It isn't to scale, it is just to depict it in an easy to understand way. In the model, the amount they are slanted is very slight to the point of basically being negligible. Over longer distances, the drop to the surface straight down is more significantly different from the drop to surface pointing to the center, but we just continue to do it straight down

And from a to b, it is an 8 inch drop

they shouldnt be slanted at all why would we point to the center we are on the surface

You have to reposition the line to a

no in ur pic from a to b is a 24 inch drop

ur 8 inches down then it goes 24 inches down

Not if the line is tangent on a, then it is 8 inches from a to b

u have a tangent line on top we are trying to figure out the drop amount as u go around the curve. the lines should be going straight up not slanted i feel

Like I said, this isn't to scale. It should point straight down, you are right, but the 7.98 value is pretty much correct since over one mile, the earth curves a tiny fraction of a degree where straight down and slanted are very nearly the same

u said we have to reposition the line to a but real world scenario we could have people in all spots and dont have to reposition anyone

idk im having doubts about this 8 inches per mile squared thing

@Citizen Z same thing, the text of that image is still wrong

your mind must be making up that you're seeing something that isn't ther

@AstralSentient @jeremy the exact equation for how a circle distances away from a tangent line is R[1-cos(d/R]

But each observer in their own position has their own line. Relative to each observer, 1 mile is 8 inch drop

that is approximately 8*d^2

ok frolic just gave us a different equation for the curvature

8*d^2 is an approximation, tha'ts a parabola

it's close but not exact, exact formula is that of a circle

it's weird taht when flat earhers say "8 inches per mile squared" they can't write the proper equation to describe what they're saying

their words sound like h=8/d^2

ur formula is squared too

dont u have to have an equal amount of curve in each mile though

but what they're trying to say is h=8d^2

What do you mean by "close but not exact"?

compare the two equations, do they give exactly the same result as a function of d?

ur saying their is more curve sometimes in some places if u square it

no i'm saying the equation that flerfers use, is a parabola, not a circle

thus it can't be an exact measure of how much a circle curves away from a tangent line

i dont think the formula should be squared at all

can you write teh formula that you think is accurate?

It works just fine for drop

their is an equal amount of curve in a circle for each unit

equal unit

no there isn't, not away from a tangent line

If it isn't squared, it is a sloped line

as you go further away, the circle gets further away from its tangent linle

go ahead and plot the two eqautions as a function of d, and use R=6371 km

so if u broke a 24k mile circle into 1 mile parts their is an equal amount of curve in each mile correct?

if you redefine your starting point each mile, yes

what if u had a person at each mile and didnt have to redifine ur point