Message from @UltimateLifeformGappy
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What height did you use?
This is the distance the object would disappear using 0.02 as the angle and 6ft as the height of the observer
I used 6 ft for both
Feel free to check the math
It's simple geometry
Cool.thanks ill look at it
Ok tell me what you think when you're done
So what r u saying?
According to the information provided, objects of the size specified would vanish fully at 299.96 feet instead of 3 miles
You must of done something wrong
You're welcome to find where I messed up
Think about what you are saying
I did
5 foot object doesnt disappear at 300 feet
It does at 3 miles
Now you're catching on
It would vanish to the naked eye
At 300 feet the bottom few inches prolly start disappearing
Without a telescope
5 feet isn't too big
The bottom starts disappearing, sure. But that's assuming you can see it without using a telescope
Thats what we are talking about just human vision limits
Ok hun
The angle of light going into the retina
In the back of the eye
Yep
K
Would you care to explain how the sail of a sailboat does not become unresolvable gradually when aided by a telescope then
It does
Or maybe why it doesn't appear to sink when viewed by the naked eye
It does
It doesn't
Sure it does
It becomes unresolved to the naked eye before it becomes unresolved with a telescope
It appears to sink and even starts blending with the sky
Telescope brings it back into view
If your theory was correct you would be able to see it vanish behind the horizon once with the naked eye then again while using a telescope
You do
You don't
Go watch a boat then use binoculars