Teachers Divulge The Most Amusing Family Secrets They Accidentally Learned From Their Students
Parents... one of the first life lessons you should be teaching your children is the art of discretion. Children have loose lips. That's why inappropriate four letter words could come flying out of their mouths at any given moment. Family secrets should be explained as such. I know when I was a kid I was a treasure trove of stories. I knew all about the family and neighborhood news because adults assumed I wasn't listening. The surprise was on them. Especially when all the news is aired to educators.
Redditor u/reasonable_doubt1776 couldn't wait to hear from the educators out there who've discovered some "surprising" facts about their pupils by asking... Teachers of Reddit, what amusing family secrets did you accidentally learn from your overly talkative students?A shot in the... butt?
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTY1OTU2Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY3NzIzNjQxMn0.CgRXtsbZwFaSLp2r7M26Ns7E_6BIHKLdz07vJt3gyo0/img.gif?width=980" id="31cf1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0790f975d087d0165d0326d59c8f1684" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="498" data-height="249" />Chemistry GIF by memecandyGiphy<p>I used to do science programming for kids. </p>Grandpa Died
<p>8th grader, excitedly: Mrs. Rosiedokidoki, guess what I found out? My grandpa was a nazi!</p><p>Me: do you know what a nazi is?</p><p>8th grader: no!!</p><p>Me: maybe you should go talk to your mom about that.</p><p>She came in the next day and went, "yeah my mom told me I can't tell people about my grandpa anymore." </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnltgg1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">rosiedokidoki</a></p>On the Swings
<p>I had a child once playing on the tire swing. He was a veeeeeeeeerrry serious kid and he looked me dead in the eye and said how much he liked the swing at daycare and how when he grew up he wanted to have a swing just like his mummy and daddy did in their bedroom... Looking his parents in the eye that day telling them he had a good day and keeping silent was difficult. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnlpzyl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Telfaatime</a></p>Congratulations!
<p>If someone in your family is pregnant, and you've told your child, I already know. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnlkgt5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">WildMage89</a></p>That's Quite a Tree
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTY1OTU3MS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxOTUwMjUxOH0.nwOQJrQ_NKBmg4UvkGEzwy3Y9oko0pzeFsbMZP_6Rtg/img.gif?width=980" id="e5c50" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="37ca2afdf939b8360befc2f0ae4c100b" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />Giphy<p>Worked at an afterschool program run by the YMCA. Once had a 4th grader explain to me in detail how her sister was also her cousin.</p><p><strong><em>edit:</em></strong> they had the same dad and their moms were sisters, so half siblings through dad and 1st cousins through moms. having a 9 year old run you through that is quite a trip. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnkjwzp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">F0zzysW0rld</a></p>Show & Tell
<p>My daughter's kindergarten teacher told me about how one child entertained them at Show and Tell with a complete report on the new alarm system in their house including the code and where the keypad was located behind the curtains! </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnl6ljj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">SpeedyPrius</a></p>Save the Water
<p>Kudos going out to all the teachers for glossing over the home stuff they learn!</p><p>My sister wrote in her daily journal in grade 1 that our parents had a shower together the night before. Teacher wrote "What a great way to save water!" </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnl1gl3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Careful-Drama</a></p>I'm the DJ
<p>Here's a cute and lighthearted one—I had a girl stay for some help after school one day. At the time I was teaching geometry (10th grade) in a mostly Hispanic school. She told me about growing up in Peru until about the age of 10 or so (I can't remember the exact age she told me). She was telling me that she worked with her uncle sometimes on the weekend. I asked what kind of work—many of our kids worked construction with their families.</p><p>"He's a clown... I'm his DJ." That really gave me a smile. </p><p> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnl974f?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">calcbone</a></p>In the Kitchen
<p>We were talking about calling 911, but what a real emergency is. This is tricky with 10 year olds because you want to use real emergency examples but not freak them out. One kid... "so if your mom gives birth in the kitchen, that's an emergency"</p><p>Sure enough mom picks him up with his baby brother who was born last week in their kitchen. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnlpnm9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">icamom</a></p>Nunna Yo!
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTY1OTU1OC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNzUxMTE0OH0.wTh7JsNW6bIyr75BVRIHADA-ZIiMaUeOiWyC2W2SQGk/img.gif?width=980" id="358eb" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="075260a7d4b52870e221373251877461" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="500" />None Of Your Business No GIF by Late Night with Seth MeyersGiphy<p>4th grade. A student on Zoom the other day asked why another student had been gone a few weeks, and we all heard his mom in the back yell, "Boy, that is nunna yo damn business!" before he muted. I almost burst laughing but I held my composure. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnlejoh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">UndercoverPackersFan</a></p>High Tea Lady
<p>One of my students once said "Mummy wants to know if you want to come round for tea because daddy is away at work."</p><p>The mother couldn't look at me for weeks on the playground, cause I think she heard her daughter ask me. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnl62en?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Fallen189</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnl62en?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Well, what's wrong with a bit of tea? She probably just wants another grown up around to talk to. </p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnljdfi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Emperor_Cartagia</a></p>Puff Up
<p>I did a placement once and students had to talk about what they would do with a million dollars. One kid gets up in front of the class and goes "My mum said if she had a million dollars, she would buy lots and lots and lots and lots of weed." </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnlimlc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Sleep-Gary</a></p>11th grade blues...
<p>An 11th grader was talking about how he moved back with his grandparent's when his mom dies. He mentioned that his mom also attended this school and so did his dad, but he never met him. He only new his dad's first name. So he says the name in my "get to know other students first day ice breaker." A freshman girl asked a few pointed questions, pulls out her phone and calls their dad. Dad is there within 15 min. <span></span></p>"Kid Beer"
<p>While I taught 4th grade, I had a kid tell me that his dad works on car rims at night. Another one told my friend, the bilingual teacher, that she came back from visiting family in Mexico over the weekend by going through the river. Edited to add, another one! I taught the son of a 2nd grade teacher. </p>Now that is Drama
<p>Okay, so not a teacher but in grade 9 there was a girl who got completely plastered in the girls bathroom. And my 14 year old self had one too many slushies at lunch so I ran into her there. This girl's makeup was a complete mess and since I was at the peak of social anxiety problems I just tried to slip away. </p>Mrs. A
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTY4NDYzNS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NDY2ODQ5N30.HlTlCDj_88ljCiMr8a6Yc9qQ7pMT50sP7aRZYfu7gio/img.gif?width=980" id="b8ff3" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0abac8eeb214bd58f3d9d70ed03069a5" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="320" data-height="240" />hemorrhoids GIFGiphy<p>Used to teach prekindergarten. I had one kid who would tell me every month when her mom was on her period. "Mrs. A, my mom is bleeding from her butt again." 😅 At least, I hope that is what was going on or that poor lady had some severe hemorrhoids lmao. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnlkgau?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">lvlarie84</a></p>Dad's Anatomy Issues
<p>Several years ago, I did a brief stint teaching junior high (I now teach high school). In that time, I learned a <em>lot</em> of information from students that, I am sure, parents would prefer I had not learned.</p><p>The one that stands out the most to me was the boy who accidentally let it slip to the entire class that dad has a small penis.</p>Road to Hell
<p>A bit different but nonetheless hilarious. My step brother was in kindergarten & his teacher overheard him say to about 5 other kids, "I've been to hell & back & let me tell you, it's freakin scary!" The teacher had to discipline him but then right after stepped out of the room & proceeded to laugh her butt off. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnlhurw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">boots311</a></p>Quit the Smoke
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTY4NDY1OC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2MDc5MjU0Nn0.B7snTE-uDtwr7K25caJjUNNst8_zkUSy--w41VnvMMw/img.gif?width=980" id="9b9ba" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="34f68a055b3581c1b32e09f75bb0efb0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="370" data-height="278" />mothers day smoking GIFGiphy<p>It was my own child actually. My husband had just quit smoking and my daughter was in kindergarten had proceeded to go and tell everybody that her father had quit doing drugs. <em>Tobacco=drugs.</em> I had quite a number of coworkers and parents come asking me if everything was okay at home. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lkitqv/teachers_of_reddit_what_amusing_family_secrets/gnlbvax?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Thelazywitch</a></p>Science is science. Fact is fact. Truth is truth and simple is simple. These are things we must now attest to in 2021. Can we please all get onboard with what has been proven? Everything is not a hoax. One of the greatest lies that for some reason continues to circulate is also one of the most believed farces. The Earth is in fact... round. Gravity holds us down as it revolves, if it was flat.... someone would've walked off the edge by now. Its in pictures by everyone from space and on Earth. What more does it take?
Redditor u/jbarms wanted to hear from those of us who have come around to giving into facts and science and those of us who brought people to the "circle" by asking..... Former Flat Earthers. What made you come round?Wisdom in Age
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTUwMzQ5Ny9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NDExODE2NH0.PaczFPq111HM9muXXpDcs8gQxo49yNfLwVWDsC9YaB8/img.gif?width=980" id="25aa0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f02850aabcd38c5af5362a458548e4ca" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="400" />Smart Think About It GIF by FriendsGiphy<p>Quote I got from somewhere...</p><p>"for 5 years I believed the Earth was flat, then I turned 6". </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9se47?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">-QED-</a><span></span></p>Love the Sphere
<p>I convinced a flat earther, temporarily, by asking him if it was possible for a sphere to be so large that you could not tell it was a sphere my simply being on the surface of it. It took him a while, I used an analogy of a extremely long line that was so slightly curved you could not tell so by looking at a small section of it. Eventually he said yes to the sphere and I told him that was how big the earth is.</p><p>A few days later he reverted, most of these people aren't mentally stable, they believe in a lot of conspiracies.</p>Get a Clue
<p>Look, it's really easy:</p><p>If the Earth is flat, there would be an edge(s). And there would be a freaking Disney park at the edge, and we could bungie jump off the side and paraglide into the void etc etc.</p>Gazing...
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTUwMzUwNC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0ODk0NTI3NH0.CMaG4vsYTI0c4UrX79w1USMFUQl4RmKQdv7v7jWCp14/img.gif?width=980" id="e52c6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="84c569de18182631e7590cdd9f09ce5c" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />shock what GIF by The Voice UKGiphy<p>I was debating a flat earther in Mexico, and I asked him about how GPS worked if there were no satellites. </p>"Truth behind the curve"
<p>I watched a documentary about flat earthers called "Truth behind the curve" and my analysis from watching that these flat earthers are a group of people who found a community to be a part of. It's a shame their community is based on a lie, but I saw a bunch of people who were to be part of a community.</p><p>Most of the people were social awkward and what not, and so an opportunity to be an influential figure within the community so they double down on their flawed logic.</p>"What do you think now," said the Captain.
<p>The inclined seat conformed perfectly to his body, strategically placed in the cockpit so he could reach no buttons with outstretched arms. The straps anchored him firmly in place, they were uncomfortable but necessary. The engine burst to life with a roar that burned out all the other audio, the vibrations tore through his body and he felt his body sink back into the seat as the G-Force began to take hold.</p>Throw a Rock
<p>I talked to a flat-earther about my job working for a company that tracks ship locations, routes, and speeds by satellite. We also had ways of monitoring carbon emissions based on fuel consumption and known weather conditions. None of this would work at all if the earth was flat. Not a jot of it. I could only explain the most basic concepts, but it was enough for him to understand and realise that I was right and that he'd been convinced by someone who had no practical experience of the spherical nature of the Earth. </p>Travel Plans
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTUwMzUzMS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2NzMwMTc5Nn0.XGQMkHwliqQq2DKXFp-U_pVJokAPTL_Cea3ZvMlyA6c/img.gif?width=980" id="b5c83" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="576657b9120d76d131fddf3fbd615e11" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="500" />happy travel GIF by RafahuGiphy<p>Had to travel to Japan, gave up on my beliefs in order to make a shorter trip. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9et5v?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">uvzla792</a></p>The Deniers....
<p>I spent about a year infiltrating the flat Earth community on Instagram. I garnered a decent following with an account dedicated to flat earth travel photos (an intentionally absurd premise). In that time I learned a quite a bit about the community including how to discern the trolls from the real deal. The majority of legit flat earthers are extremely distrustful of anything the government says or does. These same people are 9/11 truthers, Holocaust deniers, and anti-vaxxers and they connect these conspiracies together. </p>Why Lie?
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTUwMzUxMS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzMDk4MTYxNX0.GZRpOiObajP8j3vrae6GVXJ5yotHg8GY6gLtn7Ihwkg/img.gif?width=980" id="c2131" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d951fc9674113099d3e1b57c3ee4ae52" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />Think Outer Space GIF by NASAGiphy<p>A serious answer here.</p><p>The thing that made me stop was just the question "why would NASA lie to you."</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9mo3b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">The_Holy_Fork</a><br></p>Truthers
<p>Not a flat earther. But I <em>was</em> a 9-11 "truther" I guess you could say--insofar as I thought it was an inside job. I was heavily influenced and believed in multiple conspiracies in the Zeitgeist film as well. There was a never ending source of dark, shadowy "they's and them's" controlling everything behind the scenes.</p><p>I think there were a few factors that helped me escape that:</p><ul><li>Losing my father. It was such a life changing event at that age that it made me reconsider everything in my life.</li><li>Some light training in evaluating information. I learned about how to vet sources, primary, whether something was actually news or just an opinion/editorial, etc.. Ironically, this education came <em>before</em> I was duped. After my dad died, suddenly this started to kick in more.</li><li>Lack of time/means to dig myself a deeper hole. I started college shortly after my father passed and that + a full time job took up all my time. I had none to buy further into the newest crazy BS. I had no Facebook/Twitter/IG/etc.. No smart phone or texting. My primary use of Reddit once I discovered it was for <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">r/Naruto</a>, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Bleach/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">r/Bleach</a>, rage comics, and advice animals.</li></ul>Sheep-like
<p>Not me, but got a flat Earther to question his beliefs (and hopefully critically analyze them) by giving him the proof he asked for, to which he responded "mainstream science and media are lies". I asked why he asked for proof if he could just disregard it as lies either way, then told him that since he required no proof (or evidence against) to believe something, it made him the easiest person to deceive and that it seemed pretty sheep-like to me. </p>Observations
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1ODE4NS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNzYzNDY5OX0.UlWYRbl9_m1LUsRWHiqoU7BwOlHybcram2UJ5BNqWhw/img.gif?width=980" id="d2c34" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b60cdd3a6859d1f0ae643241602d9c66" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="400" data-height="267" />sky GIFGiphy<p>Surprisingly enough. Facts and logic. More specifically star patterns. What we observe can not happen on a flat earth. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9vh50?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Safinkodyr</a><span></span></p>True Believers
<p>Obviously there's a lot of memeing around here, but if the question was meant seriously we should understand what exactly Flat Earth belief is. As Dan from the channel Folding Ideas puts it in his excellent video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTfhYyTuT44" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Search Of A Flat Earth</a>:</p><blockquote>Nominally, Flat Earth is a belief that the Earth isn't a globe, but is actually flat, a fact that has been kept from Us, meaning normal people, by a nebulous, powerful Them for nefarious, inscrutable purposes. ... I think it's worth considering that the shape of the Earth might actually be the least important belief of Flat Earth. Flat Earth is a syncretic, biblical belief that is both evangelical and apocalyptic. ... The world is flat and They are hiding that fact from you because a flat Earth would be irrefutable proof that we live in a divine fishbowl and, thus, that God is real.<br></blockquote><blockquote>Flat Earthers are not otherwise empty vessels who believe one kooky thing. They believe that thing because it suits their purposes. Flat Earthers have an agenda. ... Their anxiety is that the world has become too complex, that too many things are changing, and that science and progressivism are actively malicious elements working to obstruct the true nature of God. Most people don't actually believe Flat Earth because they were persuaded by shoddy evidence... they do so because it says something they already believe about the nature of the social world. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gja0k27?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Didgeridoox </a><br></blockquote>Being Different
<p>I suspect that some people who deny crap like this are the same people who just wants to be different. They'll say they disliked a movie because the majority likes it. They'll say they don't enjoy a type of food coz most do. Basically.... They don't really care how they truly feel about something. They just want to be different and say the opposite of the majority. Maybe not with everything. But they'll choose a few things in life because they want to feel special. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9t2qb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mydogiscuteaf</a><span></span></p>Half a Decade
<p>It took about five years. It was a lot of wilfull ignorance on my part, I just refused to question the logic of it. In fact I spent most of my time coming up with crazy fantasies about a lot of things I didn't understand. But you have to understand that there is just so much we don't know about that sometimes our priority on what is real and what can be believed can get confused. I was learning so much so fast that I really didn't question something so inane as the world being flat. </p>Watch Carl
<p>Okay I get the question is funny and all but I actually did believe, for a time, that the earth was flat. I was raised in a very religious family, and basically came to the conclusion that the Bible declared the earth was flat, because since I believed the earth was created in seven days, the idea that God set the stars in the sky in one day made much more sense if the stars were simply points of light in a sort of snowglobe formation extrapolated onto a bigger scale. </p>Let me explain...
<p>When I was a tutor there was this guy who went back to college to get a degree. We dealt with everything from the top of the class students to special needs students. He was doubtful of science because it has been wrong in the past, and was very stubborn and bad at logic. What he did was hear a description of something and if it made sense he would latch onto it if it didn't he would say it is false entirely.</p><p>Vaccines are good for you. Yep it is like a workout for your immune system.</p>Nuts and Cooks
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1ODE5Ny9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyMTk1NzAwOX0.OcLS0ro61Jxhl_L6o3dlER8G0bi63sGqeUESWDSDQJo/img.gif?width=980" id="86cb0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5039d33b33847a64c73e08e67abeca0d" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="480" />mad schitts creek GIF by CBCGiphy<p>My FIL is a flat earther and all around nutcase. I asked him if the earth was flat and you was right, what then? How is your life any different? His face was priceless because he didn't have an answer. It was great. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gja1gkv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> BigWingWangKen</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/BigWingWangKen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span></p>God did It...
<p>Met a couple. One was so "clever" at not believing what the sheeple all believe he didn't believe anything that he hadn't found through conspiracy theories somewhere. It wasn't so much that he didn't believe in science/scientists but that he only believed what he could see himself. And any time you tried to question any of his theories beyond what was rational he would ignore the question entirely or bring up something about you that he though made you stupid.</p><p>The other got his knowledge from religion and any question that he hadn't learned an answer from the bible or his pastor for was "God did it." </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9z4nx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">legendary_lost_ninja</a><span></span></p>Bad Jokes
<p>Man, I figured there would only be a couple legit ones but I was really interested. Instead it's the same tired old jokes you've been recycling for the past few years. Don't you guys get tired of upvoting dogcrap like "there's flat earthers all over the globe." </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9w3wf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thats_an_RDD</a><span></span></p><p>I think the problem is that flat earthers who change their mind are incredibly rare. There's not many flat earthers to begin with and only a tiny percentage of them will ever change their mind. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gjal8yn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">ftctkugffquoctngxxh</a></p>Ask NASA
<p>I'm not a flat earther, but I wanna ask them, "why would NASA and the govt lie to you? Why would they spend extra energy and time and money and whatever faking crap like the moon landing and outer space pictures of earth. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9twcq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">villainized</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9twcq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span>There is a logical reason to why they'd fake the moon landing, during a space race with the USSR in the middle of a cold war...</p><p>But there would be no reason the USSR would just admit defeat instead of calling bull if the landings were indeed fake.</p><p>All the other stuff you mentioned though, yeah, there's nothing to gain from it. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9y4wq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">elheber</a></p>Changing Thoughts
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1ODI1NC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NjM4ODE2MX0.pF0yJIz4L-DzhieUeKGziEsnX7ygaT2SLb_AUcfLTwk/img.gif?width=980" id="ac3aa" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="bc82f911f1fd8cd23b0d598f728e2dee" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />Season 6 Thoughts GIF by ABC NetworkGiphy<p>I once had a conversation with a professional UFC fighter and outspoken Flat Earther. I tried to explain how Archimedes was able to prove the Earth was round just by using his shadow. I mentioned air travel and how Hawaii and Japan are not 20+ hours of flying apart.</p>Needed Facts
<p>Man, we really need this knowledge now. I don't know how we are going to reach "Stop the Steal" truthers when they already think they know more than the Supreme Court, 60 Republican and Democratic-appointed federal judges, every state Election Commission, every Republican and Democratic governor, Trump's (now former) right-hand man and Attorney General of the United States William Barr, and the party-warrior and Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConell. Somehow, we have to find a way. I was thinking the other day about whether the flat earth movement shows us the way out of this situation America finds itself in because it seems to be a very similar phenomenon.</p><p>Good question OP. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9nwbj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">free-advice</a><span></span></p>The Fire Ball
<p>Sunsets man. Sunsets. I watched all these videos read a book on it talked to people about it. I was one of them. Everyone else was crazy for not seeing the truth.(still i have a lot of questions about how the heck this thing could possibly be a globe but thats besides the point) but i had an answer for everything. People would ask why don't we fall off the edge? There is no edge the earths an infinite space. Why do balloons pop when they go high enough? </p>Full Circles
<p>While having coffee with my sister one day, she revealed that she was a flat earther.</p><p>I said I wasn't going to try and convince her otherwise because if literally millions of pieces of evidence doesn't convince you, then nothing I can say will, but I will ask you a couple of question so that I can understand a bit more. This was the brief conversation:</p><p>Q. Do you think the sun is round? Her answer - It appears to be</p><p>Q. Do you think the moon is round? Her answer - it appears to be</p><p>Q do you think all the other planets are round? Her answer - they appear to be</p><p>So to clarify, you're saying that the sun, the moon and all the planets are round but we're floating on a flat disk in the same space. Ok.</p><p>I think it made a difference from the look on her face but we've never spoken of it again. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gjbl7xl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">ThelastReject</a></p>Laser Tests
<p>I entertained it for a while. What convinced me the earth was a sphere was a video I came across of a group of flat earthers doing a laser test over water. They found a stretch of level water around 2 miles long, then used level lasers to measure the distance from the water. The test came back quite accurately indicating the earth was a sphere and not flat. They all got super upset and were crying about it. Seems like a doable and effective test and their reaction, confusion and heartbreak seemed genuine. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gjban1v?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">w1lliamsss</a><span></span></p>The GPS Knows
<p>Another "not me but might have convinced someone else" story.</p><p>I was on the bus home and a flat earther decided to talk with me about something. Idk what it was but the conversion quickly turned to the earth being flat. Humoring him I asked 'if the earth is flat how does GPS work?' He told me that GPS comes from cell towers. I pressed him and told him 'that can't be true because I have an app on my phone that shows my location on a pdf when I have no cell signal. </p>Back in the day...
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1ODI5MC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNjQxMjk5N30.rjPhX3qbyo-Q3070PIAJBf3PgBF-JecR1Vw4i5Vt4Ek/img.gif?width=980" id="62423" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2017c54925d86316e210aa29056d9724" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="600" data-height="600" />Daughter Reaction GIFGiphy<p>My daughter (13) just told me yesterday that she was a flat earther until about 4th grade. Not sure how I missed that for so long. Says she figured it out seeing some pictures of the earth from outer space. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gjaax6h?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">micfost</a><span></span></p>Part of the Cult
<p>A question I wonder about is can a flat earther ever stop being one?</p><p>I think it's a question for psychologists. Being a flat earther isn't about facts, it's a way to gain an identity and reassurance. A flat earther wants to not walk the earth not understanding anything and not knowing who to trust. It's a way to carve a sense of self out of a sense of incompetence. </p>Australia
<p>Was friend to a flat earther a couple of years ago before the time when they came up with the idea that Australia was not real and it's just a hoax by the British govt. fast forward to the time when they finally came up with that crap, needless to say, this flat earther had a sudden change of heart, at first it didn't process to him that Australia is just a hoax that it's not real. Then finally came to his senses that the earth is round and he's been a moron for being a flat earther. Reason for his roundabout? We live in Australia. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gjakyny?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">workredditme</a></p>Such a Tease
<p>I actually love the flat earth argument. Every time I encounter an anti-vaxer or a plandemic nut I listen and agree. I then make them listen to "my" logic on how the earth is flat. Every time they respond by picking apart the flat earth logic. I then defend the flat earth and sincerely compare my "proof" to their "proof" against vaccines or Covid. They get so frustrated that I compare their point of view to something as dumb as flat earth. This is especially fun with the anti-vaccine crowd because they think they understand data and scientific research. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gja48wt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reasonable1svoice</a><span></span></p>Beneath Us
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1ODMwNi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzNDY0NDE1NX0.Pj1qC6Q-tVCXifWk-weURs_4sxN20kV_LMOYukObnAE/img.gif?width=980" id="08ea6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9bd133b248b76786be9bcd1c073aad86" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />Freedom Feet GIF by HysteriaGiphy<p>The friend of a student of mine once said the earth had to be flat as the soles of our shoes were flat and if it were round we wouldn't be able to walk on it. I was so baffled I couldn't even answer. Took me a while to think of telling him that actually the soles of our feet are arched. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9z8oi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">baksuus</a><span></span></p>Let it Be
<p>Serious answer here.</p><p>I was really into flat earth, I never admitted to being 100% sure it was, because I wasn't, but I know the general aspect of how it could be possible. I'm not sure if I "converted" but I just decided to stop giving it the time and attention I was dedicating it. Like there are lots of thing wrong with the flat earth theory, but there are also lots of questionable things regarding the earth being a globe. So, for me its more of a live and let live kind of thing.</p><p>Leaving it like that, just because I don't feel like writing a whole monument script of my thoughts right now. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gjaei48?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">FutoRicky</a><span></span></p>The Stars Aligned
<p>After I saw a computer simulation of how stars movement would look like if we were indeed on a flat surface. It was based on human point of view aka how our own eyes sees stars and planets. If I find it again, will share it here. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gjbhb1o?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gibttlik</a></p>The Physics Guy
<p>I was "The physics guy." So once, when the neighbor's home schooled kids started asking about earth and stuff, my wife invited them over. I had a globe, a ball that i used as the moon, a lamp that i used as the sun, he whole lesson plan.</p><p>i explain about seasons, and eclipses, and day/night.</p><p>I explain about the phases of the moon.</p><p>after about an hour, the dad (THE DAD ?!?!?!) asks me, "wait, are we on the outside or in the inside of the globe. "<br></p><p>it must have been a brain fart, the guy's not an idiot, but it amazed me that this is the first he ever thought about earth at all. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gjbzsv0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">vishnoo</a></p>Ahoy!Â
<p>He asked me "majornerd, you are a smart guy, how do we know the earth is round"</p><p>I said "you'd think it would be because we went to space"</p><p>he said "yeah, but we didn't. It was a lie to fool the Russians."</p><p>To which I replied, "that's not how we know the earth is round. We've known for centuries that it was round."</p><p>"How?"</p><p>"It's easy, and you can do this too. Stand on any dock in the world and look to the ocean. What part of the boat do you see first?"</p><p>"Huh? I don't know."</p>The Numbers
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1ODMxMy9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxODM0MDY1NH0.fFdOVEpkFpJgv95iW_F15m9AcrZeATIkM4IAsRUETsE/img.gif?width=980" id="4ac09" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cb1909ca31b48eebf81e09e90edd0979" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="412" data-height="296" />Confused Rooster Teeth GIF by Achievement HunterGiphy<p>I studied math in college, and the Flat Earth webpage had a link to explain the math behind why the Earth is flat. I was curious to see whether they actually <em>could</em> mathematically prove the Earth is flat.</p><p>The math was total BS and I realized then that I'm making a huge mistake. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gja6dfv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Winds_Watcher</a></p>Oh they know...
<p>99% of flat Earthers don't really, truly believe it. What they believe is that scientists are liars, the government is preventing us from understanding the natural world, and they enjoy seeing just how scientifically illiterate the average person is. Part of what makes them believe it is that most people have no idea how to explain it because they just accepted it. They watched that Columbus Disney movie or just took it as gospel from a teacher but probably can't prove the Earth is round. That feeds the doubt. But deep, deep down they know they are wrong. Except for the truly delusional ones. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gjazymb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bigdaddyradio</a><span></span></p>The Simple Answers
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1ODMzOS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzNjg2NTc5Nn0.5r5yRjCi_nxnoL4bSiEqV8HCBSgH7qzBhZJ8-KlaOBA/img.gif?width=980" id="26a71" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ae6787f386be9d97525e79e8720a9a18" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="600" data-height="450" />talking blah blah blah GIF by Wiz KhalifaGiphy<p>Look, most people here don't really know what they're talking about. </p>Just for Fun
<p>My husband and I have talked about this a lot. He saw some flat earth stuff, and started the conversation with how do we know the earth is round? I'm 99 percent sure he knows the earth is round, but he debates it in fun so earnestly I love to bring it up around groups of people because it's hilarious. </p>Out in the World
<p>An ex of mine was brought up as a Creationist.</p><p>She said there was a moment after she moved out to university and she went to a museum and there was a display about evolution and her mind was BLOWN. She told me she stared at it for hours then went home. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gja1uhy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">satellite_uplink</a><span></span></p>Teacher Knows best
<p>One of my Geometry students believed the earth was flat. I found out because the other students were mocking her for it. I told them to knock it off, and then quietly didn't the rest of the year trying to demonstrate how the earth was not, in fact, flat. We did a day on spherical Geometry and measuring angles on a sphere. </p>Almost got Me
<p>I was never a flat earther, but I went down the rabbit hole one day and let myself hear out their main arguments and had a moment when I started getting freaked out and scared that it could be true. So, I googled proof that it was spherical and quickly found several practical experiments that you can do at home which prove it is a sphere. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gj9w2z4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">writing_wrongs</a><span></span></p>Travel More
<p>I ran into a young man (I worked with his brother ages ago) while visiting my hometown and sometime during our stop and chat he began saying things about how the earth is flat.</p><p>My boyfriend and I glanced at each other and realized at the same time that this person was serious and not messing around.</p><p>I asked how he knew, tried my best not to let on that I was shocked I'd finally met a flat earther. </p>From the Top
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1ODM0NS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2MjgyMTM0MX0.E4kdtsZSOV3qhlkp13EXRy2IZQXPZiXnmiO6HfakOQw/img.gif?width=980" id="e5b9b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ceba65de3dc7c3168d4a2806cf02f8bc" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="282" />earth GIFGiphy<p>My husband was really questioning it but then I went in a private jet and went so high that I was able to see curvature the earth first hand. I took a lot of photos and he was convinced after that. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kxbzv3/former_flat_earthers_what_made_you_come_round/gjbc5tj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">zilpha69</a></p>She IS Smart...
<p>My SIL is a flat-earther. She is very educated. That being said... we think she is likely mentally ill or has some kind of mental issue. She believes all kinds of conspiracy theories and falls for all the fake news. Despite having a Master's degree she seems to possess zero critical thinking skills. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7f6g0a/former_flatearthers_of_reddit_what_convinced_you/dqa1x74?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">inclusivefitness</a><span></span></p>Matches the Floor
<p>Former flat earther here.</p><p>Thought the earth was flat because the floor in the room I was in was flat. Then I turned like, a few years old.</p><p>Probably, anyway. Nobody should figure out the earth is round while they're old enough to remember how. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7f6g0a/former_flatearthers_of_reddit_what_convinced_you/dq9swp0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">eifersucht12a</a><span></span></p>He's Kidding...
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTYwMDAwMy9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NjI5NTUyNX0.XfcjaIXdHIjSl5CtM-Ih4h03v9gKxUvu_tkIFXlFAhA/img.gif?width=980" id="fb073" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9ab7c51786e295fab844eb43023d2c95" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="499" data-height="323" />just kidding GIFGiphy<p>I once had a debate with a dude that was arguing for the flat earth theory... I'm still not sure if he actually believes it, or was just playing devil's advocate. I've never asked, because if it's the former, that is a rabbit hole I have no interest in exploring. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7f6g0a/former_flatearthers_of_reddit_what_convinced_you/dq9tiyd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adaku</a><span></span></p>"maintain control"
<p>I have a co-worker that thinks the Earth is flat. His logic is that god did it to show humans they were special and the devil works with a Jewish shadow government to lie to the world in order to "maintain control".</p><p>You should visit voat.co it's where the crazies convene and share their "proof" for a number of conspiracy theories. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7f6g0a/former_flatearthers_of_reddit_what_convinced_you/dqa180f?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Lucasaurusawesome</a><span></span></p>Gravity
<p>Not a former flat earthist, but I've reminded a few of them about gravity, and how it exerts its force around matter in spherical shape. And when they rebuttal "Gravity is a flawed theory", I remind them that the gravitron's existence has already been confirmed. That convinced the majority of them. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7f6g0a/former_flatearthers_of_reddit_what_convinced_you/dqa0sgr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">IAmSpinda</a><span></span></p>Deep Thoughts
<p>I don't believe in flat earth, but theres some psychology behind this. Most people choose to beat people with the right answer rather than guiding them down a gentle path to it. If I was in intellectual darkness, I'd stay away from someone who chooses to blast a floodlight of truth in my face, but would easily accept it if it starts dim and then gradually gets brighter. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/gk7d5o/former_flatearthers_what_made_you_realize_the/fqs5gu8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Goomonster</a><span></span></p>Beyond the Horizon
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTYwMDAyMy9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyMTYzMjU1OH0.nhTnZcgCQ9ruO2mwOZBdm59Zfhui60qHPhZsfgdN5G8/img.gif?width=980" id="cac1e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="278df0a2c21cbf7fb97314911f8cdde3" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />New York Pink GIF by ArmyPinkGiphy<p>I wasn't entirely a flat earther but when I was younger, I was falling for everything I could find on the internet: hollow earth, flat earth, we're actually inside the hollow earth etc etc.</p>Listen Close
<p>I doubt you'll find many, if any reformed flat earthers. For people like that who are so entrenched within their ideology, the flat earth isn't just something they believe, it's who they are. They have flat earth friends, listen to flat earth podcasts, watch flat earth YouTube, and wear flat earth clothes to their flat earth meetings. Even if deep down, someone like that had an epiphany and realized that they were wrong, imagine how hard it would be to reject all of these relationships, the community, and the friends that are held together because of that one common belief. It's similar to why it's so hard for people to leave cults or extremist religious or political groups. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/gk7d5o/former_flatearthers_what_made_you_realize_the/fqpg8q6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">_Nyarlethotep_</a><span></span></p>Head South
<p>As someone who entertained but never genuinely believed the idea and went pretty deep down the rabbit hole it's distance/time. On a flat earth map circling the north pole should be an extremely short trip while circling the south pole would be the longest route on the planet. The further south you get the further apart things should be and the longer trips would take. The flat earth map really falls apart there. Once they start arguing that time works differently based on location you know there's no way to justify the argument. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/gk7d5o/former_flatearthers_what_made_you_realize_the/fqpxj2n?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">spacedandy1baby</a><span></span></p>To Mars
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTYwMDAzMy9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0ODYzNTMwN30.PCqN3AeAvq4dlcBBO05B8k_-SisUqmd1uIhP0cG15eA/img.gif?width=980" id="d928e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1721e004e1947372b50723867d94b39b" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />meh elon musk GIFGiphy<p>I think my favorite recorded Flat Earther interaction was when Elon Musk tweeted at the Flat Earth Society and asked them why they believed the Earth was flat when we could plainly see that Mars is round.</p><p>They responded that unlike the Earth, Mars has been observed to be round. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/gk7d5o/former_flatearthers_what_made_you_realize_the/fqpt7xw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Geno__Breaker</a><span></span></p>Hawaii looks like a beautiful place. And I long to visit one day. It looks like perfection, like life there is a constant state of paradise and beauty. But I do know people who have lived there and it seems that paradise is more like every other place in the world, with it secrets and mundane routines. There is definitely a cost and a downside to the "perfect place." But hey... I'm still going.
Redditor u/Higglesworth98 wanted to hear truth from those that spend their days in paradise by asking.... People who live in Hawaii, what are some misconceptions and/or things people don't realize about island life? [Serious]Same old, same old....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQzODk1Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNTUwNzk4OH0.yPkKLoEguF4MGR6ug4zWX7eQAkvc-A2ASsG30YsUn_8/img.gif?width=980" id="48332" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="041b92dc0bc3179ac3fe187ecde4b8eb" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="300" />lilo and stitch water GIFGiphy<p>Life can often be very routine. There's less space to build new stuff so new developments are generally a much longer timeframe. If you're not comfortable going to the same two beaches, the same three restaurants and the same coffee shop on a regular basis, life can be very difficult here.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gituquh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">captain199</a></p>Island Staples
<p>A major employer and source of residency is the US military.</p><p>Those of Japanese ancestry make up the second largest ethnicity.</p><p>Staples like groceries and gasoline cost a fortune to account for shipping costs. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/giszfxm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Yesarooni</a><span></span></p>Alea....
<p>Lived in Aiea for 3 years.</p><p>It's not all about Zippys, Hilo Hattie, and Abc stores.... Apart from the tourist stuff everyone is living and working normal jobs.</p><p>Dating is rough if your if your looking for a LTR. Dating pool is small, but tourist and military people we pretty cool for small stints in my case.</p><p>Also very few mexican food places. :(. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gitmg28?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orangeglazedcattails</a></p>Things of Nightmares....
<p>Damn giant centipedes. Found one a good 10" long on our pillow before going to sleep one night. Also had one get stuck half way in a sticky trap, and I woke up to the sound of it dragging that box all over the kitchen tile trying to escape. Nightmare fuel.</p><p>It's a beautiful place to live and has a lot of advantages, but f**k centipedes.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/giu3eyx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">bravehamster</a></p>On TV
<p>This isn't a thing anymore, but in the 1960s and 1970s EVERY TV show would have their characters greeted by Hawaiian dancers and get a lei necklace as soon as they stepped off the plane in Honolulu. For awhile I think a lot of people believed this is what happens all the time. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gito5nw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AnthillOmbudsman</a></p>Loveless in Paradise....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQzOTQxMC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2NDg2MzMxM30.qoNp-1YEy_nO4XCpNZM_bgnkrChmZbDVDpbYNiQ9WQM/img.gif?width=980" id="58e58" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="91eec63de202e97238038b8fc00f2e24" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />Bench Press Hulk GIF by Love IslandGiphy<p>Dating is hard in Hawaii. The population is small, and there is a joke that "people are waiting for someone to break up." I could see it being lonely there long term if you didn't find someone quickly or move there with someone. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gitj32t?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit</a></p>Before Cali....
<p>Born and raised on the Big Island, live in California now.</p><p>I can only speak to my own experience in the town I grew up in, on the island I grew up on, but it's a pretty damned normal life, just happens to be in a very beautiful and unique place.</p><p>Like any other tourist destination, the vast majority of visitors only see what's on the path of the "guided tour" so to speak. When you peel back that curtain, you just see people living their lives like anywhere else. </p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gisqezw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Murdathon3000</a><span></span></p>Peek a Boo
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQzOTYwNi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0MzIxOTg2NX0.TACaH77OqU8_BZFf6JE7WiqYOj4TyXyMo5FJ5CT_SlA/img.gif?width=980" id="2b374" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="fad810ab7d0fa729f22d607ff5a02dd7" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="365" />scooby doo halloween GIF by Boomerang OfficialGiphy<p>It's not very easy to hide from police on a small island... so "don't do crime kids and stay in school" is a very important message here. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/git0yng?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jonukas96</a><span></span></p>Crazy Expensive....
<p>I was born and grew up on the mainland. My wife and I have lived in Hawaii (Maui) for almost a decade now. It is definitely a lot more expensive to live here. 2 bags of groceries is generally in the $100 range. Rent is crazy. Gas is stupid expensive. The other end of that is that pay can be higher too, depending on the job. If you get a good job serving somewhere fancy, it's not uncommon to leave with $300-$500 for a shift. </p>Influence of the West....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1OTI4MC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NTY1Njg3Mn0.mFVJrjqlVB4FMMqKqLUyPLeC-RW3x0mX69og6KeyXmY/img.gif?width=980" id="8d9e5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d0b125f117eac88a9dd6a94538414497" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="480" />dancer hawaii GIF by ali macGiphy<p>Pre Western contact Hawaii had a long and awesome oral tradition, but the islands did not have a written language or written numbers until the 1820s. The Hawaiian Islands did not have a Western system of land surveying/map making/ recording the sale of land until late into the 19th century. Some of the earliest surveys are dated in the 1870s. To this day the state of Hawaii it has two different systems of land registration. </p>Climate Needs
<p>I am kind of surprised no one has said that the homeless population is outrageous in Hawaii. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gitwru7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> saltywings</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gitwru7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"></a>A big part of that is the fact that homeless people come from the mainland to be homeless here because it's a more livable climate. </p>Molokai'i it's just what it is...
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1OTMwMi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2NDcwMTIyOH0.owWsBGdlDowmrqRup4Dnor58MHZUkdFRMLAJDrfN-W8/img.gif?width=980" id="69e6c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d9bf5a36ffd89df7504183fb50475b1a" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="480" />Relaxed Island Life GIF by SentosaGiphy<p>Depending on which island you're on, you legit can be out of food and have to wait on the barge to come by for basic crap. </p>Oahu
<p>Born and raised on Oahu. Every local I know doesn't wear shoes or slippers in the house. And most dislike going to tourist spots (like Waikiki). Also a half hour drive is considered a long drive. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gitvwfr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> kira621</a><span></span></p>Bad Times
<p>My dad moved to Oahu and stayed out there for many years. I would go visit when I could.</p><p>The biggest thing I noticed was the drugs and outright poverty that seems to go over looked. With that came violence. My dad got mugged and put in the hospital coming out of a bar. I was beat up walking out of a hotel once. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gitsj4e?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">per_alt_delete</a><span></span></p>The Theme Park
<p>We went to Kauai a couple years ago and while there we attended the agricultural fair. A local told us he dropped $500 on he family at the fair. He said that was it as far as amusement parks so every year the fair was <em>the</em> thing. It hit us then that for us we could go a couple hours to say Busch Gardens or a day to Disney World. If they were to go to anything like that other than the fair it would be a major haul to the mainland. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gitwzdf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AllSoulsNight</a></p>Big Island
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1OTMyMi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzODI4MTgzMX0.hlU1cSLm6rKL4IdPA7DMggijApG-NzINuqN8XPRymqM/img.gif?width=980" id="fd44d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b6d440b7afcabd1dae459c848326f578" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="400" data-height="400" />look at this turn around GIF by ShinestyGiphy<p>You don't honk (much) and NEVER flip off someone in traffic. </p>I'll be there for you...
<p>Lived on Oahu for about 4 years from 2012-2016. How expensive everything is is definitely at the top of the list. The one that most people don't expect is that I had a hard time making friends. I'm guessing this could be hard in any tourism based place but I'd go to the restaurant or bar and meet tons of people. They were all there for the week. It seems that even residents my age were all only there for a short timeframe as well. I just had a constantly rotating group of friends and it got old. </p>flying out...
<p>Was stationed at Oahu. When I first got there I thought the place was beautiful and had a great time. But after 3 years I kinda got sick of all the disrespectful tourists and the fact that it is a small island and the only way for me to leave was flying. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gisy8b3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">aznsensation8</a></p>Haole
<p>Being called a haole can be derogatory or neutral depending on how it's used. I'm a white woman married to a brown man. Once, we were having dinner out while I was pregnant and our server told us we were going to have the cutest hapa-haole baby. She was pretty nice and I'm pretty sure she said it completely innocuously. </p>The Florida of Paradise...
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTU1OTM0Ny9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNTY2MzQwMn0.NxjpU88bnoftG1Ly8mVyRaCM4ZKfSJEVLprB5X9TKQI/img.gif?width=980" id="68531" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5152c72649aa28cc16894b596c273447" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="300" data-height="254" />bob ross painting GIFGiphy<p>Lived in Honolulu for four years. People tend to think of Hawaii as a peaceful, laid back place but really it's a freaking madhouse. </p>Humans are dumb. I'm not being mean that is just simple, scientific fact. Sometimes we're just gonna act a foul. Or our brain is just going to malfunction. Don't panic. It is also perfectly normal to be a bit... scattered. Life is hard.
Redditor u/IMA_COW_IRL wanted everyone to fess up about all the times they've used a few more brain cells than they usually do by asking What's the dumbest thing you've ever done?It Burns....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTI2Mjk2NC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0ODg1NzI5M30.WuHRndyIc_yWzpAQwYJwof2kx2vwWOSIyCqWM3MN1MA/img.gif?width=980" id="7101b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="43c64da52fbba21f7d37caa59c793899" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />scary movie burn GIF by UsGiphy<p>I applied hair removal cream meant for women on my testicles. I can't tell you how much pain I was in. I was in the shower at a friends house and I couldn't even ask for help. Air caused a burning sensation. So I switched off everything and just lay in bed.</p><p>I also dumbly sprayed myself with pepper spray. But that's another story for another time.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kox9um/whats_the_dumbest_thing_youve_ever_done/ghtvodh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">ClinkingDoorKnob</a></p>Going Up?
<p>At work we have glass elevators. Once, a guy was inside as I approached, so he was trying to press the button to open the door to hold the elevator for me.</p><p>He accidentally pressed the button to close the door instead. </p>Being a Kid
<p>When i was about 8, i was walking out of school, i picked up some pink fairy floss (cotton candy) off the ground and put it in my mouth. It was insulation. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kox9um/whats_the_dumbest_thing_youve_ever_done/ghtvxl0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> NitaRising</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kox9um/whats_the_dumbest_thing_youve_ever_done/ghtvxl0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/NitaRising/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span>Hahaha. Reminds me when I was a kid around that age, my cousin and I were hitting each other and playing around in insulation lying around when construction was being done on his house.</p><p>We learned the hard way that day. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kox9um/whats_the_dumbest_thing_youve_ever_done/ghvkvrb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">IMA_COW_IRL</a><span style="background-color: initial;"></span></p>Holed Up
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTI2Mjk2Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2MDc3ODgzNH0.43e1mExILwirZhVTL2Kx_s1AOwbBR3Agq3866yrJ3qY/img.gif?width=980" id="2987a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="20b276ad702abeec3f78d8d94c470339" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="269" />kate mckinnon put some pants on GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphy<p>I've shared this before on similar threads but I can't get over how dumb it was.</p><p>I turned my pants inside out after noticing they had a hole in them, thinking the hole would be on the inside that way. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kox9um/whats_the_dumbest_thing_youve_ever_done/ghtw80x?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Firestarhk</a><span></span></p>The Worst Part
<p>I tried free climbing down a 20 ft rock wall towards the top of a mountain on Oahu with no climbing experience. Ended up falling right off of it, but there wasn't much space to land. So, I took an 80 ft tumble down the side of this mountain before I slammed into brush strong enough to stop me.</p>NO!!
<p>My sister once told her boyfriend she lost her phone, while on the phone with him, set down her phone, scoured the church for her phone, returned, picked up her phone and said, "I can't find my phone anywhere."</p><p>And yet that's not the worst my family has done. </p>Don't Jump
<p>In a wedding I was alone, probably 13yo, exploring the space which was filled with beautiful gardens, when I found a large space, it's ground looked wavy like a skateboard park except it was black, I figured it was plastic so I jumped on it.</p><p>It wasn't plastic.</p>The Flash
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTI2Mjk3MS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyMzcyOTQ5Nn0.brQ9cz6dCoWPMz2BceFCBQGBi6GZIBb-GgPiN8CCUAY/img.gif?width=980" id="8cdba" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9fa0cc096ad2fc582f9b0f05dec7d6ab" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="480" />batman dc GIF by Boss LogicGiphy<p>I was looking for my phone lighting up the room with a flashlight on phone... </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kox9um/whats_the_dumbest_thing_youve_ever_done/ghub3i7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> philpumpkinhead</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/philpumpkinhead/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a></p>The Toot Maker
<p>Decided to mask a fart with a cough during class one day at school. Coughed, fart came out a second late. It was a cheek slapper. Then immediately proceeded to blame the kid next to me. Everyone knew it was me, and I still cringe about that moment to this day. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kox9um/whats_the_dumbest_thing_youve_ever_done/ghtzlca?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> MemeasaurusFlex</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/MemeasaurusFlex/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span></p>Dive In
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTI2Mjk3NS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2OTYzNjkwM30.ujAoyeyqRlYOEO-zejCMwLX9uKq7O8HR73yz7Y_6H1c/img.gif?width=980" id="ddd1a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9afe76b6772b71fc52533e3c09de7085" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="350" data-height="250" />pool party GIF by Silicon ValleyGiphy<p>When I was younger my friend and I were messing around in my basement when we found some chemicals used in swimming pools and whatnot.</p>Sometimes, no most times, truth is stranger than fiction. Often people will tell us wild stories and regale us with detailed recountings that just seem s bit.... embellished, but later we see ourselves proven wrong, which leaves us stunned. It is true, some people just live through crazy moments that couldn't be thought up by even the most gifted writers. So be careful when you accuse someone of telling tall tales. They may be spewing facts.
Redditor u/Not-A-Robot12 wanted everyone to chat about the times they realized the truth was the truth which left them stunned by asking.... What was your biggest "Oh, you weren't lying" moment?