and now they are using infra red and seeing even farther

@Frolic never said bottom. Said bases

Your mind must have made that up

How do we know the observer height there?
That can be tricky, as google earth is often inaccurate, and we often don't have the means and data to determine it

you don't poop out your poop hole

first of all what is the curvature formula for earth ?

are we using 8 inches per mile squared

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im not a mathmetician but i dont think thats a good number or formula

lets say its 8 inches for now ill show u how the formula is wrong maybe

4 people in a straight line all 1 mile apart man a man b man c man d all in a row in that order

the curve drop from man a to b is 8 inches and the man from b to c is 8 inches but from a to c should be 16 inches

but a to c is 32 inches

ok

ok

@jeremy Ok, and?

before we start debating if earths a sphere or not we should know the curvature forumla

8 inches per mile squared approximately works, for maybe less than 100 mile distances

well what works for a whole sphere

thats what we are on

needs to work for more than 100 miles lol

Yeah, but it is rounded, and that slight difference adds up over long distances

7.98 is a more precise figure

whats the formula that works for 24,000 miles

And if you wanted to get even more precise, there is the slight oblate shape of the earth

But approximations are fine

yeah i know its pear shaped now

but i think we should know the formula that works for a whole sphere

It depends on what you are trying to find

the amount of curve

1 mile out 8 inches 2 miles out is what? whats the real formula

need something that works with more than 100 miles

do u know what the real formula is ?

You could calculate it with the pythagorean theorem, but 7.98 inches per mile squared works fine. You square the mile because it is curved.

people are claiming we see too far so im trying to figure out the amount of curve er mile but 8 inches squared is clearly not correct

but it only works for 100 feet

sorry 100 miles

i need something that works with a whole sphere

or 24,000 miles

we arent on a 100 mile big sphere

Well, let's see.
8 inches*100^2= 80,000
7.98 inches*100^2= 79,800
200 inch difference after 100 miles. Because rounding