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To: wardaddy

Columbus’ crew could see the earth’s curvature from a yardarm.

Everyone can.


134 posted on 02/24/2020 11:34:32 AM PST by Does so (...Democrats believe in democracy only when they win the election...)
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To: Does so
Whether you can see the curvature of the earth or not, the existence of the horizon proves it is curved. It's because of the curve that we can only see a limited distance.

When a ship on the ocean drops from view along the horizon, it has not submerged, it is obscured by the curve of the earth.

135 posted on 02/24/2020 11:42:06 AM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Does so

I’ve sat in a few bosuns chairs hoisted and sat in captains chair albeit Honduran licensed on the bridge

I didn’t see it

But my eyes are bad


149 posted on 02/24/2020 1:17:40 PM PST by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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