Parallex Angles

You know what? Screw parallaxes. Assume for a moment that you're on a boat, 50 miles offshore from a mountain. It has been observed (don't even try to turn this into a conspiracy, I've seen it), that as you approach the mountain, it is partially obscured, but as you get closer and closer, it is less and less obscured. When you're closer to shore, you can see the bottom.

Answer me this: why does this happen? Assuming the Earth is flat (indirect proof olol), your line of sight, even at a distance, should show the bottom of the mountain. But that's not the case.

Your challenge is well-documented (kudos to Trekky) as Experiment #0013 in The RE Primer.

Your challenge is well-documented (kudos to Trekky) as Experiment #0013 in The RE Primer.

I am now aware of this document, and I am eternally grateful. I am still curious as to how certain members of this community would choose to answer the question.

Quote from: Gulliver on September 18, 2007, 06:46:41 PM

Your challenge is well-documented (kudos to Trekky) as Experiment #0013 in The RE Primer.

I am now aware of this document, and I am eternally grateful. I am still curious as to how certain members of this community would choose to answer the question.

On behalf of the RE Community, you're welcome and welcomed.

Let me help you a little here.
First, TheEngineer believes in RE. He just enjoys taunting and bullying rather than education.
Second, the answer I would suggest is "by using modern navigation equipment such as a system including a Sperry Gyrocompass". When he starts going off about how he has to constantly reset his gyrocompass in his airplane, just point out that you said, "modern".

Good luck in dealing with this hypocrite. There is more advice about him in The RE Primer.

I just realized that I can't read the file extension. Halp?

Hockey puck needs help! Quick!

Hockey puck needs help! Quick!

I see your pointless half-insult, and raise you a shut up.

Wasn't an insult, but alright.

The .docx is for Word 2007. Gulliver should be around shortly to get you the other version.

Quote from: Gulliver on September 17, 2007, 07:32:38 PM

Let me help you a little here.
First, TheEngineer believes in RE. He just enjoys taunting and bullying rather than education.
Second, the answer I would suggest is "by using modern navigation equipment such as a system including a Sperry Gyrocompass". When he starts going off about how he has to constantly reset his gyrocompass in his airplane, just point out that you said, "modern".

Good luck in dealing with this hypocrite. There is more advice about him in The RE Primer.

I just realized that I can't read the file extension. Halp?

It's a Word 2007 document. Most word processors have a plug-in or add-in to read it. Microsoft has converted to XML open-source, so the horror of compatibility should be a thing of the past soon. If you continue to have trouble, please let me know and I'll create a 2003 version for you. (.docx--->2007   .doc--->98 through 2003)