Quote (Gratuitous @ Feb 8 2017 12:09pm)
you do realize that relative size plays into the flat horizon right? looking at a globe you will not see a flat horizon because you re much larger then then globe there for the curve is noticeable you cant notice it on earth because the earth is so much larger then you that you arent able to see the curve
yes of course , the higher up you are the more distance away the horizon will be. Your understanding seems to end there - what you see from Nasa when you think you see the curve of the earth is just the horizon curved by photographing it with a wide
lense. What you are saying is that the horizon is due to the curve of the earth but you cant tell its a curve because you are to close to earth and can only see a few miles. You might have a point but when you view a horizon of a few miles but when its hundreds of miles and its still flat - youve got a huge problem. And what no one will explain to you is that if you were seeing the curve - you'd see a curved horizon, dont listen to these massive trollers, get a globe and look for a flat horizon- it doesn't exist because it's a fantasy. This is why these trollers wont show you a 3d perspective on a globe - because it proves that if the world was a spinning ball, the horizon would show curve when you see enough of it, like on a hill, or a plane. Maybe you're thinking of a small globe and a standing far away - you need a large globe and a camera to move in close so that it would be the same perspective as if your in an airplane.
This post was edited by card_sultan on Feb 8 2017 08:14pm