5. If Earth were sphere that would mean that the Nile would sometimes be running uphill

“One portion of the Nile River flows for a thousand miles with a fall of only one foot. Parts of the West African Congo, according to the supposed inclination and movement of the ball-Earth, would be sometimes running uphill and sometimes down. This would also be the case for the Parana, Paraguay and other long rivers.”

Dubay does not understand elevation and laws of motion.

I presume that the “inclination” part again refers to rivers flowing over the “hump” which has been dealt with the response to proof 4.  The “motion” part probably refers to the spin of the Earth pushing the water uphill.  This also has been dealt with in the response to proof 3.

Eric Dubay is a liar

As an aside he also claims that the Nile drops only 1 foot in 1000 miles is a blatant lie. See the Nile elevation chart below.  I only point this out to show that he does not hesitate to lie to make his points.

Source: https://courseware.e-education.psu.edu/courses/earth105new/content/lesson04/08.html

Here are some resources that you can use to check yourself.

The following web sites allows you to find the elevation of any location on Earth by clicking on a map.  You could first satisfy yourself of its accuracy by testing it on locations that you know the elevation, and then trace the route of the Nile from Cairo.


Here are some suggestions of locations to search for on the Nile

  • Cairo, Egypt
  • Luxor, Egypt
  • Aswan, Egypt
  • Al Goled, Sudan
  • Khartoum, Sudan

Locations on the White Nile

  • Rabak, Sudan
  • Malakal, South Sudan
  • Adok, South Sudan
  • Bor, South Sudan
  • Juba, South Sudan
  • Lake Albert, Uganda
  • Lake Victoria, Uganda

Locations on the Blue Nile

  • Rufaa, Sudan
  • Wad Madani, Sudan
  • Sennar, Sudan
  • Lake Tana, Ethiopia


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