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Anonymous Sat 05 Feb 00:59:54 2022 No.14187894 View Reply Original Report

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If the earth is round then why can't you see the curve?

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Anonymous Sat 05 Feb 2022 01:08:48 No.14187920 Report

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Anonymous Sat 05 Feb 2022 01:17:53 No.14187937 Report

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You're too close to it. Go up a hundred thousand miles and the curvature will be obvious.

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Anonymous Sat 05 Feb 2022 01:41:38 No.14188017 Report

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>>14187894
I always use this to get a 'feel' for just how large the earth is. Next time you're looking out over a vista, try and imagine the size of the sphere required to produce said vista without any observable curvature.

It's pretty neat

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