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The Final Experiment (Flat Earth Bites The Dust)

Ophiolite

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Yes - what makes you think it is fictional ?
Well there is this:
Primary sources contain no such statements. Byrd’s expedition logs, radio transmissions, and official reports from his 1926 flight over the Arctic and his later Antarctic expeditions contain no references to hollow Earth entrances, polar openings, hidden civilizations, or unexpected warm areas.


The infamous “secret diary” is not authentic. A text often cited as Byrd’s suppressed personal account, describing flying into an inner world or meeting non-human beings, surfaced decades after his death and is demonstrably not in Byrd’s hand, tone, or known writing style. There is no archival trail for its origin.


Misinterpretation of a 1947 remark. Byrd made public comments in the late 1940s about the strategic significance of the polar regions, describing them as potential avenues for military attack or rapid travel. A key phrase—often quoted as him saying there was “a land beyond the Pole”—referred to the geographical and geopolitical importance of the Arctic basin, not a literal landmass.


Operational records show the expected Arctic environment. Meteorological notes, flight logs, and scientific observations from Byrd and his contemporaries match what is now well-established about the polar climate and geography. No anomalous warm regions, hidden valleys, or unexplored continents appear in the data.


No corroboration from other explorers. Amundsen, Nobile, Ellsworth, MacMillan, and later Arctic researchers crossed the same regions by air and ice, producing detailed maps and measurements that leave no room for the extraordinary features attributed to Byrd’s accounts.


Fringe interpretations arise from later authors. Most extraordinary claims first appear in 1950s–1980s hollow-Earth or esoteric literature that used Byrd as an authority figure but provided no primary documentation.

Summary by ChatGpt. I shall expand on any of these to which you offer an evidenced refutation.
 
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Well there is this:
Primary sources contain no such statements. Byrd’s expedition logs, radio transmissions, and official reports from his 1926 flight over the Arctic and his later Antarctic expeditions contain no references to hollow Earth entrances, polar openings, hidden civilizations, or unexpected warm areas.


The infamous “secret diary” is not authentic. A text often cited as Byrd’s suppressed personal account, describing flying into an inner world or meeting non-human beings, surfaced decades after his death and is demonstrably not in Byrd’s hand, tone, or known writing style. There is no archival trail for its origin.


Misinterpretation of a 1947 remark. Byrd made public comments in the late 1940s about the strategic significance of the polar regions, describing them as potential avenues for military attack or rapid travel. A key phrase—often quoted as him saying there was “a land beyond the Pole”—referred to the geographical and geopolitical importance of the Arctic basin, not a literal landmass.


Operational records show the expected Arctic environment. Meteorological notes, flight logs, and scientific observations from Byrd and his contemporaries match what is now well-established about the polar climate and geography. No anomalous warm regions, hidden valleys, or unexplored continents appear in the data.


No corroboration from other explorers. Amundsen, Nobile, Ellsworth, MacMillan, and later Arctic researchers crossed the same regions by air and ice, producing detailed maps and measurements that leave no room for the extraordinary features attributed to Byrd’s accounts.


Fringe interpretations arise from later authors. Most extraordinary claims first appear in 1950s–1980s hollow-Earth or esoteric literature that used Byrd as an authority figure but provided no primary documentation.

Summary by ChatGpt. I shall expand on any of these to which you offer an evidenced refutation.

I believe their extraordinary story.
Richard Byrd was an American polar explorer known for his arctic and Antarctic expeditions, which gained him fame and recognition. His most notable Arctic event was a 1926 flight over the North Pole with pilot Floyd Bennett

Things Hidden Under The North Pole!​


 
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Yes - what makes you think it is fictional ?
Apart from what @Ophiolite has already posted, there is the minor detail of the hollow earth 'ambassador' bringing up the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which happened in 1945, more than a decade after Admiral Byrd's fictional encounter with the hollow earthers. It demonstrates that the fictional diary wasn't written until after World War I.
 
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Apart from what @Ophiolite has already posted, there is the minor detail of the hollow earth 'ambassador' bringing up the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which happened in 1945, more than a decade after Admiral Byrd's fictional encounter with the hollow earthers. It demonstrates that the fictional diary wasn't written until after World War I.

Good point here, never looked at it like this. :thumbsup:
 
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I don't buy that. That is argument for 3rd grade of elementary school. ^^



Average Joe can't go to Antarctica cause truth would be revealed. :D
"The Final Experiment" already dealt with that.

Go watch the movie to see how well your brethren handled it.

At this point, you choose to ignore evidence due to hubris.
 
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Good point here, never looked at it like this. :thumbsup:
Ahem :mad:
I only pointed out this issue the first time you brought it up.

The problem you have is that the 'lost diary' was brought to your attention by Dean Odle which in your mind gives it an automatic pass since you appear to consider him to be nearly infallible.

Instead, what it should do is open your eyes to just how susceptible Dean Odle is to false ideas, and maybe take him down off that pedestal you've put him up on.
 
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