Rapper B.o.B. wants to send satellites 'as far into space' as he can to find Earth’s curve

Rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, known as B.o.B., is trying to raise money to see if the Earth is curved.The rapper, who is behind hits like “Airplanes” and “Nothin’ on You,” calls himself “flat-Earth Bob” in a video on a gofundme.com campaign-fundraising website and says he wants to send satellites as far as he can into space or orbit. People have donated $220 toward a $200,000 goal as of mid-Monday.The rapper has pushed his viewpoint in the past, writing several messages on Twitter, such as “Once you go flat, you never go back.”In January, people responded by saying you can’t expect to see the curvature of Earth from 16 miles away, and at least one person posted a satellite photo of the globe.

Rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, known as B.o.B., is trying to raise money to see if the Earth is curved.

The rapper, who is behind hits like “Airplanes” and “Nothin’ on You,” calls himself “flat-Earth Bob” in a video on a gofundme.com campaign-fundraising website and says he wants to send satellites as far as he can into space or orbit. People have donated $220 toward a $200,000 goal as of mid-Monday.


The rapper has pushed his viewpoint in the past, writing several messages on Twitter, such as “Once you go flat, you never go back.”

In January, people responded by saying you can’t expect to see the curvature of Earth from 16 miles away, and at least one person posted a satellite photo of the globe.

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Once you go flat, you never go back — B.o.B +1 404-236-6129 (@bobatl) January 26, 2016

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