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Flat Earthers participating in an expedition to Antarctica were left flummoxed when the position of the sun upended one of the key facets of the controversial conspiracy theory. The audacious adventure, dubbed 'The Final Experiment,' was organized by Pastor Will Duffy as a means of settling the argument surrounding the shape of the planet. The scientific challenge saw a select group of Flat Earthers and skeptics travel to Antarctica to observe the sun. If it remained in the sky for 24 hours, this would confirm that the planet is a globe, which would contradict the conspiracy theory as it posits that the sun must set behind ice walls surrounding the Flat Earth.
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