One of the marks of a good theory or hypothesis is being able to come up with experimental results that would prove you wrong. Do you know of an experiment that would prove the Earth is a globe? If so, what is it?
Alright, here's one. Along the way, I would smile upon people who discover error in the process of my experiment. Please feel free to abase me, bash my ideas, and condemn fallacious reasoning. If I am wrong, I'd like to know it. If I'm not wrong, then take strong consideration of my relevant experiment. And please, do not comment on what you make of my English. I don't take dynamic English seriously in a mere post. Here goes.
Note: This is the entire Earth we are talking about. I hope that we can all agree that it should be treated as a colossal mass. Please question me on this fact before reading on if there exists a flaw, so that it would not be disregarded unfairly.
Another Note: When I refer to a flat Earth, I am making the assumption that the Earth looks like a circle with very little thickness. Of course, there must be thickness; otherwise, it would not be three-dimensional, an otherwise very disturbing sight indeed.
The Earth, as it is, is too big to conduct a practical experiment in; with this in mind, my experiment is simple; take a plane flight across the globe, and continuously look at the altitude meter. Record it periodically, say every 5 minutes. Make sure your plane is at a constant altitude at all times, or at least roughly constant. Designate the point of take-off, and make sure to fly around the full length of the Earth, and upon approaching the designated spot, land. If your the rate of change of the altitude meter has shown up as relatively the same value the entire time, for this ~24 hour flight, you can safely assume that the Earth is round. Liek a circle, a sphere could begin and end at the same point, depending on (where you begin and end), and in a smooth (otherwise known as
consistent) fashion.
In a flat Earth, the difference between 5-minute altitudes will not remain consistent. Make a graph of records if you need to. If there was no degree of roundness in the Earth, there would be abrupt changes in the altitude.
But as long as the rate of change of the altitude meter remains relatively consistent, the Earth must be round, with no sudden, jagged edge. Consider my experiment very carefully. Do not miss any piece of logic.
Here's another case in point: the Earth is so huge, that the human could not directly see how much the shape of its terrain changes on average. If we were to walk from one point of a circle, or oval, and cover the smallest imaginable distance, that is very akin to walking about a mile around the Earth. The difference could hardly be found. For people who have studied basic Calculus techniques: When you zoom in enough on the curve of a graph, you see a tangent line appear. The tangent line, by definition, is a line, which is flat. But you know that this flatness is a simplification derived from a curve. It appears flat, but it is already known to be a constituent, an infinitesimal section, of the curve. Likewise, the human eye, with such a small distance observed, sees flat land where it is truly a super small section of a round planet. If I made a mistake with my reasoning, inform me.
Here's another case in point: the Earth, flat or round, does not have smooth terrain regardless of its overall shape. It has mountains, gorges, crevices, like a sharp, confusing, disproportionate graph. But I am using averages, nevertheless, to determine whether or not the Earth is flat. How do I get these averages? With the experiment I suggested already.
If you guys would like me to conduct a deeper analysis on the topic, with or without the notion of experimentation (i.e., common sense, logic), reply.
If anyone spots a flaw in my current analysis, again, reply, and make sure to criticize me at your leisure. I don't give a damn about my "feelings." I am not being sarcastic, I promise that my emotions are never affected by insult.