Why does the flat earth community cling to the earth-curvature formula of:
8" per mile squared
This quadradic is NOT how the earth curvature is measured. If for example, you traveled the circumference of the earth, the real curvature formula would yield 0, because you end up right where you started. Yet the flat earth narrative claims 8" per mile squared would yield not zero but a VERY BIG NUMBER.
That's just an approximation that is practical only for short distances (say, up to 1000 miles). None of the curvature calculators use it, AFAIK. Here's a list of some of them:
Here's a mega list of videos on Flat Earth I made.
https://communities.win/c/FlatEarth/p/141roCfDT4/resources/c
Anyone that feels like asking questions about the "flat earth model" feel free to shoot them at me and I'll answer as best I can.
Why does the flat earth community cling to the earth-curvature formula of:
8" per mile squared
This quadradic is NOT how the earth curvature is measured. If for example, you traveled the circumference of the earth, the real curvature formula would yield 0, because you end up right where you started. Yet the flat earth narrative claims 8" per mile squared would yield not zero but a VERY BIG NUMBER.
Isn't this a problem for the FE community?
That's just an approximation that is practical only for short distances (say, up to 1000 miles). None of the curvature calculators use it, AFAIK. Here's a list of some of them:
And here's a graphic that shows how the curvature is calculated.
Ah, thanks for answering for me. I couldn't tell what he was exactly getting at.
The 8" per mile squared is the mainstream FE argument endlessly recycled on the YouTube videos.