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Anonymous Coward User ID: 70943028 United States 02/20/2016 02:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! do the math. Earth is about 8,000 mi. diameter on average. apply the numbers to this: [link to mathworld.wolfram.com] |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 02:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! do the math. Earth is about 8,000 mi. diameter on average. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 apply the numbers to this: [link to mathworld.wolfram.com] Ah thanks for that link!!! But do you think the 8i per mile formula is a real equation or just something made-up? Or is the 2,9mi Horizon a made-up assessment? Because both CAN'T BE RIGHT a 24 inch sloping Horizon I could still see over! |
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User ID: 13276864 United States 02/20/2016 02:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! do the math. Earth is about 8,000 mi. diameter on average. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 apply the numbers to this: [link to mathworld.wolfram.com] Ah thanks for that link!!! But do you think the 8i per mile formula is a real equation or just something made-up? Or is the 2,9mi Horizon a made-up assessment? Because both CAN'T BE RIGHT a 24 inch sloping Horizon I could still see over! I was trying to figure it out too. I've heard "8 inches per mile squared", whatever that means. 8inches times per mile squared? Not sure. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 02:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! do the math. Earth is about 8,000 mi. diameter on average. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 apply the numbers to this: [link to mathworld.wolfram.com] Ah thanks for that link!!! But do you think the 8i per mile formula is a real equation or just something made-up? Or is the 2,9mi Horizon a made-up assessment? Because both CAN'T BE RIGHT a 24 inch sloping Horizon I could still see over! I was trying to figure it out too. I've heard "8 inches per mile squared", whatever that means. 8inches times per mile squared? Not sure. Yeah squared, like when you tile your floor. Still, 8 inches per mile then the 2.9mi Horizon curves by 24 inches. CAN'T BE RIGHT! One or the other is wrong, or both, I'm sure someone here on GLP will point out the flaw and make the appropriate corrections. correct the scietific world. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70128270 Canada 02/20/2016 02:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! If you honestly believe this magical atmosphere can propel the soft moving or hardly moving clouds (and everything in the sky, including planes) at over 1,000 mph while maintaining the barely moving movement that they appear to have you are living in a magical fantasy world. and if your magical fantasy world somehow did propel those airplanes at 1,000 mph in the same direction as earth, can you imagine the chaos when they fly against said atmosphere? LOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and at the end of the day, I can't even get upset with anyone who gets upset with my remarks because I understand the psychology behind your cognitive processes. Just remember, you're on a conspiracy site, nothing is a coincidence, the one thing you can't question is what we live on and what space is. History has been edited, space programs controlled, science hijacked.. all to fool the population into believing we live on something we don't... because that way we can't figure out the true secrets of our reality. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 02:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70943028 United States 02/20/2016 03:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! if the dia. of earth = 8,000 miles that's 42,240,000 feet. so if we apply the formula of: PA/PT = PT/PB where: PB = the distance above earth's surface that your eye is (about 5') PA = diameter of earth plus PB PT= The distance in feet to the horizon We are solving for PT, thus PT = X So, simplified we have: 42,240,005/X = X/5 Do the maths and X= 14,533' or 2.9 miles. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 03:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! If you honestly believe this magical atmosphere can propel the soft moving or hardly moving clouds (and everything in the sky, including planes) at over 1,000 mph while maintaining the barely moving movement that they appear to have you are living in a magical fantasy world. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70128270 and if your magical fantasy world somehow did propel those airplanes at 1,000 mph in the same direction as earth, can you imagine the chaos when they fly against said atmosphere? LOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and at the end of the day, I can't even get upset with anyone who gets upset with my remarks because I understand the psychology behind your cognitive processes. Just remember, you're on a conspiracy site, nothing is a coincidence, the one thing you can't question is what we live on and what space is. History has been edited, space programs controlled, science hijacked.. all to fool the population into believing we live on something we don't... because that way we can't figure out the true secrets of our reality. Are you trying to say the earth doesn't curve? Then why do I see the Horizon? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70943028 United States 02/20/2016 03:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70943028 United States 02/20/2016 03:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! keep in mind that the 2.9 mile to horizon formula is based off of an eye level height at about 5' above ground. There is a power law at work, so even small changes in height above the ground have huge changes in distance to horizon. example, standing on just a 100' hill will allow you to see 13 miles to horizon. 100' in height gained 10 miles! See the power law at work now? |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 03:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! if the dia. of earth = 8,000 miles that's 42,240,000 feet. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 so if we apply the formula of: PA/PT = PT/PB where: PB = the distance above earth's surface that your eye is (about 5') PA = diameter of earth plus PB PT= The distance in feet to the horizon We are solving for PT, thus PT = X So, simplified we have: 42,240,005/X = X/5 Do the maths and X= 14,533' or 2.9 miles. So what you're saying is the 8in per mile formula claim earth curves is wrong or the Horizon would just slope by 24 inches and I BE pretty sure everyone could see over 24 inches, even sitting on chair while typing on GLP! Thanks for setting things straight again. This link and formula is just a rubbish amusement equation. [link to mathcentral.uregina.ca] |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 03:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! keep in mind that the 2.9 mile to horizon formula is based off of an eye level height at about 5' above ground. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 There is a power law at work, so even small changes in height above the ground have huge changes in distance to horizon. example, standing on just a 100' hill will allow you to see 13 miles to horizon. 100' in height gained 10 miles! See the power law at work now? Bear in mind that even women are 5i tall, seeing the Horizon at 2.9mi away curving by 24inch you could still see over it. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70943028 United States 02/20/2016 03:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! if the dia. of earth = 8,000 miles that's 42,240,000 feet. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 so if we apply the formula of: PA/PT = PT/PB where: PB = the distance above earth's surface that your eye is (about 5') PA = diameter of earth plus PB PT= The distance in feet to the horizon We are solving for PT, thus PT = X So, simplified we have: 42,240,005/X = X/5 Do the maths and X= 14,533' or 2.9 miles. So what you're saying is the 8in per mile formula claim earth curves is wrong or the Horizon would just slope by 24 inches and I BE pretty sure everyone could see over 24 inches, even sitting on chair while typing on GLP! Thanks for setting things straight again. This link and formula is just a rubbish amusement equation. [link to mathcentral.uregina.ca] you can't say 8" per mile! it's not a linear equation! |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 03:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! if the dia. of earth = 8,000 miles that's 42,240,000 feet. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 so if we apply the formula of: PA/PT = PT/PB where: PB = the distance above earth's surface that your eye is (about 5') PA = diameter of earth plus PB PT= The distance in feet to the horizon We are solving for PT, thus PT = X So, simplified we have: 42,240,005/X = X/5 Do the maths and X= 14,533' or 2.9 miles. So what you're saying is the 8in per mile formula claim earth curves is wrong or the Horizon would just slope by 24 inches and I BE pretty sure everyone could see over 24 inches, even sitting on chair while typing on GLP! Thanks for setting things straight again. This link and formula is just a rubbish amusement equation. [link to mathcentral.uregina.ca] you can't say 8" per mile! it's not a linear equation! The link says it! "Hence the earth's surface curves approximately 8 inches in one mile." [link to mathcentral.uregina.ca] I'm in agreement with you that Horizon is 2.9mi, but that would make the formula on that link rubbish. Because both scientific statement CAN'T BE RIGHT or the 2.9mi Horizon would slope due to earth's surface curves approximately 8 inches in one mile for a total curvature on 24 inches. I think most dogs can see over 24inches. Thanks for de-bunking the 8in-formula. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70943028 United States 02/20/2016 03:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! the 8" per mile works like this: you have to add the previous mile's 8" plus the new8" to every mile. So for 3 miles you'd have Mile 1 = 8" Mile 2 = 8"+8" Mile 3 = 8"+8"=8" thus, 8 + (8+8) + (8+8+8) and you get 56" or just under 5'. There is some rounding so that's why the number is a bit short. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 03:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! the 8" per mile works like this: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 you have to add the previous mile's 8" plus the new8" to every mile. So for 3 miles you'd have Mile 1 = 8" Mile 2 = 8"+8" Mile 3 = 8"+8"=8" thus, 8 + (8+8) + (8+8+8) and you get 56" or just under 5'. There is some rounding so that's why the number is a bit short. It's a bit complex what you're proposing. Because the earth is said to be 25,000mi in circumference, using your formula at the 25th-thousand-mile the earth would slope by what, 2million inches? Maybe the Horizon statement is wrong. Someone with authority will come and make the corrections the authorities previously made. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 03:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! the 8" per mile is correct. you are just applying the math incorrectly. do the fucking math for christ's sake! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 That's right! That's what it says, 8 inches per mile. Every mile, the earth curves 8 inches, hence at 2.9 mi is roughly 24 inches. I can spit over a 24in height. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 70943028 United States 02/20/2016 03:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! the 8" per mile is correct. you are just applying the math incorrectly. do the fucking math for christ's sake! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 That's right! That's what it says, 8 inches per mile. Every mile, the earth curves 8 inches, hence at 2.9 mi is roughly 24 inches. I can spit over a 24in height. how many times do I have to say it's not linear?! Youre fucking retarded. It doesnt work like that. 2.9 miles = about 5' of drop. not 24". it's not 8" per mile X the number of miles = the drop. Look at the formula I posted earlier and apply the maths. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 03:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! do you even know the difference between circumference and diameter? Can you do maths? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 Yes the circumference is the measurement around the spherical earth, its diameter is a clear transverse right thru its center. And 8inches per mile earth curve is a 24 inch curvature at 2.9 miles. Its complex, don't worry someone with authority is due to arrive and make the corrections of the previous authorities. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 68076343 Spain 02/20/2016 03:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! I beg to differ. Anywhere one stands on the sphere they are standing at the highest point. It slopes down. It couldn't slope-up or we'd be walking uphill all the time. We are. 8-) Proven in 1897 Already by the Teed/Morrow experiment. Conveniently scrubbed from history though. Why else do you think we are still stuck here? Could have colonies on the Moon and Mars for decades already. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 03:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! the 8" per mile is correct. you are just applying the math incorrectly. do the fucking math for christ's sake! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 That's right! That's what it says, 8 inches per mile. Every mile, the earth curves 8 inches, hence at 2.9 mi is roughly 24 inches. I can spit over a 24in height. how many times do I have to say it's not linear?! Youre fucking retarded. It doesnt work like that. 2.9 miles = about 5' of drop. not 24". it's not 8" per mile X the number of miles = the drop. Look at the formula I posted earlier and apply the maths. The link says it! "Hence the earth's surface curves approximately 8 inches in one mile." [link to mathcentral.uregina.ca] That's what it says, 8 inches per mile. Every mile, the earth curves 8 inches, hence at 2.9 mi is roughly 24 inches. If I was to apply your formula and because the earth is said to be 25,000mi in circumference, using your formula at the 25th-thousand-mile the earth would slope by 2million inches. I think you're off. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 03:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! the 8" per mile works like this: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70943028 you have to add the previous mile's 8" plus the new8" to every mile. So for 3 miles you'd have Mile 1 = 8" Mile 2 = 8"+8" Mile 3 = 8"+8"+8" thus, 8 + (8+8) + (8+8+8) and you get 56" or just under 5'. Sorry friend but 8 + (8+8) + (8+8+8) is 48in. 4 feet. I can still spit over a 4ft height. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 42231906 Canada 02/20/2016 03:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I saw yesterday a post about: 2.9mi Horizon (x) 8in-per-mile formula claim earth curves (=) 24 inches. NEED ADVICE! Well I'm off to find info on the Princess cruise-liner height and figure out at how many miles from the shoreline I would see that mammoth of a ship disappear over the ocean Horizon using the 8in-per-mile formula. Wish me luck! Be back later to see who's who on GLP. Still me, or them! |