.@neiltyson @bobatl guys guys guys let's just settle this over MY world, which is both round and flat
@bobatl Earth's curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that.
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@NickFalconPunch@neiltyson no reason will change@bobatl's mind. Confirmation bias is a powerful cognitive failure. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson@bobatl Science God is here to save us from this backwards nonsense. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson, you didn't account for the fact that index of refraction increases with pressure, creating an atmospheric lens!@bobatl -
Those of us who sometimes point out telescopes sideways know what a hassle this effect can be. You astronomers have it easy.
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@neiltyson … of course the atmosphere is so variable near sea level that I don't blame you for a few simplifying assumptions.
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@neiltyson@bobatl Chicago skyline is visible from 60 miles away in Michigan. There is no curve. EARTH IS FLAT.pic.twitter.com/51zc0JrVeo
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@a19grey@neiltyson@bobatl none of the Chicago skyline should be visible if we lived on a "globe". EARTH IS FLAT.pic.twitter.com/waoRhILMur
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@chelmex@a19grey@neiltyson@bobatl not a mirage or diffraction. It's just the Chicago skyline. EARTH IS FLAT.pic.twitter.com/ARBxJAjmsq
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@DBOMB2012@a19grey@bobatl@chelmex@neiltyson and don't send this garbage "proof"pic.twitter.com/abu5GDecVL
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@Jonstradamus@DBOMB2012@a19grey@bobatl@neiltyson I am an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation. Good night - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson I am so sorry you had to see this. Embarrassing day for Twitter, which is saying something.Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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