Sorry Flat Earthers! Professor Brian Cox gives brutal response that instantly proves our planet is ROUND
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It's one of the most rampant conspiracy theories around the world. But there's bad news for Flat Earthers, as a world renowned physicist has given his damning verdict on the theory. Professor Brian Cox, Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester, bluntly claims that if he met a Flat Earther, he would 'hit them over the head with Newton's Principia'.
![[Professor Brian Cox, Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester, bluntly claims that if he met a Flat Earther, he would 'hit them over the head with Newton's Principia']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/93309039-14209483-image-m-72_1734605177375.jpg)
This book by Sir Isaac Newton, also known as Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, lays out the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science. Newton's work, first published in 1687, laid the foundation for the understanding of a spherical Earth as part of his broader contributions to physics and mathematics.
![[Professor Cox points out that if Earth was flat, airplanes flying across our planet would eventually meet the rim. By this logic, all pilots on Earth would have to be in on the conspiracy (stock image)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/93309191-14209483-image-a-73_1734605225824.jpg)
However, if Flat Earthers aren't willing to read the full 466-page Principia, Professor Cox has a simpler explanation. Speaking to LADbible, he said: 'Because of the implication. 'Can you imagine if every time you get on a plane and fly somewhere, then the person who's in charge of the plane is part of a vast conspiracy that's trying to deceive you? Just imagine that.'.
It's one of the most rampant conspiracy theories around the world. But there's bad news for Flat Earthers, as a world renowned physicist has given his damning verdict on the theory. Professor Brian Cox, Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester, bluntly claims that if he met a Flat Earther, he would 'hit them over the head with Newton's Principia'.
