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To: plain talk
Apparently this guy has never been in an airplane before or he would know the world is not flat

I have been in a few and have never seen the curvature of the Earth.

I think you would have to get a ride on a SR71 to see the curvature of the Earth.

60 posted on 11/24/2017 10:49:51 PM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.L)
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To: Pontiac

The curvature of the earth is clearly an optical illusion. I traveled to oasis and europe and never went over the horizon. Columbus ran into america simply because he went west and not east.


62 posted on 11/24/2017 10:56:09 PM PST by morphing libertarian (A proud member of the Ruthie Bader Afternoon Nap Club)
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Flying to 70,000 feet, James May gets to see the curvature of the Earth as he reaches the edge of space

James May Witnesses Curvature of Earth - James May: On The Moon - Brit Lab

But the curvature is also observable from commercial airliners, especially on the high altitude trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific flights. I’ve seen it and it is beautiful.

71 posted on 11/25/2017 5:06:00 AM PST by MD Expat in PA
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