Message from @Fireflash
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you know how a long hallway creates an artificial horizon
no, that isn't the curve
What is it then?
that is perspective blocking you
...what
please explain
If it's flat water
its flat water and the boat is actually on the flat water
then where is the hull?
there is some distortion on any water
there is air vapor that makes it harder to see the more you look thru it
The water is blocking the ship, not the air
it gets far enough way with all of that air vapor, you think its part of the large mass of water but its just vapor
uhm...
its water vapor making the illusion that its not flat water
you do a side view or bring a camera to zoom in, it will get closer
and if you get a more powerful camera, you can bring it right back into focus
You can bring it into focus
it hasn't gone over any curve
but you can't see the whole thing
you can see the whole thing unless its too far away and the vapor is too much
please, explain this water vapor thing more
depends on the angle your viewing it
water vapor causes some refraction
see the perspective of this hall
can you please draw a diagram of the light rays going through water vapor?
the light lights up on the ceeling are all the same size
they don't shrink, but perspective says they are shrinking
Of course. Shrinking does not at all mean covering half the object
I don't really understand the water vapour thing
A diagram would help
as far as I know, atmospheric refraction would bring a ship past the curve *back*, not obscure it
your eyes can only see 3 miles
No diagram?
:(
at least at a certain altitude
I was looking at video about this ship thing and looking at wiki on water vapor
it talks about water vapor but not being over water
Oh, sorry okay