No one here is an actual flat earther though. I've said that a dozen times in this thread. The people questioning the official story line just tend to doubt that it is a ball spinning in "space", which is a newspeak term anyways. Have you read the wiki page on earth's shape? There are ten or fifteen different conclusions (or more) that have been claimed throughout history and all of them are theoretical since they cannot be directly observed by the lay person, who is left to believe as they are told lest they become a pariah for not bowing to the lab coat gospel.
Like I said, you should familiarize yourself with the debate. No one is claiming a corruption of science or scientists, other than pointing out the intense pressure for "experts" to conform (As none want to be ostracized or lose their jobs). Flat earthers do claim that NASA pictures, landings, etc. are faked, but that's another matter.
Not sure what you mean. Photos can be manipulated or fabricated -- that's why flat earthers dismiss pictures. I'm not aware of flat earthers dismissing a reproducible scientific experiment.
But you can't cite one experiment or calculation that you believe conclusively demonstrates that the earth is a spinning ball?
Those are theoretical though not a direct observation of earth's shape.
I’m doing some work at an observatory later today that I’m pumped for. I’m installing new rain sensors for the dome so that it closes when some weather passes by.
That’ll be cool Dan!
It’s a pretty cool set up. It was recently programmed to have the dome opening and telescope follow whatever they are trying to capture throughout the night, so they can get several hours worth of exposure.
So you can't name one experiment or calculation? Just humor me. Obviously flat earth fact checks and rebuttals are not difficult to find.
Tell us more what you don't know about great-circle navigation.
I don't see any direct observational evidence other than NASA photos and stuff tho. Everything else is some calculation or some such designed to "prove" it but it remains theoretical. We are told if we get to 35000 feet on a clear day with a wide field of view we can witness it flying in a plane that but most commercial aircraft do not reach that altitude and even if they did whose to say you aren't seeing the edge of a flat disc that would also look "curved" at it's visual edge
Yet actual direct observational evidence, such as being able to see Chicago across lake Michigan, is dismissed as a 'mirage'. With globetrotters you can't even trust your own eyes, let alone ridiculous, ever-changing NASA pics.
I have flown many times and have never been able to see the earth's curvature. Commercial jets cruise at around 35,000 ft. When pressed on this, ball huggers say you actually have to be at 60,000 feet. There is of course plenty of amateur footage from that altitude (And higher) that shows a flat plane.
How can you forget this classic? Look at that curve, changes constantly....I had no idea Nevada or whatever took up half the "globe". This is supposedly 123,000 feet i.e "space".