The Bullshit Asymmetry Principle
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And while you are at it... Go ahead and tell me why my long distance version of the exact same experiment DOESN'T work.
Even though you don't need to hold the laser perfectly level in my version and just need to verify the light is visible at any point.
That ought to be entertaining.
It's literally the exact same as your experiment except it's far enough away that you don't have to care or measure the exact angle of the laser, only whether or not it's visible.
You make the target a camera lens instead of piece of cardboard.
No ultra accurate leveling device is needed... Just repeated moving flashes in a general direction that can be done by hand. And you either see the flashes from across the lake, or you don't.
At a distance of 200 miles on a curved earth the light would not be visible... But on a flat earth you should still be able to see the flashes even if only briefly...
Record even one flash from that distance and you win...
BTW...... Here's what the internet has to say about your claim that the atmosphere makes it impossible to shine a laser 200 miles.
200 miles is only it's EFFECTIVE range... Meaning the range at which the laser still carries enough energy to destroy a missile. If you are measuring how far the light might be still be detectable from it's going to be SIGNIFICANTLY farther than 200 miles.
And lastly, your fucking idea of eyeballing a laser pointer using a lake and calling it level is stupid because that's subjective and allows you to point the laser wherever you want.
You will simply coordinate with someone on the other side adjusting the laser in the slightest increments until it hit's exactly where you want and then you will call it "perfectly level" with no objective instrument to verify your claim and a source of "trust me bro, I looked at it real good".
I'm not unblocking you FYI.... Just debunking your final red herring.... Well, I'm sure not your FINAL red herring... Just the final one I'm gonna put up with....
Not going down another ridiculous side-track with you. Every single one you've sent me down so far has been total bullshit. This one would be no different.
You're just trying to change the subject because I just proved you can't hold the laser level at a distance of 2 miles.
Tell me how you managed to determine that eyeballing the laser next to a lake is more accurate than a construction level... which would still leave you off by 64 inches at 2 miles.