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Flat Earth Discussion Boards => Flat Earth Debate => Topic started by: Spec138 on November 29, 2007, 10:03:14 AM

Title: Round Earth :D
Post by: Spec138 on November 29, 2007, 10:03:14 AM
I have been thinking about this idea that favors a RE.  How come when you climb higher, you can see further?  It would make sense on a FE that the higher you climb, the less you can see because you are getting further away from the object you are looking at, which explains the hulls of ships dissappearing, etc.
Title: Re: Round Earth :D
Post by: Brennan on November 29, 2007, 10:07:44 AM
Please provide diagrams of how this would work. For everyone's edification amusement.
Title: Re: Round Earth :D
Post by: Spec138 on November 29, 2007, 10:25:19 AM
Please provide diagrams of how this would work. For everyone's edification amusement.
(http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8792/distancesnj0.gif)
There we go.
Title: Re: Round Earth :D
Post by: Spec138 on November 29, 2007, 11:18:36 AM
bump.
Title: Re: Round Earth :D
Post by: Conspiracy Mastermind on November 29, 2007, 01:39:31 PM
The explanation is very simple and undeniable.
Title: Re: Round Earth :D
Post by: Mr. Ireland on November 29, 2007, 01:48:15 PM
Search, please.
Title: Re: Round Earth :D
Post by: Spec138 on November 29, 2007, 10:31:00 PM
I'd prefer an answer.
Title: Re: Round Earth :D
Post by: Roundy the Truthinessist on November 29, 2007, 11:04:13 PM
The horizon effect is caused by the concentration of the density of the atmolayer combined with a trick of perspective.  You can only see so far because air is not strictly transparent, thus things are blocked at a distance.  The higher you go, the thinner the atmolayer gets, and so the farther you can see.
Title: Re: Round Earth :D
Post by: Mr. Ireland on November 30, 2007, 08:39:34 AM
I'd prefer an answer.

A search will get you an answer, though. ???
Title: Re: Round Earth :D
Post by: Chris Spaghetti on November 30, 2007, 09:27:11 AM
Or post more diagrams, arrange them in an attractive 2-step design with a little path running down the middle. This is what the FEers who say 'ni' demand!
Title: Re: Round Earth :D
Post by: Conspiracy Mastermind on November 30, 2007, 11:17:23 AM
The answer is perfectly simple.