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Pcdefender said..D3 said..
Please do your research and explain to me why on a clear day, using binoculars, I can clearly see the superstructure and masts of a frigate that my radar states is 8 miles away but at 6 miles I can see the waterline without vessel appreciably increasing in size.
So if you are correct and the frigate is travelling over a curve as you seem to be inferring then why do we not see the curve looking left to right across the horizon?
To answer your question - go to a corridor at night with lights on and look at the lights at the far end.
They will appear lower than the ones next to you. SFA to do with going over a curve i can assure you
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I suggest you have not looked at the opposing evidence via FE docos so until such time i will be answering no more questions from those too lazy or stuck in their heliocentric religion
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A non answer.
It's going to hard to have discussion in good faith with you, isn't it?
I am asking why something disappears as if it is behind something, from the bottom up, once it reaches a certain distance, on a clear day, with unobstructed view.
And your answer is that everything further away looks smaller due to angular size. Therefore, if I can see any part of the vessel, I should be able to see the rest of it at the same scale.
But that is not the case, I could make out individual parts of the vessel, but couldn't see the hull. I could even make out small trees on the shore behind, but I couldn't actually make out the beach.
So I would like an explanation from you that actually explains what is going on, please.
I will endeavour to check out a few FE docos in addition to Behind the Curve. Do you have any recommendations? Are there any that you would suggest avoiding?
Out of curiosity, I wonder if you could enlighten us as to which particular FE model you prefer?
I've come across a few different ones, but none have managed to explain what I can observe in a cohesive manner yet