Earth Curvature .. where is it?
According to Earth Curvature Calculator the Suez Canal, which is 100 miles as the crow flies.. should have a drop of
1.26296 miles = 6668.41 feet
the variance actually seen is
>The Suez Canal is a sea level Canal and the height of water level differs slightly and the extreme tidal range is 65 cm in the north and 1.9 m in the south. source
The canal has no locks because of the flat terrain, and the minor sea level difference between each end is inconsequential for shipping. source
I used to say it as 80 feet.. and not a single Globe Earther corrected me. I always figured 80 feet was enough... but now I see just how wrong I was and how much more incredibly insane the actual calculation is!
I challenge you to find me a scientifically conducted study that proves the curvature that isn't simply a picture that was edited. ('it is edited because it has to be' - NASA)
my inspection of wikimedia commons shows that it is indeed gone now.
Yes, quite the black eye for the globe earth when copyrighted materiel is removed from wiki.
Go team flat earth! Fight the power!
oh, so copyrighted material is the excuse. i'm sure that is never abused...
do you have proof of that?? if you spent time looking it up at least you could have provided a link to prove it.
Check you source. lolz
thanks. didn't notice that.
The level of the oceans differ from each other by a few feet. So the level difference IS inconsequential.
Can you wrap your mind around the fact that the oceans conform to the curve of the earth? As the earth curves, so does the ocean. I know it takes three dimensional thinking and that kind of thinking requires slightly higher than moron IQ.
You are comparing ocean level (apples) to curve of the earth (oranges). I noticed most flat earth "problems" for the globe earth are of this apples to oranges comparison variety.
Here is a fun little activity you can use to determine the earth is a sphere (no edited photos needed!):
Flat Earther Warning: Math required!
https://www.astro.princeton.edu/~dns/teachersguide/MeasECAct.html
can you prove it? no
game physics respond the same way on a flat plane. your proof is just ridiculous.
So the sun sets on a flat earth? How exactly does that work?
According to the most common flat earth model, the sun should never dip below 19 degrees above the horizon. Well, if you use geometry and maths..and stuff. :-D
same way. earth is a big place... it is a perspective thing. ever seen how a long hallway appears to get smaller?
i suppose you think bridges are getting smaller... lol
So, you are telling me a bridge appearing to look smaller as it gets farther away is perspective?
Hmm, I wonder why the sun doesn't get smaller as it gets farther away? According to maths and geometry...and stuff :-D the sun should be about 2.5 times bigger at noon than it is at sunset on a flat earth, but we know the sun doesn't change size. Hmmm, maybe perspective only works sometimes?
Or perhaps, just perhaps...if we think logically, (I know, its very hard), maybe this means the sun isn't changing its distance from us.
have you ever seen a sunrise/sunset? the sun is fucking huge.. why?
oh that's right, our brain makes assumptions about it being so close to the horizon it makes it appear bigger.
This is why we use mechanical devices that can measure things precisely, like I don't know...a camera? Take pictures of the sun throughout the day (please use a solar filter to cut glare and save your camera), and measure the size of the sun in those pictures. Don't forget to keep the zoom level the same for all the pictures.
harp on this all you like. you still can't explain where the curve is.
i accept the fact there are things yet to be understood.
but pretty easy to see there is no curve.