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I've seen a lot of people fail at trying to prove the earth is round... and others fail at proving it flat.

I grew up believing the round thing and it's hard to imagine that idea being wrong, but anything's possible.

I think radio waves shoot out straight into space and dont bend (much). So, reaching places on the other side of the earth is difficult due to it's round nature.

But I havent tried it.

I guess airplanes dont fly straight over long distances, but instead adjust to the curvature of earth to maximize efficiency. But again, I just take this as truth, I'm not a pilot.

Sometimes I wonder if it matters to me at all.

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existing sprinkles 3mo ago

You can just calculate the circumference of the Earth by looking at shadows! That's how they proved Earth was round without airplanes and spaceships and what not. Simple geometry.

https://www.aps.org/apsnews/2006/06/eratosthenes-measures-earth

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