Good morning to you all. I am new to the forum.
I have been raised with science in mind always. I have been taught the laws of Physics and Chemistry. I have learned the laws of science. That a theory is just that until proven. I heard that there was a new theory, a flat earth theory. I am open minded, and I would love to here alternative theories.
I have read through the ideas, and concepts behind it. I have a few issues with the theory, and I would like them addressed. If they are addressed, then you have a believer. If they are not, then I will go on my merry way!
Horizon
I have travelled from place to place, and in my travels I have visited several mountains. I have looked across vast areas and I have seen the horizon, with the relief of other mountains in view as I travelled up and down. I understand that you do not appreciate photo evidence, since it can easily be doctored, so I will relay this information only from my personal experience.
As I travelled higher up the mountain, the horizon of the lake slowly began to creep down the side of the mountain. The was a small fishing dock at the base of the mountain, next to the lake, which I could see upon reaching the peak. I tracked the base of the mountain using this, as well as some other recognisable features towards the bottom of the mountain as I moved back down the mountain, and slowly but surely, the lake seemed to move up and above these reference points. The scientific theory most widely accepted for this is that the earth is curved, and as I lower my altitude, the curvature of the earth means that the water is between me and the base of the mountain. What is your explanation for this?
The ISS
I have a telescope. I bought it from a local store, and it has no affiliation to a government agency, or to any space agency (since I know that there are pieces of equipment that do). I have looked at the International space station, which can be clearly viewed under only 100x magnification, travelling across the horizon. Once again, I will not refer to any scientific texts or photographic/video evidence for this. I can clearly see the outline of the space station, even able to make out the solar cells. If I time it right, I can observe the point where it appears on the horizon, and disappears beyond it.
There is nothing electronic in this telescope, it is entirely manual. The light that comes from the ISS is definitely entering my eye. The path that it follows suggests, through plain sight, that it is orbiting a spherical object. What is your theory?
Lasers (On earth)
I travelled to a large lake area. I was doing a science experiment, which was to prove the curvature of the earth, using a laser (The laser that we had was a very high powered Laser, which we tested in an aircraft hanger to test it's accuracy. It was accurate to within a millimetre, over 20 metres.).
We set up a the laser, ensuring that it was parallel to the earth using a tripod. We tested it over the same 15 metre sample, and it was again accurate to within a millimetre. The laser pointed out across a lake. We took a helicopter over to the other side of the Lake. We then travelled up the mountain on the other side, to measure where the laser pointer finished up. It was at a height of 60 ft. The common scientific theory for this is that when pointing an object parallel to the face of a sphere, the Laser will get further and further away from the surface of the sphere. What is your explanation?
Many Thanks,
I look forward to your reply.
David B