What do you think would happen if you had a more powerful zoom or scope? Would the ship come back into your view or did it actually go behind the curvature of the sphere? Remember we cannot see any visible curve at 120,000 feet. How could you possibly see the curve a few feet over sea level?
The only thing we are trying to establish is you cannot see that curve from sea level as you guys are saying.
Why can we not see the this phenomenon while looking left to right? It's always head on. If Earth is a sphere the boats should show this behavior in all directions not just straight on.
These videos you have given us along with the flat earth videos showing the boats coming back into sight after they have disappeared do not prove earths shape. To think you can see this massive curve (enough to conceal these large vessels) over such a short distance is insanity, especially since you can see land masses 100's of miles away on many parts of earth. You can't have it both ways.
But if you look at the ship going over the horizon from only 1 inch above sea level, the horizon will be so much closer that you won't need a zoom or scope, except if you want to read the lips of the people talking on deck. Of course, once they are over the horizon, you'll be out of luck with that... except, maybe, if you elevate yourself a little higher than 1 inch.
Right from 1 inch vs 6 feet vs on the tower your changing your elevation and PERSPECTIVE.
It's not a boat being blocked by the water (due to the curvature of the earth) when you see it disappear on the horizon. That's all I'm trying to get at here. I don't believe anyone has actually seen a boat go out of sight because of curvature blocking our view (even if we are on a sphere). I don't think we can see that far (due to multiple factors). I believe it is due to perspective that the boat goes out of sight. From any elevation (that is at least attached to the earth).
I'm simply making the argument that when we see that ship disappear it's not because of the curvature of the earth. It is due to perspective.
The ship example proves dick for either side. I'm just surprised most here are fighting it with such vigor as they truly believe it went behind the curve. The ship is not far out enough to be concealed by the curve. At 3 miles out the curvature is negligible. It's not going to disappear that ship. You have been the only one, from the globe side, who has not full on said (from what I recall) that the ship goes behind the curve. Your very careful to say horizon. Which is correct.
I started in on this because suchmoon and his binoculars saw that ship go behind the curve thus proving the earth is a sphere. He was very proud of that and considers anyone who doesn't believe him a complete dumb ass.
The ship did go behind the horizon (at his vantage point for him) however it had nothing to do with it being blocked by the curvature of the earth. This was his big example that proved the earth is a sphere. I'm simply saying him and his binoculars didn't prove shit and his big reason of believing in the sphere is faulty.