Is the World Flat? The Flatlander's theory..

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Indacouch

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If the world is flat why haven't we heard about thousands and thousands of deaths from people falling off the edge ....or warning signs on the road near your so called edge ... that say detour edge of earth in one mile to keep innocent people from driving off the edge .......I know why cause if I traveled in a straight line as the crow flies I'd end up rite back where I started without falling into unicorn land.......oh and whenever you make an idiotic post and declare yourself the winner it makes you look even more like the big R word than you already are ....just sayin mellow
 
Padawanbater2

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reddan1981 said:
With respect pad, what does this video prove (to you)?


Where did you get .32% from?
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That video proves you can catch the sunset at ground level, then travel up (like going up a tall skyscraper) and witness the sunset again, proving the sun has set behind the horizon of a round surface

84 miles (the distance from Wales to Ireland) / 26,000 miles (rough circumference of Earth) = 0.0032 x 100 = .32%
 
reddan1981

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jonnyquest said:
Also how does GPS work if the world is flat?
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Ground based Positioning System using towers. The system works principally on WIFI technology.
Receivers calculate how far away they are from a transmitting tower whose location is known. When several towers are used, the location can be pinpointed.
An example of such a system is LORAN. Each tower had a range of about 500 miles and had accuracy good to about 250 meters. LORAN was not a global system and could not be used over the ocean. Because ground based systems send signals over the surface of the earth, only two-dimenstional location can be determined. The accuracy of such systems could be affected by geography as well.
The first global navigation system was called OMEGA. It was a ground-based system but has been supposedly terminated as of 1997.
 
Padawanbater2

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reddan1981 said:
Ground based Positioning System using towers. The system works principally on WIFI technology.
Receivers calculate how far away they are from a transmitting tower whose location is known. When several towers are used, the location can be pinpointed.
An example of such a system is LORAN. Each tower had a range of about 500 miles and had accuracy good to about 250 meters. LORAN was not a global system and could not be used over the ocean. Because ground based systems send signals over the surface of the earth, only two-dimenstional location can be determined. The accuracy of such systems could be affected by geography as well.
The first global navigation system was called OMEGA. It was a ground-based system but has been supposedly terminated as of 1997.
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Global Positioning Satellite
 
Padawanbater2

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reddan1981 said:
That maybe .32% of distance, not curvature.
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It's curvature, but I did misspeak and say '%' instead of °

84 miles is less than 1° of the curvature of the Earth. If you measured the triangle from Wales to Ireland down to the direct center of the Earth, the lines would be almost parallel. From Alexandria to Syene in Egypt is about 500 miles, ~7° (1/50th of a circle) of the curvature of the Earth;

 
Padawanbater2

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So in other words, you should not be able to tell, from a humans perspective, less than 1° of the curvature of the Earth, meaning there's no reason why you wouldn't be able to see Ireland from Wales on a clear day
 
Rrog

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I love it when the ignorant double check proven math and come up with inconsistencies.

In third grade that would give them a red X on their quiz. Today they have forums, Photoshop and YouTube where they can showcase and discuss each other's complete lack of understanding
 
Padawanbater2

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reddan1981 said:
Pads first picture was obviously satirical.
You do know that he shares your own view? You are not as observant as you believe you are.
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The pic I posted from Canada to Mt. Rainier in Washington wasn't satirical. It shows you can only see the top of the mountain from that vantage point in Canada. You can't see the base of the mountain because of the curvature of the Earth
 
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