(August 18, 2022 at 2:42 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote:(August 18, 2022 at 9:07 am)h311inac311 Wrote: "Did you also catch Mount Everest with the telescope? Considering that it is the highest mountain in the world it should be seen everywhere, but it's not because the Earth is round." - Fake Messiah.
Why do we have telescopes? Why can't we just see every star anytime we want to? Is it possible that there is a limit to how much light our eyes can gather and discern? Can you perceive an ant crawling along the ground from more than 300 feet away? If you were standing at one end of a football field would you be able to see a cockroach walking along the other end-zone? Or would you need aid? What about a sound? Would if somebody shot a gun from more than a mile away? Now would if that gun were suppressed? Would you still hear it? Or would you need a device to help you hear something that far away and that quiet?
Ah, what a big fat nonanswer. He is actually comparing the biggest thing in the world, Mount Everest, to a cockroach.
If the world was flat you could see mountains like Mount Everest up in the sky from anywhere in the world, if not by the naked eye, then with a telescope, but you can't. If you are on flat land, all you see is flatness all the way to the horizon.
Is air a thing that can block light?
Is air a thing that can redirect light?
If not then you'll have to explain to me again why I can see a city skyline from across more than 60 miles of curved water. And, who knows, maybe you could see Mt. Everest from extreme distances, assuming there are no obstructions. Why not try pointing a high-powered laser at it?
