Revision as of 23:34, 6 January 2025

Walter Bislin made an interactive JavaScript model showing that the flat earth requires light to bend in impossible ways.

Shane St. Pierre subsequently stole this model, tried to remove references to the source (except a derogatory footnote hidden at the bottom), and claimed it not only as his own work but as a flat earth proof instead of a debunk. His stolen version can be found here.

This has been used by innumerable flerfs now, with not one flerf ever calling out or correcting the dishonesty. They are still using it to this day (see below).

Recent Cases

Recent Cases of Flerfs Using Bislin’s Model
Date	Perpetrator	Link	Note
Dec 21, 2024	Eric Dubay	YouTube video (at 5m52s)	Carefully cropped to avoid crediting source. Likely inspired Angel’s use 7 days later
Dec 28, 2024	Angel	YouTube livestream (at 22m55s)	On MDD. He used Bislin’s original, likely a sign that he knows full well that he was spreading a lie.

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-| Dec 21, 2024 || [[Eric Dubay]] || [https://youtu.be/mp3nih7SB98?t=5m52s YouTube video] (at 5m52s) || Likely inspired Angel’s use 7 days later
+| Dec 21, 2024 || [[Eric Dubay]] || [https://youtu.be/mp3nih7SB98?t=5m52s YouTube video] (at 5m52s) || Carefully cropped to avoid crediting source. Likely inspired Angel’s use 7 days later
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 | Dec 28, 2024 || [[Angels of Light|Angel]] || [https://www.youtube.com/live/FSokqUmgPhE?t=22m55s YouTube livestream] (at 22m55s) || On [[Modern-Day Debate|MDD]]. He used Bislin’s original, likely a sign that he knows full well that he was spreading a lie.