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Yeah, I've heard that one a few times. Nice!
If there are aliens, what will they look like?
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https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/431554750119550976?lang=enYou need a better airplane...
I'll take this guy's word for it...
He Flew the SR-71
A former Blackbird pilot now volunteers at the National Air and Space Museum.airandspace.si.edu
"You’re at 85,000 feet. You see the curvature of the Earth—the beautiful blue. Black sky above you. You can see up to 350 miles in any direction. It’s a magnificent sight. And at night—think of the pictures you’ve seen from NASA or the Hubble—90 percent of the stars we could see up there, we can’t see on Earth because the atmosphere is filtering them out."
Neil: "Wide angle lenses curve horizontal lines. So no Earth curvature for Felix at 3x an airplane’s altitude". C'mon Neil! Felix was at 128,000 ft.
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A common reply from people who are ingrained into cults. You too can break out of it!
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Your pity is certainly misplaced. The feeling is definitely mutual.Geeze you feel bad for his family.
Trust me once you go Flat you don't go back.
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Your link doesn't work.https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/431554750119550976?lang=en
Neil: "Wide angle lenses curve horizontal lines. So no Earth curvature for Felix at 3x an airplane’s altitude". C'mon Neil! Felix was at 128,000 ft.
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Your pity is certainly misplaced. The feeling is definitely mutual.
Trust me was you go Flat you don't go back.
The guy died. I felt bad for his family.
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I would like to challenge the stated idea that you cannot see the Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan. It is simply not true. The lake is directly adjacent to the city, you can see it. What nuounce am I missing in this claim? What is this supposed 60 miles mentioned in Trad's post?
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he is saying you see it but “if the earth was round you wouldn’t see it”
“ So you should not be able to see the Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan (~60 miles) because there would be a 2400 ft drop behind the curve. The height of the observer would be nullified by laying on the ground and looking in the distance.”
from across the bay I am guessing like Benton Harbour
