GZA is notoriously known as “The Genius,” so when he appeared to suggest he was a flat-earther in a recent Instagram post, Wu-Tang Clan fans were understandably confused. But as the comment section continued to light up, the Hip Hop luminary finally stepped in and made it perfectly clear he knows, yes, the world is round.
When someone commented, “There is a reason why ships in pursuit of another ship would sail 3.1 miles away: to avoid being seen, they’d sail just over the curve of the horizon where only the crow’s nest would poke over. This is only possible if the Earth is a sphere,” GZA replied simply, “EXACTLY.”
It’s possible GZA intended to spark a debate for his own entertainment; the COVID-19 pandemic does provide typically touring artists with a lot more downtime. But then again, there are plenty of people out there who actually believe the earth is flat.
In 2016, B.o.B caused an uproar when he tweeted, “The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart… where is the curve ? please explain this.”
B.o.B’s comment sparked a response from astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson who dispelled the rapper’s assertion during an appearance on The Nightly Show.
“Listen, B.o.B once and for all, the Earth looks flat because one, you’re not far enough away at your size,” Tyson said at the time. “Two, your size isn’t large enough relative to Earth to notice any curvature at all. It’s a fundamental fact of calculus and non-Euclidean geometry. Small sections of large curved surfaces will always look flat to little creatures that crawl upon it.”
Wu-Tang Clan's GZA Alarms Fans By Appearing To Come Out As A Flat-Earther & Anti-Vaxxer
Then in 2017, B.o.B. attempted to launch a GoFundMe campaign to help him launch satellites into space in order to determine whether or not the Earth has curves. Out of the $200,000 he was seeking, he raised a whopping $676.
Calling BOB a former Eminem collaborator haha absolutely brutal.
GZA is too smart to be a flat earther. Isn’t this the same guy who sat down with Neil Degrasse Tyson to talk about the cosmos?
To smart to be a flat earthers huh and what’s so smart about being a round earther? The difference is one has to do research to find the truth the other was told by the system that wants us dead, the same system that created racism and all other slavery upon us and you’ll take there word over one subject but if they like trump you wont agree on that part, ironic.
“The difference is one has to do research to find the truth the other was told by the system that wants us dead, the same system that created racism and all other slavery upon us.”
First off, the “system” don’t do the science, the scientists do. Second, are you suggesting that because the majority of scientists (that actually did the work to make their discoveries, collected data, tested/falsified their hypothesis etc.) happen to be white, therefore they are wrong and the earth is actually flat?!?!
and lets say the earth is flat for a second, you think a black scientist came up with the flat earth theory??
If so, then congrats, you just went full retard. NEVER GO FULL RETARD. smfh
Even the dinosaurs knew the earth was round long before your “system” you dumb nigga! Fucking piece of shit!
In the post, GZA simple asked a question. No where did he say he believed Earth is flat.
A question only a true idiot would pose …
i wonder who those ppl that made contributions to that 676 bucks b.o.b. raised are….
cuz those are the real geniuses…