ChiefsPlanet - News Rapper B.oB. claims the Earth is flat, has proof.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/26/entert...ory/index.html

(CNN)Rapper Bobby Ray Simmons (more widely known as B.o.B) has taken to Twitter, insisting the world is flat.

The man behind chart-topping hits such as "Nothin' on You" and "Airplanes" has posted a flurry of tweets and pictures telling his 2.3 million followers: "I didn't wanna believe it either."

No matter how high in elevation you are... the horizon is always eye level ... sorry cadets... I didn't wanna believe it either.

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
B.o.B laid out his case that if the world were in fact round, it would be obvious when looking at the horizon. He says cities in the distance would not be visible as they would be obscured by the Earth's curvature.

The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart... where is the curve ? please explain this pic.twitter.com/YCJVBdOWX7

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
pic.twitter.com/fH4CsZmj6P

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
He also tweeted numerous photographs taken at high altitude, which he said further supports his point that "no matter how high in elevation you are... the horizon is always eye level."

whatcha looking at buzz ? pic.twitter.com/iIfnBoajFm

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
y'all be like... "you're not high enough to see the curve...keep going" pic.twitter.com/dzgYpIIao3

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
pic.twitter.com/8GyBXn8dy9

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
Retweets were rewarded for the few who agreed with the musician. However, anyone responding negatively to the singer was simply shut down.

that awkward moment when you realize you've been indoctrinated into a heliocentric belief system https://t.co/zQ68piP32V

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 26, 2016
B.o.B also posted a photo insinuating that disbelievers are sheep and blamed a lack of understanding on mass media. He tweeted: "I'm going up against the greatest liars in history ... you've been tremendously deceived"

A lot of people are turned off by the phrase "flat earth" ... but there's no way u can see all the evidence and not know... grow up

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
Instead, he recommended people "research what I say" and make up their own minds.

Prominent American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson even joined the conversation, pointing out where B.o.B was mistaken and explained some of the science behind the photographs.

@bobatl Earth's curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
@bobatl Polaris is gone by 1.5 deg S. Latitude. You've never been south of Earth's Equator, or if so, you've never looked up.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
However, none of this swayed the rapper, who instead seems to have challenged the cosmologist to a rap battle (warning: the newly-release Soundcloud track has explicit language, discretion is advised).

B.o.B has been on somewhat of a conspiracy roll on Twitter of late, taking on the moon landing and human cloning in recent days as well.

there's wind on the moon ? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/PEqtCwgSbc

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
Remember when they "lost" to footage to the 1st moon landing 😂

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
Meanwhile he had a few choice words for his detractors posting: "if my tweets are rattling the tiny little cages of your reality ... the unfollow button is right there"

if my tweets are rattling the tiny little cages of your reality ... the unfollow button is right there

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 23, 2016