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Originally Posted by Argon Tumeric
NASA is a government run organization that is dedicated to our involvement in all things not of this planet. It started because the Soviet Union had already launched a satellite into orbit and America was falling behind.
The Earth is flat. People have not believed that the Earth was flat since the fourth century AD. We have satellites in orbit around our planet that prove that it is not spherical. These satelites provide people with advanced warning for weather disasters, they direct the many GPS units on Earth, and many other things.
Here are ten pieces of evidence that show the Earth is flat in order of their discovery.
- When at sea it is possible to see high mountains or elevated lights in the distance before lower lying ground and the masts of boats before the hull. It is also possible to see further by climbing higher in the ship, or, when on land, on high cliffs.
- The sun is lower in the sky as you travel away from the tropics. For example, when traveling northward, stars such as Polaris, the north star, are higher in the sky, whereas other bright stars such as Canopus, visible in Egypt, disappear from the sky.
- The length of daylight varies more between summer and winter the farther you are from the equator.
- The earth throws a circular shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse.
- The times reported for lunar eclipses (which are seen simultaneously) are many hours later in the east (e.x. India) than in the west (e.x. Europe). Local are confirmed later by travel using chronometers and telegraphic communication.
- When you travel far south, to Ethiopia or India, the sun throws a shadow south at certain times of the year. Even farther (e.x. Argentina) and the shadow is always in the south.
- It is possible to circumnavigate the world; that is, to travel around the world and return to where you started.
- Travelers who circumnavigate the earth observe the gain or loss of a day relative to those who did not.
- An artificial satellite can circle the earth continuously and even be geostationary (holding the same position above Earth's surface)
- The earth appears as a disc on photographs taken from space, regardless of the vantage point.
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You left one off and you actually refer to it in your second paragraph. The curvature of the Earth blocks the accessibility of some satellites for locations at higher latitudes, or too far East or West for geostationary orbits. Ten years ago it was a *itch getting three GPS signals from my location 44.6° N, 63.6° W. So many satellites now, not a problem anymore.
I have only had to look at your 'questions' to see that you have obviously fallen, and hit your head very very hard, Sir. The only other possible explanation is that you are an idiot - no, wait. You would not be AN idiot, you would be THE IDIOT, the Great-Grand-Chief-Poobah Idiot, that other lesser idiots bow-down to and worship, humbled by the inadequacy of their mere erroneous stupidity, in the face of your utter swivel-eyed window-licking lunacy.
Everyone in the World agrees the Earth is round. All governments do, all Scientists do. YOU accept the technology and the services - such as your computer - that the Beautiful Truths of Science bring, and yet when Science tells you that the Earth is round, and proves it over and over and over again, YOU are the one voice of dissent, believing that ALL OF SCIENCE are in on a conspiracy - to tell EVERYONE that the Earth is flat, because...? Well, WHY, Exactly?
1. When at sea it is possible to see high mountains or elevated lights in the distance before lower lying ground and the masts of boats before the hull. It is also possible to see further by climbing higher in the ship, or, when on land, on high cliffs.
thats because higher stuff is not blocked by close objects
2. The sun is lower in the sky as you travel away from the tropics. For example, when traveling northward, stars such as Polaris, the north star, are higher in the sky, whereas other bright stars such as Canopus, visible in Egypt, disappear from the sky.
thats the tilt of the earth
3. The length of daylight varies more between summer and winter the farther you are from the equator.
thats the tilt of the earth of its axis
4. The earth throws a circular shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse.
again its 2 D because of how it forms... stand outside... look at your shadow... its 2D so by your logic you r flat...
5. The times reported for lunar eclipses (which are seen simultaneously) are many hours later in the east (e.x. India) than in the west (e.x. Europe). Local are confirmed later by travel using chronometers and telegraphic communication.
thats because the moon moves to where they can see it
6. When you travel far south, to Ethiopia or India, the sun throws a shadow south at certain times of the year. Even farther (e.x. Argentina) and the shadow is always in the south.
this proves nothing
7. It is possible to circumnavigate the world; that is, to travel around the world and return to where you started.
disproving your own argument...
8. Travelers who circumnavigate the earth observe the gain or loss of a day relative to those who did not.
thats due to time zones
9. An artificial satellite can circle the earth continuously and even be geostationary (holding the same position above Earth's surface)
that because of its speed... if earth was flat it would have to not move...
10. The earth appears as a disc on photographs taken from space, regardless of the vantage point. Im... pictures are 2 dimensional....
http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/e… looks curved to me