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Old 24th June 2017, 01:17 AM   #55
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Originally Posted by abaddon View Post
The sun operates in much the same way as a stage spotlight. Combine that with refraction and you get an illusion of sunrise/set.

Yes. It is nukking futs, but that is the claim.
So they are saying it doesn't actually rise or set at all, but instead is switched on and off to simulate sunrise and sunset? At sequenced times that make it look like the earth is round?
You're right, this is a whole new breed of madness.
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