StingRay
| Location | UK |
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| Known for | "Nearly Done!" |
| NASA salary | Direct deposit pending since 1958 |
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StingRay is a UK glober on TikTok. He is known for his skills in using graphical software and modeling. He is also known for allowing others to talk about a variety of topics. Many of the flat earth debaters on TikTok know who he is.
Background
StingRay is an experienced digital graphic artist. His professional career was in visual effects and 3D graphics before he started developing software. StingRay once talked about his background in a discussion with WhatKast.
He is proficient with Blender and other modeling software and often uses them for demonstrations. He is also well educated on flat earth topics and debunking them. At one point he mentioned that he met and talked with Walter Bislin.
Debate Style
StingRay will usually host his own Live but will join other panels from time to time. He likes to use his software models to show how a flat earth does not match known observations. He also likes to point out that the globe model has utility and can make useful predictions.
StingRay likes to joke around and have a laugh as much as debate. He will often curse and swear during debates but is otherwise calm and doesn't shout. In addition, he thinks it's ridiculous that people still argue about flat earth. He also says there are people on both sides of the flat earth debate who obsess about it.
StingRay is also a free-speech advocate and not afraid of questions or "taboo" subjects. It is rare for him to mute or block others. Sometimes he will want to talk about politics rather than flat earth.
When people try to overtalk StingRay he often says, "Sorry the middle of my sentence interrupted the beginning of yours." Other times when people try to interrupt him he says, "Nearly done!" several times until the other person stops talking. This has happened so frequently "Nearly done!" has become a popular catchphrase.
For a short time, StingRay would host debates on TikTok and also had a "BeefToK", which allowed people to air or resolve disagreements with others. These were usually about flat earth topics but would branch into other subjects. A particularly notable one had Anon vs. Chris Vanam where Anon had created a professiional looking PowerPoint outline and slide show to present her grievances and Chris responded with a poem to air his.
Sundial Proof
StingRay was one of the first to effectively demonstrate how a sundial proves a globe. Basically, he starts with the fact that the sun moves 15 degrees an hour and shows how light would affect a sundial using modeling software. He points out that a sundial that works outside with the real sun cannot be taken inside and replicated on a flat surface. That is because a sun moving 15 degrees would work differently on a sundial that is on a flat surface versus on a sphere.
Trivia
- Used the tilt of the globe when planning his kitchen layout and how the sunlight would come through his kitchen windows
- Is a fan of the 1964 StingRay science fiction puppet TV show
Known accounts
| Platform | Account Name | Link to Account |
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| TikTok | StingRay | Link |
| TikTok | StingRay | Link |
| TikTok | StinkRay | Link |
| TikTok | angrystingray | Link |