• untorquer@quokk.auEnglish
    41·
    2 months ago

    Unless you has a view of the distant horizon in which case you might alternatively conclude it’s a convex lens shape.

      • bleistift2@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        51·
        2 months ago

        The horizon is always flat, no matter how high you climb. You’d need a rocket to get far enough away from the surface to see its curvature.

        • Spacehooks@reddthat.comEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          Shucks. Looked up photos and all I see is more mountain range must have confused it with fictional media. Well know I know truth for sure.

      • untorquer@quokk.auEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        A slightly perceptible curvature on the horizon only indicates a convex spherical cap, like a Frisbee.