Blackcatter: Yeah, strange guys, the FES. Their theory was that since no-one had ever crossed from one side of Antarctica to the other, you couldn't provide it wasn't just the "rim" of the world. The theory didn't take account of the fact that you could (and whalers did) sail all round the Southern Ocean, and if the world was a disc then it'd take a damn sight longer to get from one place to another.

But not so long ago Ranulph Fiennes *did* cross from one side of Antarctica to the other. I've yet to hear a reaction from the FES on that one. Maybe they'll just say he's lying and that he can't prove he did.

Grab.