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B.o.B. starts GoFundMe page to prove the Earth is flat

B.o.B. wants to prove the Earth is flat. Photo: Jimmy Fontaine

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

B.o.B. wants to prove the Earth is flat. Photo: Jimmy Fontaine
By Melissa Ruggieri
Sept 25, 2017

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene

B.o.B. – or “Flat Earth Bob” as he calls himself in a new YouTube video – is determined to prove that the Earth is flat.

The Atlanta rapper has started a GoFundMe page called "Show BoB the Curve" to raise $200,000 to launch multiple satellites into space. According to the page, he will keep people updated with "step-by-step documentation of the process."

At press time, the crowdfunding page had raised $225 from 18 people over a three-day period.

In January 2016, B.o.B. posted a series of tweets to share his arguments that the Earth is flat. His comments drew the attention of scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who teasingly tweeted,  "being five centuries regressed in your reasoning doesn't mean we all can't still like your music."

About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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