I just say- If the Earth were flat, one could see Mount Everest from San Francisco.
Then I stopped caring.
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cowcat Bituminous squeegee, Sat 13 Aug 2022, 15:33,
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Mount Everest's height has been vastly exaggerated by the Geodesist community.
These 'Academics' spoonfeed Globeheads with information which is patently false and easily dismissable with only the most basic of critical thinking:
If the earth truly was a globe, then the curvature would mean that no matter where you stood, the apex of said curve would always be just ahead of you. Geodesists account for this imaginary 'curvature' in their trigonometry formulae when estimating the heights of mountains and other large natural features. After true height is calculated, these so-called professional (government funded, usually) Geodesists then skew the figure by accounting for their distance from the base of said feature, calculating the sea-level mid point, and adding extra elevation calculated by how much they claim the earth curves between these two points.
You theoretically could see Everest from San Francisco. However as its true empirical elevation stands at 437ft, line of sight is understandably obscured by a number of man-made structures.
Obviously, there are plenty of pictures of Everest which make it appear to be significantly taller than its true height, but this is simply an optical illusion/trick of perspective. Best example I can think of is if you've ever approached a reasonably long hill at the end of a straight stretch of road. As you approach the hill, the road can often appear almost vertical - at first glance the gradient appears so steep that it would be near impossible to drive/walk up. But as you continue, you realise that you're already on the hill and the incline is barely a fraction of how it first appeared. Same thing, basically.
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A+ for effort.
It's more thought out than the replies I've seen. I think someone argued that you wouldn't be able to see it due to atmospheric obscuring. I've learned to stop caring for a lot of things. I don't even fear Trump.
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cowcat Bituminous squeegee, Sat 13 Aug 2022, 17:23,
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Not caring takes the pressure off.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Sat 13 Aug 2022, 21:42,
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It's a weird thing to think that you can see forever cos air is 100% transparent
Well it ain't, even without pollution and dust I bet water vapour would set a limit.
I guess if you could see it then it would be red for the same reason as sunsets/sunrises
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simbosan nuck nuck nuck, Sun 14 Aug 2022, 8:17,
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