Kinder Chocolate Hippo ad in the UK

[Sticks]

I saw an advert today for some chocolate sweet

Starts off at a museum where the father is telling his children that in the 15th Century they believed the world was flat.

A Big Hippo bursts through the door belittleing flat shaped snacks and shows the rounded hippo shaped cholate snacks from Kinder.

(Same company that made the chocolate eggs with plastic toys in that some said little kiddies choked to death on. (I will leave THAT ONE to others)

BAD People knew well before the 15th century that the Earth was round. In fact Aretostenies (sp?) even calculated a good aproximation for its size.

My understanding is that the idea that people thought the Earth was flat in those days came from Victorian antiquarians.

Any thoughts on that?

[Glom]

I've seen that. They look quite nice. And of course advertising has no effect on me... ooh low cost loan at my convenience. I want that. Call Lombard Direct.

[Roy Batty]

First Alternative! First Alternative! First Alternative! First Allternative! First Alternative!
:evil: ](*,) :roll:

[Bounced Check]

Wait... 8-[

You mean it's NOT flat??? #-o #-o #-o

I was wondering why my marbles kept disapearing! :-k They've been rolling away!

[Mellow]

The earth can't be round, My house has flat floors and I don't see any wedges under the house to keep it from rocking from side to side!!

[Amadeus]

If the earth was round how come all the water don't sink to the bottom?
#-o

[A Thousand Pardons]

My understanding is that the idea that people thought the Earth was flat in those days came from Victorian antiquarians.

Any thoughts on that?
Possibly Washington Irving's biography of Columbus (http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=37761#37761)