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The shape of Earth
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RE: The shape of Earth
October 29, 2022 at 10:44 am
(October 29, 2022 at 9:08 am)LinuxGal Wrote:
(July 19, 2022 at 11:30 am)h311inac311 Wrote: Okay, so how high does an observer have to travel before they can clearly observe the shape of Earth?

Do you guys have footage?

Also, do you trust the government?

One time off the shore of Waikiki beach, using binoculars, I saw the heads of folks and a bulge of seawater hiding the rest, and later when the ship got closer I saw their whole bodies.  So not very high at all.

Not sure if I posted this before, but...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpUcZXiKtfU&t=23s

this should answer the question
The meek shall inherit the Earth, the rest of us will fly to the stars.

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The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - July 19, 2022 at 10:59 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Peebo-Thuhlu - July 19, 2022 at 11:06 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Orbit - July 19, 2022 at 11:06 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - July 19, 2022 at 11:07 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by arewethereyet - July 19, 2022 at 11:55 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Brian37 - July 28, 2022 at 10:20 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2022 at 11:09 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - July 19, 2022 at 11:13 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Peebo-Thuhlu - July 19, 2022 at 11:20 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - July 26, 2022 at 8:44 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2022 at 11:17 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Angrboda - July 19, 2022 at 11:30 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - July 19, 2022 at 11:30 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Peebo-Thuhlu - July 19, 2022 at 11:33 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fake Messiah - July 20, 2022 at 11:05 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Deesse23 - July 20, 2022 at 11:43 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - July 22, 2022 at 10:28 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by LadyForCamus - August 18, 2022 at 10:03 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by LinuxGal - October 29, 2022 at 9:08 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - October 29, 2022 at 10:44 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2022 at 11:32 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Angrboda - July 19, 2022 at 11:33 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - July 19, 2022 at 11:37 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Peebo-Thuhlu - July 19, 2022 at 11:46 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fake Messiah - July 19, 2022 at 11:52 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fake Messiah - July 19, 2022 at 12:17 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by LostLocke - July 19, 2022 at 12:46 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Thumpalumpacus - July 22, 2022 at 2:13 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - July 26, 2022 at 7:51 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fake Messiah - July 26, 2022 at 4:50 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 26, 2022 at 5:05 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Pat Mustard - July 27, 2022 at 1:57 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Thumpalumpacus - July 28, 2022 at 8:22 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by HappySkeptic - July 28, 2022 at 9:55 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 28, 2022 at 10:00 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by HappySkeptic - July 28, 2022 at 10:21 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - July 29, 2022 at 9:26 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Anomalocaris - July 28, 2022 at 6:22 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - July 26, 2022 at 9:07 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2022 at 11:47 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 19, 2022 at 11:52 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2022 at 11:55 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - July 22, 2022 at 3:13 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 22, 2022 at 4:34 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Pat Mustard - July 22, 2022 at 5:31 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Angrboda - July 22, 2022 at 10:34 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - July 26, 2022 at 9:27 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Mister Agenda - July 19, 2022 at 11:55 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fireball - July 19, 2022 at 12:19 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Jehanne - July 19, 2022 at 1:36 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Angrboda - July 19, 2022 at 1:40 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fireball - July 19, 2022 at 2:03 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 19, 2022 at 12:24 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2022 at 12:49 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 19, 2022 at 12:54 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by HappySkeptic - July 19, 2022 at 1:24 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Pat Mustard - July 19, 2022 at 1:31 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Deesse23 - July 19, 2022 at 1:48 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fireball - July 19, 2022 at 2:05 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Deesse23 - July 19, 2022 at 2:18 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Nay_Sayer - July 19, 2022 at 4:53 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 20, 2022 at 11:29 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 20, 2022 at 1:03 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 22, 2022 at 6:40 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - July 22, 2022 at 10:25 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - July 26, 2022 at 9:31 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 22, 2022 at 10:28 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 22, 2022 at 10:32 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by arewethereyet - July 22, 2022 at 10:34 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by downbeatplumb - July 22, 2022 at 10:51 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - August 18, 2022 at 9:07 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - August 18, 2022 at 9:26 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fake Messiah - August 18, 2022 at 2:42 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - August 18, 2022 at 8:21 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 19, 2022 at 4:05 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Jehanne - August 19, 2022 at 11:59 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fake Messiah - August 25, 2022 at 6:27 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by downbeatplumb - July 22, 2022 at 10:51 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Angrboda - July 22, 2022 at 11:09 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by downbeatplumb - July 22, 2022 at 11:28 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Angrboda - July 22, 2022 at 11:33 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by downbeatplumb - July 22, 2022 at 11:35 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Anomalocaris - July 22, 2022 at 2:00 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 22, 2022 at 12:14 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Anomalocaris - July 22, 2022 at 2:02 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 22, 2022 at 2:05 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - July 26, 2022 at 8:00 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - July 26, 2022 at 9:42 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 22, 2022 at 12:30 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 22, 2022 at 2:08 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - July 22, 2022 at 2:10 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 26, 2022 at 8:01 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 26, 2022 at 8:37 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 26, 2022 at 10:40 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 26, 2022 at 11:55 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Deesse23 - July 26, 2022 at 12:39 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 26, 2022 at 2:12 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 26, 2022 at 3:54 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by HappySkeptic - July 26, 2022 at 5:37 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Anomalocaris - July 26, 2022 at 8:17 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by downbeatplumb - July 28, 2022 at 2:18 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - July 28, 2022 at 2:22 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by arewethereyet - July 28, 2022 at 2:31 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Nay_Sayer - July 28, 2022 at 4:21 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fake Messiah - July 28, 2022 at 4:47 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Valkyrie - July 29, 2022 at 4:24 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Angrboda - July 29, 2022 at 8:23 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Valkyrie - July 29, 2022 at 8:29 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Pat Mustard - July 29, 2022 at 5:32 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Anomalocaris - July 29, 2022 at 11:58 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - August 18, 2022 at 9:22 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - August 18, 2022 at 9:26 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - August 18, 2022 at 9:35 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - August 18, 2022 at 9:32 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - August 18, 2022 at 9:33 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - August 18, 2022 at 9:35 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - August 18, 2022 at 9:36 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - August 18, 2022 at 9:37 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - August 18, 2022 at 10:05 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - August 18, 2022 at 10:13 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by downbeatplumb - August 18, 2022 at 1:40 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Mister Agenda - August 18, 2022 at 9:40 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - August 18, 2022 at 9:43 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - August 18, 2022 at 9:43 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - August 18, 2022 at 9:55 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - August 18, 2022 at 10:08 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Jehanne - August 18, 2022 at 11:31 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by HappySkeptic - August 18, 2022 at 12:26 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Jehanne - August 18, 2022 at 12:49 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Jehanne - August 18, 2022 at 3:28 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fake Messiah - August 18, 2022 at 3:50 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - August 18, 2022 at 4:59 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 18, 2022 at 5:16 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - August 18, 2022 at 5:42 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - August 18, 2022 at 8:31 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Nay_Sayer - August 18, 2022 at 8:38 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by HappySkeptic - August 18, 2022 at 5:43 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - August 18, 2022 at 11:10 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Aegon - August 19, 2022 at 4:13 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - August 19, 2022 at 4:40 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - August 19, 2022 at 4:44 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by zebo-the-fat - August 19, 2022 at 5:15 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - August 19, 2022 at 5:27 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Brian37 - August 19, 2022 at 6:15 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Jehanne - August 19, 2022 at 6:51 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - August 25, 2022 at 6:13 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by The Grand Nudger - August 25, 2022 at 7:06 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by bennyboy - September 14, 2022 at 6:35 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by h311inac311 - September 17, 2022 at 4:03 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 17, 2022 at 4:29 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by polymath257 - September 17, 2022 at 7:55 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by LinuxGal - November 6, 2022 at 10:47 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Anomalocaris - September 17, 2022 at 4:52 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Jehanne - September 17, 2022 at 6:28 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Jehanne - September 18, 2022 at 8:55 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by sdelsolray - September 20, 2022 at 7:23 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Paleophyte - October 30, 2022 at 3:04 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Anomalocaris - October 30, 2022 at 3:50 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by LinuxGal - December 3, 2022 at 10:43 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Jehanne - December 3, 2022 at 11:53 pm
RE: The shape of Earth - by Fake Messiah - December 4, 2022 at 12:42 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Ranjr - December 4, 2022 at 1:01 am
RE: The shape of Earth - by Anomalocaris - December 4, 2022 at 1:06 am

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