High altitude rocket, again.

Just another high alititude rocket for you guys to argue over.

First, this is yet another fish-eye lens from high altitude. Most of them seem to be, and while I'm not suggesting anything nefarious, it does nothing to help globularism, in my opinion.
Second, I fully expect to see curvature of the visible horizon from sufficiently high altitude. I'm not sure why one would not.

I've skimmed through the F.A.Q, and I've not seen anything about the flat earth producing a curved horizon, and it seems counter intuitive.
Why, assuming the earth is flat, does the horizon appear to curve from sufficient altitude?

I've skimmed through the F.A.Q, and I've not seen anything about the flat earth producing a curved horizon, and it seems counter intuitive.
Why, assuming the earth is flat, does the horizon appear to curve from sufficient altitude?

If the earth is flat but disc-shaped, you'd be able to see the curved edge of this disc from a sufficient altitude.

You should also be able to see the ice wall, the vast majority the continental masses in the direction you're looking, the spotlight effect caused by the sun, and as no continent is connected to the ice wall, close to the edge you should always see ocean.

Obviously, if the world's a globe, you won't see any of these things.

If you are at suffiecient altitude to see the edge of the disc you woill also be able to see the following:
1 - the 'D' Shape of the spotlight coming from the sun
2 - densly populated regions illuminated in the dark (night time) areas


or none of this becaus ehte earth is round.

Quote from: I.M.P on October 09, 2011, 01:19:29 AM

I've skimmed through the F.A.Q, and I've not seen anything about the flat earth producing a curved horizon, and it seems counter intuitive.
Why, assuming the earth is flat, does the horizon appear to curve from sufficient altitude?

If the earth is flat but disc-shaped, you'd be able to see the curved edge of this disc from a sufficient altitude.

Why is it that if I were to travel northward to the northpole that, over time, I would reach the southpole if I continued along the same path and direction?

Quote from: somersetlass on October 09, 2011, 03:14:00 AM

Quote from: I.M.P on October 09, 2011, 01:19:29 AM

I've skimmed through the F.A.Q, and I've not seen anything about the flat earth producing a curved horizon, and it seems counter intuitive.
Why, assuming the earth is flat, does the horizon appear to curve from sufficient altitude?

If the earth is flat but disc-shaped, you'd be able to see the curved edge of this disc from a sufficient altitude.

Why is it that if I were to travel northward to the northpole that, over time, I would reach the southpole if I continued along the same path and direction?

I thin kyou missed something.... Even on a Flat earth if you travel north form any position once you continue past the 'north pole' you will be traveling south. Then if you continued to travel south in that same path you would reach the south pole again on a RE and then could continue northwards again. OR on a FE you would get confused, or your equipment would fail , or you were never traveling south to start with and you might reach the ice wall.