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I read things that say you should be able to tell that the horizon dips at each end when you're at 35,000 feet above average sea level, but I can't eyeball it t
by thrill 9y ago
I read things that say you should be able to tell that the horizon dips at each end when you're at 35,000 feet above average sea level, but I can't eyeball it there and tell there's bend. I can at 50,000 feet.
- mchahn 9y ago2 things: Sailors could see the top of ships before the whole ship when using a decent telescope. I saw the curvature of the earth when I flew to Paris in a Concorde many years ago.