Off Topic Conspiracy Thread

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Building 7 said:
So observer with Chicago behind him looking across the lake to Grand Mere State Park. Should he be able to see a flag on a 6ft flag pole or should it be out of sight below the horizon ?
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No ****ing idea - is the Grand Mere State Park(the flagpole) more or less than just over 6 miles away from the observer ?
 
Building 7 said:
Nice one , I will study that tomorrow.
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d=1.23 x root (h)...}
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(from wiki article above)
d = 1.23 x sq. root 6' = 1.23 x 2.45 = 3.01 miles
X 2 because the flag pole is 6' = 2 X 3,01 = 6.02 miles.

See post [HASHTAG]#261[/HASHTAG].
Not too far off, mental arithmetic not my strong point.
 
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Building 7 said:
I'm no flat earther , but can somebody do the maths on how far a flag on top of a 6ft pole would have to be away from the observer for the flag to drop just below the horizon ?
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tigerscanada said:
d=1.23 x root (h)...}
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(from wiki article above)
d = 1.23 x sq. root 6' = 1.23 x 2.45 = 3.01 miles
X 2 because the flag pole is 6' = 2 X 3,01 = 6.02 miles.

See post [HASHTAG]#261[/HASHTAG].
Not too far off, mental arithmetic not my strong point.
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You need to be careful here because the curvature of the earth is not the only factor. As the a sight line is well below 13 feet (4 m) above the water, the effects of atmospheric refraction come into play.

The density of air in the atmosphere decreases with height above the Earth's surface so all light rays travelling nearly horizontally bend downward. If the measurement is close enough to the surface, light rays can curve downward at a rate equal to the mean curvature of the Earth's surface. In this case, the two effects of assumed curvature and refraction could cancel each other out and the Earth will appear flat in optical experiments. This will be aided by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere with temperature increasing with altitude above the lake.
 
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Stockholm Tiger said:
You need to be careful here because the curvature of the earth is not the only factor. As the a sight line is well below 13 feet (4 m) above the water, the effects of atmospheric refraction come into play.

The density of air in the atmosphere decreases with height above the Earth's surface, all light rays travelling nearly horizontally bend downward. If the measurement is close enough to the surface, light rays can curve downward at a rate equal to the mean curvature of the Earth's surface. In this case, the two effects of assumed curvature and refraction could cancel each other out and the Earth will appear flat in optical experiments. This will be aided by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere with temperature increasing with altitude above the lake.
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This calls for a coffee and some serious consideration later today.
 
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Building 7 said:
I remember interviews when they test **** like this by interchanging words like 'I have loads of friends' or 'I have many friends'. I didn't get the job as I have neither :)
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You should have said that you had loads of friends when you were a coach driver for stag parties. <ok>
 
Was John F Kennedy shot by William Greer? Certainly looks like it in the footage...

Also, did anybody watch the moon landing - fake or not? Documentary on Channel 5? I don't usually subscribe to it as I do like to think that we as a species accomplished that feat, it''s one of the reasons I became an astronomer, but it was worth it to see one of the interviewees get clocked by Buzz Aldrin.
 
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Sterling Archer said:
Was John F Kennedy shot by William Greer? Certainly looks like it in the footage...

Also, did anybody watch the moon landing - fake or not? Documentary on Channel 5? I don't usually subscribe to it as I do like to think that we as a species accomplished that feat, it''s one of the reasons I became an astronomer, but it was worth it to see one of the interviewees get clocked by Buzz Aldrin.
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Anything on mainstream is tainted imo. We have to think what JFK's policy's were. One was to stop the Federal Reserve issuing cash and let the government issue it. 'Green backs' I think they were called. People more powerful than the govt. didn't like this.
 
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