Message from @jeremy
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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
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
It is calculated from an approximately 25,000 mile circumference sphere
so 7.98 inches per mile squared wotks for a full sphere?
works
A sphere with a radius of 3,963 miles
im gonna have to research this
It assumes earth is a perfect sphere, but for general purposes, that assumption works even considering the model states it as slightly oblate
because did u see the thing i said earlier about man a man b and man c all in a straight line 1 mile apart?
man a to man b 8 inches of drop then from man b to man c 8 inches of drop but from a to c is 32 inches of drop that doesnt seem possible where did the extra amount of earth come from to drop
sorry im not great with math but reality i can handle fairly well
From the curvature.
If it was 16 inches from a to c instead of 32, it wouldn't be curve. Instead, it would be like you are on a cone, a straight line slope.