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Steve from England is a [[ | Steve from England is a flat earther mainly known for his discussions about [[The Final Experiment|The Final Experiment]]. He talked with Will Duffy several times on The Final Experiment YouTube channel. Steve is one of 2 flat earthers that TFE participants planned to call during the Antarctica trip; the other being [https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalThink Critical Think]'s (CT) friend [[Mick]]. It is notable that Steve provided two exceptions to the [[Laws_of_Flerf]]. Steve is inactive due to family issues. | ||
== Flat Earth Beliefs == | |||
Steve is a [[:Category:Religiflerf|Religiflerf]]. He has a distrust for governments and institutions, and believes many conspiracies. He said he was influenced by Vance Packard's book [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_Packard#The_Hidden_Persuaders The Hidden Persuaders] | |||
== Interest in The Final Experiment == | == Interest in The Final Experiment == | ||
Will Duffy interviewed Steve on the TFE channel Dec 9, 2024 before the trip took place. Steve seemed very friendly and reasonable during the interview. His contention was that it was possible for the participants to be deceived as to when midnight in Union Glacier actually was, since the camp's time zone could be arbitrarily decided. | Will Duffy interviewed Steve on the TFE channel on Dec 9, 2024 before the trip took place. Steve seemed very friendly and reasonable during the interview. His contention was that it was possible for the participants to be deceived as to when midnight in Union Glacier actually was, since the camp's time zone could be arbitrarily decided.<br/> | ||
During the interview Steve asked to be called while Will was in Antarctica and promised to change his mind about Flat Earth. Steve reasoned that if Will were to call him the time zone in Union Glacier would not matter; during a live phone call the subsolar point of the sun could be determined and if the sun was visible from Union Glacier when it shouldn't be the AE map would be falsified. | During the interview Steve asked to be called while Will was in Antarctica and promised to change his mind about Flat Earth. Steve reasoned that if Will were to call him the time zone in Union Glacier would not matter; during a live phone call the subsolar point of the sun could be determined and if the sun was visible from Union Glacier when it shouldn't be the AE map would be falsified.</br> | ||
Steve also placed a bet that Critical Thinks upcoming flight from Sydney to Santiago was not possible. | |||
When Will hosted the TFE midnight livestream from Antarctica on YouTube, his phone was in use for broadcasting a 24 hour livestream on the Candace Show Podcast channel on Rumble. He said hello to Steve on the YouTube livestream and planned to contact him when his phone was not in use. Steve was watching the midnight livestream | == Disagreement during The Final Experiment == | ||
When Will hosted the TFE midnight livestream from Antarctica on YouTube, his phone was in use for broadcasting a 24 hour livestream on the Candace Show Podcast channel on Rumble. He said hello to Steve on the YouTube livestream and planned to contact him when his phone was not in use. Steve was watching the midnight livestream and was upset that he was referenced and threw a tantrum and blocked Will's phone number. Will's attempt to contact Steve failed several times while in Antarctica. It was not agreed that Will had to call Steve the first day.<ref>[https://youtu.be/8jAG9uxQxgw?t=2788 46:28, <q>Flat Earther Will Admit He's Wrong if We Do THIS in Antarctica</q> by The Final Experiment]</ref> | |||
== Steve watched his worldview being falsified in front of his eyes == | |||
Steve was watching [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_LNSbStu9c&t=2252s the midnight livestream] from Antarctica on The Final Experiment YouTube channel, as evidenced by his comment in chat. While [[Witsit]] was talking on stream, the livestream chat showed a comment from Steve's [https://www.youtube.com/@heydude7568 @heydude7568] Youtube channel. The comment occurred at the 37:33 timestamp. | |||
[[File:Steve_watching_livestream.png | center | frame | Steve watching live as AE map was falsified]] | |||
== After The Final Experiment == | == After The Final Experiment == | ||
After the final experiment Will and Steve talked again, and Steve explained that being referenced during the livestream broke their agreement, and at that point became disinterested in evidence for the midnight sun in Antarctica. | After the final experiment Will and Steve talked again, and Steve explained that being referenced during the livestream broke their agreement, and at that point became disinterested in evidence for the midnight sun in Antarctica. Steve later had a discussion on Flatzoids channel discussing his experience with TFE. Will called in and asked if Steve would be interested in evidence for the midnight sun. Steve's response was that he wished to rehash what happened during the trip with the failed phone call and was not interested in additional evidence. | ||
Steve later had a discussion on Flatzoids channel discussing his experience with TFE. Will called in and asked if Steve would be interested in evidence for the midnight sun. Steve's response was that he wished to rehash what happened during the trip with the failed phone call and was not interested in additional evidence. | |||
Steve also started posting videos on his channel ranting about TFE and then became interested in one point of [[Jeran_Campanella | Jeran]]'s livestream videos where Jeran said "since" and believed Jeran was sending a secret message by saying "sets". Steve was not interested in Jeran's stating there was a midnight sun and nothing deceptive happened with the trip. Steve offered another bet that Jeran had said the word "sets" and not "since". | |||
In the aftermath of the second bet many noticed that someone claiming to be Steve's son was commentating on Steve's TFE videos. The son was pleading for Steve to give up his obsession with flat earth because it was ruining Steve's life and creating division and estrangement among his family. DP debunks reacted and asked for patience and calm from those commentating on Steve's videos. DP also asked everyone to stop asking about the bet and consider the bet paid to him. Steve's YouTube channel hasn't posted additional videos since 2025. | |||
== Exception to the Laws Of Flerf == | |||
Steve is a notable example of someone that demonstrated an [[Laws of Flerf#Exceptions to laws of Flerf|Exception to the 2nd law of Flerf]]. | |||
The first exception happened when he bet that the flights that occurred between Syndey and Santiago were not real.</br> Critical Think subsequently recorded 2 livestreams during his trip with TFE. One livestream was in the Sydney airport. A few hours later CT recorded a second one in Santiago. | |||
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| Critical Think's livestream from the Sydney Airport || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu0QukhCnJo YouTube] | |||
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| Critical Think's livestream from the Santiago Airport || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhktwXaRhH4 YouTube] | |||
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After CT demonstrated the flights are real Steve paid the bet. | |||
The second exception happened when Steve bet that Jeran said the word "sets" and not "since" during Jerans [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPNmpiwl5Vs&t second Antarctica Livestream]. This bet was paid to [https://www.youtube.com/@DPDebunks @DPDebunks]. | |||
== Known Accounts == | == Known Accounts == | ||
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! Platform !! Account !! Status | ! Platform !! Account !! Status | ||
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| [https://www.youtube.com YouTube] || [https://www.youtube.com/@heydude7568 hey! dude!] || | | [https://www.youtube.com YouTube] || [https://www.youtube.com/@heydude7568 hey! dude!] || Inactive (last video 2025) | ||
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| [https://www.youtube.com YouTube] || [https://www.youtube.com/@ransomovitch ransomovitch] || | | [https://www.youtube.com YouTube] || [https://www.youtube.com/@ransomovitch ransomovitch] || Inactive (last video 2012) | ||
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| [https://www.youtube.com YouTube] || [https://www.youtube.com/@ransomovitch1 ransomovitch1] || | | [https://www.youtube.com YouTube] || [https://www.youtube.com/@ransomovitch1 ransomovitch1] || Inactive (last video 2011 | ||
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| [https://www.facebook.com FaceBook] || [https://www.facebook.com/steven.ransom.9847 Steve Ransom (Probably Our Guy)]|| | | [https://www.facebook.com FaceBook] || [https://www.facebook.com/steven.ransom.9847 Steve Ransom (Probably Our Guy)]|| Inactive | ||
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== Notable Appearances == | == Notable Appearances == | ||
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! Date !! Venue !! Participants !! Link !! Note | ! Date !! Venue !! Participants !! Link !! Note | ||
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| Dec 9, 2024 || [[The Final Experiment|TFE]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/@The-Final-Experiment YouTube channel] || Will and Steve first interview || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jAG9uxQxgw&t YouTube recording] || | | Dec 9, 2024 || [[The Final Experiment|TFE]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/@The-Final-Experiment YouTube channel] || Will and Steve first interview || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jAG9uxQxgw&t YouTube recording] || Steve explains his background and proposes his time zone theory about midnight sun | ||
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| Jan 3, 2025 || [[The Final Experiment|TFE]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/@The-Final-Experiment YouTube channel] || Steve vs. almost the entire [[The Final Experiment|TFE]] crew || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo4PRhvE_5A YouTube recording] || Believes [[Jeran Campanella|Jeran]] was "got to somehow," i.e. made to lie through some vague conjectured coercion; maintained this belief despite Jeran telling him to his face he was wrong. | | Jan 3, 2025 || [[The Final Experiment|TFE]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/@The-Final-Experiment YouTube channel] || Steve vs. almost the entire [[The Final Experiment|TFE]] crew || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo4PRhvE_5A YouTube recording] || Believes [[Jeran Campanella|Jeran]] was "got to somehow," i.e. made to lie through some vague conjectured coercion; maintained this belief despite Jeran telling him to his face he was wrong. | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 9 August 2026
| Real name | Steve Ransom |
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| Location on the globe | United Kingdom |
| Main platform | YouTube |
| Papa flerf | unknown |
| Flerfzi? | not yet confirmed |
| Religiflerf? | Yes. |
| Drinks urine? | not yet confirmed |
| Adopted by | not adopted yet |
| Teeth | slightly less than full set |
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Steve from England is a flat earther mainly known for his discussions about The Final Experiment. He talked with Will Duffy several times on The Final Experiment YouTube channel. Steve is one of 2 flat earthers that TFE participants planned to call during the Antarctica trip; the other being Critical Think's (CT) friend Mick. It is notable that Steve provided two exceptions to the Laws_of_Flerf. Steve is inactive due to family issues.
Flat Earth Beliefs
Steve is a Religiflerf. He has a distrust for governments and institutions, and believes many conspiracies. He said he was influenced by Vance Packard's book The Hidden Persuaders
Interest in The Final Experiment
Will Duffy interviewed Steve on the TFE channel on Dec 9, 2024 before the trip took place. Steve seemed very friendly and reasonable during the interview. His contention was that it was possible for the participants to be deceived as to when midnight in Union Glacier actually was, since the camp's time zone could be arbitrarily decided.
During the interview Steve asked to be called while Will was in Antarctica and promised to change his mind about Flat Earth. Steve reasoned that if Will were to call him the time zone in Union Glacier would not matter; during a live phone call the subsolar point of the sun could be determined and if the sun was visible from Union Glacier when it shouldn't be the AE map would be falsified.
Steve also placed a bet that Critical Thinks upcoming flight from Sydney to Santiago was not possible.
Disagreement during The Final Experiment
When Will hosted the TFE midnight livestream from Antarctica on YouTube, his phone was in use for broadcasting a 24 hour livestream on the Candace Show Podcast channel on Rumble. He said hello to Steve on the YouTube livestream and planned to contact him when his phone was not in use. Steve was watching the midnight livestream and was upset that he was referenced and threw a tantrum and blocked Will's phone number. Will's attempt to contact Steve failed several times while in Antarctica. It was not agreed that Will had to call Steve the first day.[1]
Steve watched his worldview being falsified in front of his eyes
Steve was watching the midnight livestream from Antarctica on The Final Experiment YouTube channel, as evidenced by his comment in chat. While Witsit was talking on stream, the livestream chat showed a comment from Steve's @heydude7568 Youtube channel. The comment occurred at the 37:33 timestamp.
After The Final Experiment
After the final experiment Will and Steve talked again, and Steve explained that being referenced during the livestream broke their agreement, and at that point became disinterested in evidence for the midnight sun in Antarctica. Steve later had a discussion on Flatzoids channel discussing his experience with TFE. Will called in and asked if Steve would be interested in evidence for the midnight sun. Steve's response was that he wished to rehash what happened during the trip with the failed phone call and was not interested in additional evidence.
Steve also started posting videos on his channel ranting about TFE and then became interested in one point of Jeran's livestream videos where Jeran said "since" and believed Jeran was sending a secret message by saying "sets". Steve was not interested in Jeran's stating there was a midnight sun and nothing deceptive happened with the trip. Steve offered another bet that Jeran had said the word "sets" and not "since".
In the aftermath of the second bet many noticed that someone claiming to be Steve's son was commentating on Steve's TFE videos. The son was pleading for Steve to give up his obsession with flat earth because it was ruining Steve's life and creating division and estrangement among his family. DP debunks reacted and asked for patience and calm from those commentating on Steve's videos. DP also asked everyone to stop asking about the bet and consider the bet paid to him. Steve's YouTube channel hasn't posted additional videos since 2025.
Exception to the Laws Of Flerf
Steve is a notable example of someone that demonstrated an Exception to the 2nd law of Flerf.
The first exception happened when he bet that the flights that occurred between Syndey and Santiago were not real.
Critical Think subsequently recorded 2 livestreams during his trip with TFE. One livestream was in the Sydney airport. A few hours later CT recorded a second one in Santiago.
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| Critical Think's livestream from the Sydney Airport | YouTube |
| Critical Think's livestream from the Santiago Airport | YouTube |
After CT demonstrated the flights are real Steve paid the bet.
The second exception happened when Steve bet that Jeran said the word "sets" and not "since" during Jerans second Antarctica Livestream. This bet was paid to @DPDebunks.
Known Accounts
| Platform | Account | Status |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube | hey! dude! | Inactive (last video 2025) |
| YouTube | ransomovitch | Inactive (last video 2012) |
| YouTube | ransomovitch1 | Inactive (last video 2011 |
| Steve Ransom (Probably Our Guy) | Inactive |
Notable Appearances
| Date | Venue | Participants | Link | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2024 | TFE's YouTube channel | Will and Steve first interview | YouTube recording | Steve explains his background and proposes his time zone theory about midnight sun |
| Jan 3, 2025 | TFE's YouTube channel | Steve vs. almost the entire TFE crew | YouTube recording | Believes Jeran was "got to somehow," i.e. made to lie through some vague conjectured coercion; maintained this belief despite Jeran telling him to his face he was wrong. |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Flatzoid’s YouTube channel | Steve & Flatzoid vs. Will Duffy | YouTube recording | Only cares about whining that Duffy “didn’t call him from Antarctica” (already discussed in detail on Jan 3), not about further investigations on shape of earth |
Other Crackpottery
Co-authored a book called The Truth About HIV. Interviewed about the book on the League of Nerds podcast where he admits he knows nothing about HIV biology but still maintains HIV is not real. He does equivocate when asked if he would inject him self with blood from an AIDS patient. The Truth About HIV - book review