Why is this thread so popular? Every day I log in this one is on top of the Off-Topic section. Is this thread by itself something of a forum meme?

Oh and pretty easy experiment to check for yourself if the earth is flat or not. Just walk in a straight line for a while until you get to your starting point again. Pretty sure somebody has thought of that in 300 pages, but oh well. Only problem is you might have to figure out how to walk on water.