them think it is a sphere.
Some great flat earth memes here https://elusivecurve.com/flat-earth-memes/
I think it needs researched more. I have seen a lot and know with out a doubt, true facts that support flat earth. I’ll end saying this , the first time I heard it , I would say the same as everyone is on here. I knew what awful things this person was involved in and couldn’t rest, this person would not make it up. So I researched. Research it deeply.
All space footage is CGI, why is America different sizes in all the pictures of earth
Flat earth isnt about trying to prove the earth is flat.all the more well known flat earthers on youtube know it aint flat.its all about making money and when it comes to youtube they are making a f**k ton of it.
Just the same as people insisting the earth and all in and on it is made by a god. They're wrong!
NASA could lie about many things, but not that the earth is flat, I sort of believe it could be flat but the science behind it says differently... the earth is round
My main question to flat earth-ers is this. How do you explain people being able to sail and fly west from the Americas, and get to Australia, Japan etc without falling off? Equally, how do you go East from these places back to America without falling off?? I know that's a ridiculous thing to ask but I'd really really like to know how they explain that one?
Oh, they explain it in the most absurd ways....they get asked these questions a lot, it's just crazy, the more you ask, the more "right" they feel.
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Millennials were born between 1984-1996. An 18 year old wouldn't be considered a millennial.
FFS people. Stop it with these "proving the earth is round" silliness. The flat-earthers are just trolling. Grow up and move on.
I'm worried that there are really ppl who believe earth is flat :( it's the same as religion. No one never sas any god and ppl still believe it.
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I've never heard of these people. They can't be serious. Must be trolling for a reaction.
Juana, it's extremely real. There are a lot of them The thing is, whatever. I don't care. It's like a crazy neighbor. As long as my crazy neighbor stays to himself and has barbecues with his weirdo friends, let him. Let them play pin the tail on the snow cone and do whatever it is that they want so long as they don't mess with me. The people we need to worry about are the anti vaxxers. We need to pick and choose our battles. If someone wants to think the earth is flat....go on and think whatever you want. People wanna dress up in fuzzy bear costumes? Put on a Yogi Bear suit and knock yourself out. People can believe in any religion they want until they decide to go crazy and cut someone's head off or shoot up a mosque or put a swastika on someones lawn. Fanaticism is fanaticism. THAT is the enemy. Anti vaxxers are just uniformed but they don't know what they don't know. THAT is the enemy. Flat earthers? They're just the crazy neighbor.
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I am NOT a flat earther, but also.. This article lost credibility when they said "Millenials between the ages of 18 and 24 are more likely to believe the Earth is flat." Millenials are born between 1981 - 1996. So most of those who believe the Earth is flat are actually GENERATION Z. Christ.
I'm convinced 99% of "flat eathers" know the earth is round but enjoy messing with people.
I was just going to say that the FES is def. an intentional joke.
Load More Replies... Seriously, all these conspiracy theoricists get way too much attention. What they believe is utterly absurd beyond the need to be disproven. Let's simply ignore them.
It's also been shown in studies that the more you try and prove them wrong the more they will believe in it since, iirc, the mere act of trying to prove them wrong lends "credibility" to their claim.
Load More Replies... This flat Eart thing is just showing how easy it is to malipulate people. I think, that the whole point of this is so that people would not believe blindly in everything so called authorities are trying to sell as "universal truths" and start to think on their own. Many people will believe in anything, as long as it's advocated by someone they see as authority in some field. I see it this way.
I bet a lot of flat earth "believers" are fake anyway. But any who actually do believe it I think are addicted to having a special group where only they know what's going on. It's not about the logic for them, it's desperately holding on to something to feel better /smarter than other people and be part of an exclusive group.
The youngest millennial is 23. Stop calling all young people millenials. Most of us are in our 30s and have families.
It's not a theory though. It's simply a belief. There's a big difference between theory and belief. Theory works from the position that there is a culmination of evidence that supports an idea but has yet to be proven as fact. It is a rational process. It's a process that is open for debate, takes in new evidence and is updated and revised as new information is taken in. A belief simply accepts a concept as truth regardless of evidence. It is close ended and is most often interwoven with emotion. With belief, you are more apt to deny anything that conflicts with it.
Load More Replies... I created a meme designer to ensure the web NEVER runs shorts or new ways to torment these flat earthers:) http://kickypie.com/flat-earth-meme-designer
I remember hearing about the Flat Earth Society when I was a kid in high school in the late 1960s.
wait if flat-earthers believe the earth is flat, then 1.) How far would we go through the earth before we fall through? 2.) Then does that mean that earthquakes travel in lines or waves? 3.) Does that mean we live on the top of the earth or the bottom? How would we be warm? 4.) If the earth is flat, then why does the weatherman always show on his map that the hurricane is shaped like a circle? and 5.) Uhm, Gravity anyone???
Flat earthers are just the tip of one crazy iceberg. They believe gravity doesn't exist, the moon is a projection, man has never gone into space, the sun is a fake. Then of course you have chemtrailers.
Paul, chemtrails are real. Simply look up the army admitting it in 1977 (sprayed many cities) , and a law was put forth in congress in 2001 mentioning chentrails by name. The rest of what you said has obviously been proven false
Load More Replies... Antarctica. A giant wall of ice surrounding the Earth.
Load More Replies... I told a flat earther that if I had the resources, I would fly them into space and show them Earth is not flat. They told me I would slip them hallucinogens to make them think it is a sphere.
Some great flat earth memes here https://elusivecurve.com/flat-earth-memes/
I think it needs researched more. I have seen a lot and know with out a doubt, true facts that support flat earth. I’ll end saying this , the first time I heard it , I would say the same as everyone is on here. I knew what awful things this person was involved in and couldn’t rest, this person would not make it up. So I researched. Research it deeply.
All space footage is CGI, why is America different sizes in all the pictures of earth
Flat earth isnt about trying to prove the earth is flat.all the more well known flat earthers on youtube know it aint flat.its all about making money and when it comes to youtube they are making a f**k ton of it.
Just the same as people insisting the earth and all in and on it is made by a god. They're wrong!
NASA could lie about many things, but not that the earth is flat, I sort of believe it could be flat but the science behind it says differently... the earth is round
My main question to flat earth-ers is this. How do you explain people being able to sail and fly west from the Americas, and get to Australia, Japan etc without falling off? Equally, how do you go East from these places back to America without falling off?? I know that's a ridiculous thing to ask but I'd really really like to know how they explain that one?
Oh, they explain it in the most absurd ways....they get asked these questions a lot, it's just crazy, the more you ask, the more "right" they feel.
Load More Replies... Millennials were born between 1984-1996. An 18 year old wouldn't be considered a millennial.
FFS people. Stop it with these "proving the earth is round" silliness. The flat-earthers are just trolling. Grow up and move on.
I'm worried that there are really ppl who believe earth is flat :( it's the same as religion. No one never sas any god and ppl still believe it.
Load More Replies... I've never heard of these people. They can't be serious. Must be trolling for a reaction.
Juana, it's extremely real. There are a lot of them The thing is, whatever. I don't care. It's like a crazy neighbor. As long as my crazy neighbor stays to himself and has barbecues with his weirdo friends, let him. Let them play pin the tail on the snow cone and do whatever it is that they want so long as they don't mess with me. The people we need to worry about are the anti vaxxers. We need to pick and choose our battles. If someone wants to think the earth is flat....go on and think whatever you want. People wanna dress up in fuzzy bear costumes? Put on a Yogi Bear suit and knock yourself out. People can believe in any religion they want until they decide to go crazy and cut someone's head off or shoot up a mosque or put a swastika on someones lawn. Fanaticism is fanaticism. THAT is the enemy. Anti vaxxers are just uniformed but they don't know what they don't know. THAT is the enemy. Flat earthers? They're just the crazy neighbor.
Load More Replies... I am NOT a flat earther, but also.. This article lost credibility when they said "Millenials between the ages of 18 and 24 are more likely to believe the Earth is flat." Millenials are born between 1981 - 1996. So most of those who believe the Earth is flat are actually GENERATION Z. Christ.
