Simple Plane Test Proves Earth Is Flat
If the Earth were truly a sphere 25,000 miles in circumference, pilots would always adjust their altitudes downwards so as to not fly straight off into “outer space.” An airplane pilot who wanted to maintain their altitude at a typical cruising speed of 500 mph, would have to constantly dip their nose downwards and descend 2,777 feet (over half a mile) every minute! Without adjustments, in one hour’s time the pilot would find themselves 31 miles higher than expected.
Further proof the Earth is Flat.
I don't think so. The Coriolis force is evidence that we are in a rotating coordinate system. And the change in the Coriolis force as you move from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere is evidence that we are on a rotating sphere.
Hi Tombot, look into this for yourself. The Earth spins Eastwards at 1000 miles per hour. If the atmosphere were clinging to the earth then why do you have the Tradewinds spinning to the West? Yes, sunlight does heat air and that causes disturbances as does cooling air. So does rising air or sinking air. But the Coriolis Effect does not prove the earth is a globe.
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I believe in consistency.
I look up at the sky and I see tiny and not so tiny round objects all over the cosmos.
Allegedly, if I move to a different part of the World then the sky shall look very different. Which does not make sense in a flat Earth scenario unless we are actually residing in a space ship of sorts with a fake sky (mentioning that gives me 'hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy' goosebumps).
When a liquid is slightly poured upon a surface it will tend to cluster together into circular droplets. Bubbles behave similarly upon the surface of a liquid.
This is due to molecular attraction and surface tension at play.
And thus, in a zero gravity galactic scenario it makes sense that our Earth follows these same cues. Denser materials stay at the core and exert the greatest gravitational pull - and the molecules upon a previously much hotter World had no reason to not retain a circular shape...
A shape that once cooled sufficiently to form a crust was ravaged in part by geomorphological processes that rended the smooth unsmooth, producing dips and elevations - and over millions of years grew more complex and slightly ever more stable to produce the World we know today (with some 'help' from human activity.
Your point about eye-level horizon also does not seem to take into account that for a human perspective the horizon will seem eye-level as the distances concerned are very great. Also, elevation relative to horizon imposes not so great a factor upon this effect - and that is not taking refraction into consideration (different densities of air that produce light altering prismatic effects (the reddening sunsets, for instance) among other things).
Either way, thank you for sharing this post. Any information warrants at least consideration, regardless of one's preconceptions.
Pathforger---thanks for the insight. All of these questions can easily be answered and do not prove a round earth. Just take the arguments one at a time. Start with why stars look different in the sky when you move around the flat earth. Please check out my article on time lapse photography as a starting point and don't forget to follow me.
I must admit that I found the 'no curvature' video confusing, as I would not have expected that. Then again there are other aspects to consider such as the effect that one's chosen lens might have upon apparent curvatures - and since we 'may' be talking about a pretty large planetary diameter, it would not be too difficult for curvature to be imperceptible.
Maybe one way to resolve this matter would be for flat-earth believers to launch their own micro satellite into space?
Already done---here is a weather balloon at 114,000 feet showing a flat earth.
commercial aircraft have a service ceiling around 60,000 ft so they'll never go too high.
anyway pilot/autopilot makes adjustments to stay within their 1000' of assigned airspace upto 18000'ft agl and flight levels 18,0 asl.
also flat earthers are not worth arguing against. not sure if troll or brainwashed.
The U2 spy plane could fly at 80,000 feet and did not have autopilot to make adjustments. Rather than just saying I am a troll or brainwashed---just look at the data for yourself.
I said commercial.
Right---a U2 spy plane goes even higher. In either case, a plane does not need to make constant adjustments downward to correct for the Earth's curvature.
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