Hey, people!
Refrain from re-inventing the wheel. Flat earthers have gone a long way already re this topic.
Better watch all of these first:
I have seen most of those already and all they do is reinforce my honest belief that
most Flat Earthers believe the way they because they do not understand how the globe works!
One might say it's a case of
"I don't understand the Globe and that proves that the earth is flat!"
Well, it doesn't. All it proves is that
"You don't understand the Globe and how it works!", nothing else!
FLAT EARTH PROOFS 1-22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH6p-Ab9f9Y
Flat Earth 2, Pilot Principles
Planes fly in the atmosphere and the atmosphere moves with the earth so there simply is no problem.
Flat Earth Proof 3, Land Ho
He simply makes statements about visibility from a certain distance without any evidence.
There are many cases of "one-off reports" of visibility for far more than the "theoretical" distance.
Some of these are simple the expected refraction in the atmosphere as the air gets less dense with altitude.
I covered this a bit in
horizon meeting at eye level « Reply #1 on: May 02, 2016, 03:33:55 AM »Many Flat Earthers claim refraction is just an excuse, but it is simply a fact and can lead to extreme situations that we call "superior" or "inferior" mirages.
Of courses these same Flat Earthers then claim
extreme refraction (the wrong way I might add) is part of what explains the sunset of a Flat Earth.
So no, the amount something is hidden is very poor evidence, though there are numerous photographs of ships, islands and buildings hidden by various amounts.
Flat Earth Proof 4, The Horizon
Your turn!
Proving the Earth is not Flat - Part 1 - The Horizon
Put simply, from sea-level the horizon
should look flat, it is exactly the same distance from the observer all the way around, therefore looks the same.
Even at a moderate altitude the horizon
still should look flat, as it is still exactly the same distance from the observer all the way around.
As the observer goes higher the height about the horizon does increase, but since the horizon progressively becomes further away it seems to (almost) rise to eye-level.
Yes, almost, but not quite and this "dip angle" can be readily measured.
You might look at:
Flat Earth Debunked: The Horizon Always at Eye Level
I don't really go for his attitude, but the material is worth considering.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOgXN8qRUQI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzRnFmgOrf8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX61yQnylgI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kG02Wrx9D8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id1G_iouuao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk7fC5nA8_I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk1KRLcDiLI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmIDd76HzMo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2ifQ7BNcTA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcHDIWpNz3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYoYQAD3SCM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwITo_XsS08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpuOmsYtSGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIvgHNkEXas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Yp4QJ6Fdk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXrM191t_nc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMYUrtg2ItQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phj7RUP9oyY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkojKtYyRIo
Then study, analyze and reflect all you've watched. If you have questions in your mind or haven't understood some of the info, evidences or arguments presented, freely ask and post them here...
Well, enjoy watching, friends...
Cel
But, I simply do not have the time to wade through these again and again.
It seems each new member trots out similar videos as evidence, but, as I said before these prove no more than a poor understanding of physics and the way the globe "works" and it certainly does.
The only question I have is how so many people can fail to understand quite simple things about the Globe we all live on.