B.o.B Launches GoFundMe Campaign To Prove Earth Is Flat
Rapper B.o.B doesn’t believe the Earth is round. He doesn’t believe the curve exists. And if B.o.B can get raise one million dollar through his latest GoFundMe campaign, he will send “one, if not multiple” satellites into space in order to examine the curvature of the Earth, a pivotal point of contention for flat-Earthers who argue that such "curve" should be more visible to the human eye. Aptly titled "Show B.o.B The Curve," the campaign has raised more than $2,900 in just about a week.
In the past year or so, B.o.B has become one of the more vocal and famous advocates of the flat-earth theory. Last January, the rapper got into a highly publicized argument with prominent astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson on Twitter. After getting burned by science, B.o.B released a diss track about Tyson, which in turn led Tyson's rapping nephew to drop a diss track right back at him. It was… all very embarrassing.
The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart… where is the curve ? please explain this pic.twitter.com/YCJVBdOWX7
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
"I'm really looking for the curve," says the 28-year-old rapper in his latest YouTube video, which has garnered upwards of 75,000 views since its release on Monday. B.o.B's mission to the Earth's orbit has attracted some media attention as well, including CNN and The Verge, all stemming from his vague and, perhaps, tongue-in-cheek search of "the curve."
So, let's say B.o.B somehow raises a million bucks and buys a satellite with it. What if he gets tangled up in red tape and can't launch it? Even if he got the green light, what if the satellite immediately finds the curve (and probably a lot of them)? What will he do then? What is his endgame here?
It's interesting to keep in mind that GoFundMe, unlike other crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter or IndieGoGo, doesn’t require its fundraisers to reach their goal in order to cash out the amount that has been already donated, a policy that has drawn its fair share of scrutiny and criticisms for facilitating online scams.
For its part, after the campaign went viral, GoFundMe released a statement assuring the company would put the funds on hold while its team investigated its validity:
"GoFundMe's terms and conditions are available at gofundme.com/terms. We will remove any campaign that violates our terms, but GoFundMe is also an open platform, and ultimately it is up to the GoFundMe community to decide which campaigns to donate to. Although this campaign does not presently violate our terms of service, we have placed the campaign funds on hold while we work with the organizer to ensure funds are managed appropriately."
In Airplanes, B.o.B says he could really use a wish right now. Little did we know at the time his wish would be a million smackeroos to get owned by science.
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Idiotinfrontofadesk
Twenty dollars he'll make up an excuse like "They're just using effects to make it look round."
QuantumElectronicsDude
You don't need a satellite to prove the earth is flat. You can do it pretty easily with a ship on the ocean and a telescope.
Send the ship out away from the shore. As it moves away, watch it go over the horizon -- the hull will move out of view before whatever vertical structures do. Either the earth is round, or everything you know about the basics of how liquids work is completely wrong.
Urbancat1
Charles Manson
This dumb fuck. Orbital mechanics used to get his satellite up is based on a spherical earth.
Nedhitis
Once the satellites send their results and he sees them: "Top 10 Most Disappointing Anime Endings"
King Crimson
According to Google, a trip around the world costs around 24,000 dollars at minimum. Let's be generous and give him 30,000 and then tell him to just keep heading west. If he falls off into the abyss, then we all have to admit he was right.
-Kanrabat-
I hope he'll suck those morons dry into bankruptcy.
Mr. Candles
2900$, in a world where a guy literally just making egg salad can get fucktons more.
Maybe the world's not entirely fucked?
FREDDURST
Just as expected, spherecucks are quick to dismiss the smart young man's idea. Guess someone's afraid we could find the actual truth and bury their nonsensical theories once and for all…
rubexbox
I can't tell whether you're joking or not, but thanks to my policy of "You're an asshole either way" I don't care.
Knife 2.0 (リラックス)
Asriel Dreemurr
I just want a million dollars, there's nothing in it for you, it's not a scam if I'm being completely honest.