the earth is flat...apparently

[SWP's back]

There are plenty of examples where buildings 30 miles away can be seen, which should be over the curve.

No there aren't. There are no examples of anything that can be seen that shouldn't be seen at all.

"

You may be surprised by the answer, because you cannot see very far at sea level. You can see the moon, but you cannot see Europe from the East Coast or Japan from the West Coast. Why, you may ask? The reason you cannot see very far is because the earth is round. To give you a better perspective, look at the picture below. Fred cannot see very far because the curve of the earth is blocking his view.

The higher you are, the further you can see. Furthermore, if there is an object in the sea like a ship or oilrig, you may not be able to see where it meets the water, but you might see the top of it.


If you stand on the beach, your eyes are probably between 5 and 6 feet above the sandy beach (depending on your height). From there you can see about 2.7 miles across the ocean. Now, let's say you go up on a sand dune next to the beach, taking your eyeballs 50 feet into the air. Then, you can see about 8.37 miles across the ocean.

Now, let's say that you are staying in a beachfront hotel on the 20th floor, 250 feet above sea level. Then you can see 18.71 miles across the ocean. If you could move the Eiffel Tower to the beach and look out over the ocean from the top of it, you would be 1050 feet above ground and you could see about 38.34 miles across the ocean.


Now, let's say you have even more magical powers and you can move Mount Everest to the beach and stand on top of it. Then you would be 29,000 feet above sea level and you could see 201.49 miles across the ocean. "

You get the point, the higher you are, the greater distance you can see. But the earth's very curvy shape limits you from seeing very far.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

If the earth was flat, I'd be quite surprised by all those gaps between buildings. It would be a solid mass!

 

[manctheknife]

No there aren't. There are no examples of anything that can be seen that shouldn't be seen at all.

"

You may be surprised by the answer, because you cannot see very far at sea level. You can see the moon, but you cannot see Europe from the East Coast or Japan from the West Coast. Why, you may ask? The reason you cannot see very far is because the earth is round. To give you a better perspective, look at the picture below. Fred cannot see very far because the curve of the earth is blocking his view.

The higher you are, the further you can see. Furthermore, if there is an object in the sea like a ship or oilrig, you may not be able to see where it meets the water, but you might see the top of it.


If you stand on the beach, your eyes are probably between 5 and 6 feet above the sandy beach (depending on your height). From there you can see about 2.7 miles across the ocean. Now, let's say you go up on a sand dune next to the beach, taking your eyeballs 50 feet into the air. Then, you can see about 8.37 miles across the ocean.

Now, let's say that you are staying in a beachfront hotel on the 20th floor, 250 feet above sea level. Then you can see 18.71 miles across the ocean. If you could move the Eiffel Tower to the beach and look out over the ocean from the top of it, you would be 1050 feet above ground and you could see about 38.34 miles across the ocean.


Now, let's say you have even more magical powers and you can move Mount Everest to the beach and stand on top of it. Then you would be 29,000 feet above sea level and you could see 201.49 miles across the ocean. "

You get the point, the higher you are, the greater distance you can see. But the earth's very curvy shape limits you from seeing very far.

Look, there's an easier way than moving Mt Everest. One that ancient cultures managed to figure out .............
Take a long stretch of beach and two sticks.

 

[SWP's back]

I'd like a flat earthen to explain this regarding the Humber Bridge:

Each tower consists of a pair of hollow vertical concrete columns, each 155.5 m (510 ft) tall and tapering from 6 m (20 ft) square at the base to 4.5 m × 4.75 m (14.8 ft × 15.6 ft) at the top. The bridge is designed to tolerate constant motion and bends more than 3 m (10 ft) in winds of 80 mph (129 km/h). The towers, although both vertical, are 36 mm (1.4 inches) farther apart at the top than the bottom due to the curvature of the earth.

 

[manctheknife]

I'd like a flat earthen to explain this regarding the Humber Bridge:

Each tower consists of a pair of hollow vertical concrete columns, each 155.5 m (510 ft) tall and tapering from 6 m (20 ft) square at the base to 4.5 m × 4.75 m (14.8 ft × 15.6 ft) at the top. The bridge is designed to tolerate constant motion and bends more than 3 m (10 ft) in winds of 80 mph (129 km/h). The towers, although both vertical, are 36 mm (1.4 inches) farther apart at the top than the bottom due to the curvature of the earth.[/QUOTE
interesting....calls into question the whole nature of verticality, the absolute dead centre of the piers is the one vertical spot. it would have been easier to create two exactly level plinths to spring the towers from....

 

[Magicpole]

The only question to ask Flat Earthers is why on 'the flat' earth have they stopped taking their meds.

Or worse, haven't been diagnosed mental yet and so haven't received the obviously desperately needed treatment they deserve. :)

In mean, for fuck sake, we are a globe. Every planet is a globe. The moon is a globe.

 

[Damocles]

I think my education is fine, as do most of the people who actually know me. Having an open mind and not just believing what you're fed is not ignorant.

If you think the Flat Earth model is even possible, you don't understand the basic levels of physics that are taught in high schools. In fact educationally you're behind people who lived about 3000 years ago.

 

[Cityfan]

Of course it's a globe
Isaiah 40:22 mentions it. Next everyone will be saying that people can appear by random. :-)

 

[west didsblue]

I think my education is fine, as do most of the people who actually know me. Having an open mind and not just believing what you're fed is not ignorant.

I'm guessing your education didn't extend to even basic science.

 

[domalino]

I think my education is fine, as do most of the people who actually know me. Having an open mind and not just believing what you're fed is not ignorant.

Serious question, do you think there's a conspiracy to tell us the world is round when it is not?

If so, Why? and Who?

And is the moon flat?