No, the laser test you designed is overly complex. Just shine a laser over a large lake. The laser is 12 inches over the water., and the other side is a laser dot, 12 inches above water. That is what a proof is.
Do it at Lake Victoria.... Which is 200 miles wide...
No, I'm not watching your video on anything unless you watch an equally long video from me.
And fine... I'll give you that the drop would be noticeable at 1 mile... I made an assumption without looking it up. You got me there.
But that is not the only problem with your experiment. How many degrees off from true level can your laser be before your experiment is fucked? I looked it up, and it's not much...
Less than 1/1,000th of a degree and that laser is at a completely incorrect height on the other side... Can you build a rig to hold a laser pointer perfectly level to that degree of accuracy?
I looked up the accuracy of the most accurate leveling tool I can find... and it's accurate to 1/30th of a degree.
So you're going to have a really big challenge even proving the laser is actually parallel to the waterline your way.
Talk about overcomplicated...
My way you don't have to keep the laser perfectly parallel. You don't have to measure the height on either side. You just have to establish the light can be seen, even in a quick flash.
Why can't you just prove the laser is visible from a long distance?
According to your position it's still a straight line at 2 miles, 2,000 miles, or 10,000 miles....
It's all a straight line according to you... So the distance shouldn't matter. In your model you should be able to see a laser across oceans.
LOL.... You don't even get the analogy?! Hahah... Of course not... Okay bud, I'll break it down for you.
The reason you don't measure your driveway with your odometer is because your driveway is very small, and your odometer measures a VERY large distance in comparison..... Got it?
The reason you don't measure the earth's curve at a distance of 2 miles using a 12 inch ruler is exactly the same... The curve at that distance is very small and your 12 inch ruler measures a VERY large distance in comparison..... Got it?
It's your own experiment. Shine a laser across a lake... You shouldn't complain about it being too far away.... Being far away is the whole point as that's how you prove there's no curve!
If it's a straight line with no objects in the way asking a laser to shine 200 miles is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.... Totally within the capabilities of any decent laser...
Go do it at lake victoria..
You don't even have to make sure it's level with the ground....You don't even have to measure the height of the beam on either side.
The one and only thing you need to prove is that the laser is visible on the other side... That's it...
If you can see the laser from ANYWHERE on the other side, even a brief flash for just a millisecond, you've just disproved the curve....
Do it at Lake Victoria.... Which is 200 miles wide...
You won't see the laser....
Why not measure the length of your driveaway with your car's odometer?
No, I'm not watching your video on anything unless you watch an equally long video from me.
And fine... I'll give you that the drop would be noticeable at 1 mile... I made an assumption without looking it up. You got me there.
But that is not the only problem with your experiment. How many degrees off from true level can your laser be before your experiment is fucked? I looked it up, and it's not much...
Less than 1/1,000th of a degree and that laser is at a completely incorrect height on the other side... Can you build a rig to hold a laser pointer perfectly level to that degree of accuracy?
I looked up the accuracy of the most accurate leveling tool I can find... and it's accurate to 1/30th of a degree.
So you're going to have a really big challenge even proving the laser is actually parallel to the waterline your way.
Talk about overcomplicated...
My way you don't have to keep the laser perfectly parallel. You don't have to measure the height on either side. You just have to establish the light can be seen, even in a quick flash.
Why can't you just prove the laser is visible from a long distance?
According to your position it's still a straight line at 2 miles, 2,000 miles, or 10,000 miles....
It's all a straight line according to you... So the distance shouldn't matter. In your model you should be able to see a laser across oceans.
LOL.... You don't even get the analogy?! Hahah... Of course not... Okay bud, I'll break it down for you.
The reason you don't measure your driveway with your odometer is because your driveway is very small, and your odometer measures a VERY large distance in comparison..... Got it?
The reason you don't measure the earth's curve at a distance of 2 miles using a 12 inch ruler is exactly the same... The curve at that distance is very small and your 12 inch ruler measures a VERY large distance in comparison..... Got it?
It's your own experiment. Shine a laser across a lake... You shouldn't complain about it being too far away.... Being far away is the whole point as that's how you prove there's no curve!
If it's a straight line with no objects in the way asking a laser to shine 200 miles is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.... Totally within the capabilities of any decent laser...
Go do it at lake victoria..
You don't even have to make sure it's level with the ground....You don't even have to measure the height of the beam on either side.
The one and only thing you need to prove is that the laser is visible on the other side... That's it...
If you can see the laser from ANYWHERE on the other side, even a brief flash for just a millisecond, you've just disproved the curve....