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Zurp
I have misplaced my pants.
1. That's awesome.
2. Expect that to show up on a website as proof of flat earth. Or not... they already have a lot of "proof" like this. I think the formula they use is 8 inches per mile, squared. That sounds like a parabola, not a sphere, so I don't know if that is the correct formula. But if that's the case, square the number of miles (50) and get 2500. Multiply by 8 inches and get 20,000 inches, or 1,666 feet, 8 inches. That's how far the city should be below the horizon. Of course, that's only if we're standing at the edge of the water. The picture is taken above the water. Plus, how tall are those buildings? I don't see the base of those buildings. Also, probably most importantly, the atmosphere causes the light from the sun (and the shadow caused by the buildings) to be refracted, making it look like we can see farther past the horizon than we should be able to.
You know... since I'm sure you asked about flat earth.
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DubCoffman62
Lazy Slob
Moved there from here. We bought this place for around 40k back in the early 70's.
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calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
Dubs, believe that anything in the LA basin has two commas in it's value. Daughter wants to move back to LA (went to school at BIOLA), but pointed out that she cannot afford to rent there, much less buy. She's in a townhouse in C'bus that we own, and has gone up in value about $125k since she's been there, three years. Anyway, I especially like the countryside house. Is that a putting green off to the left?
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