The founder of the prescribed Flat Earth and Globe Discussion Sir Frederick Handley Page confronted a NASA scientist in a Starbucks in a eccentric viral TV .
salient compressed - earther , Nathan Thompson , bumped into a NASA scientist in a coffee shop . They appear to have had a cultivated discussion about Mr Thompson ’s views on spacefaring , and the scientist even give him some NASA pricker , before Nathan decided to attempt to talk to the scientist on camera whilst he purchased a coffee .
The flat - earther , whoseFacebook page has over 30,000 members , seems to be baffled by how people could drown in space and wants answer from the anonymous employee .
He appear to be bring up to the incident in which Italian ESA spaceman Luca Parmitano ’s helmet filled with urine on a spacewalk due to a clogged H2O filter . It begin to deal his olfactory organ , make it difficult to breathe . Mr Thompson seems to conceive it is some variety of substantiation that NASA is lying to multitude .
" I ’m here with a real NASA employee , " he say his viewers in hisYouTube video . " A legit NASA employee . "
" And I require him . I order , uh , astronauts have almost die in space . Uh , they get water in their courtship and they almost drowned and he say it was because of spittle . This guy right here , cling on , I ’m gon na wait for him to get to the front of the line , and then I ’m gon na ask him some more questions . "
Nathan then attempt to get the NASA employee ’s attention , whilst he innocently attempts to buy a umber . When the NASA employee does n’t respond , Mr Thompson assumes this is because he is asking uncomfortable query that NASA would n’t want to serve .
" Look , he was all nice . He was all nice . He gave me NASA sketch frigging allegory , " Nathan suppose , looking for the word " stickers " . " And now he wo n’t let the cat out of the bag to me at all . "
Mr Thompson then decided to confront the NASA employee , turn off in line to ask his question . When the human calmly declined to reply his question , telling him to " have a nice day , OK ? " Nathan ’s line of inquiring became more aggressive .
" Come on , you wo n’t shoot the breeze with me ? You hate Americans ? Is that it ? "
" relieve me ? " the employee replies , take offense but stay calm . " How the hell did you get that ? Do n’t ever accuse me of that again . I do n’t have to chat with you . ill-use over there , ok ? I ’m done lecture to you . "
When Nathan would n’t stop query the man , a Starbucks employee stepped in and inquire the flat - earther to leave .
" You ’re not the gaffer of me , bro . Ok , I ’ll go forth because you require me to , that ’s fine , but NASA ’s a impostor , bro . They lie about everything . "
He then bequeath sedately , before complain alfresco to the camera .
" Well I just got give up out of Starbucks for asking a NASA employee question , cuz he ’s LYING . He ’s a blatant LIAR . What a JOKE that was ! Now we ’re outdoor . Beautiful America . Man that was ridiculous . I catch NASA FRIGGING dagger FROM THE NASA EMPLOYEE , GUYS ! And then I start asking him question and he told me to go outside of Starbucks ; I ’m frigging sway . Oh . My . Lord . "
Nathan ’s video of the confrontation has been reckon over 80,000 times in this YouTube TV .
Flat Earth conspiracy theorists appear to be on the ascension on the net latterly , with groups popping up all over the web . Last workweek , a video get viral , after a conspiracy idealogue and YouTuber assume a sprightliness level onto a plane to“prove ” that the Earth is savourless once and for all .
Nathan ’s video has not gone down well on YouTube , with over 4,000 people disliking it and 154 masses giving it a thumb up . The verdict seems to be that Nathan should not have approached a man just trying to have a coffee , and also the humans definitely is n’t flat .
" NATHAN HE WON’T TALK TO YOU BECAUSE YOU’RE act LIKE A CREEPY mortal , " Haas Franz commented in all - cap . " THE EARTH IS NOT FLAT BY THE WAY . EVERYONE WHO ascertain YOUR picture IS LEFT A LITTLE DUMBER . GOOD JOB . "
Nathan has since posted an update on his showdown in Starbucksto his Facebook chemical group , in which he is dressed in a wig with a unicorn trump strap to his head and claims that the NASA employee was a prevaricator .
In the television , he says he asked the NASA employee , off - camera , " why does ' NASA ' mean ' to consist ' in Hebrew ? " . It does not think this . NASA is simply an abbreviation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration .
