The Way This Guy Proves Earth Is Not Flat Is Brilliant

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We all were
there when Elon Musk was asking “The Flat Earth Society” the important
questions, poking at the reasoning behind the theory that Earth is, in fact, a
flat disc. While flat-earthers seem to lack substantial arguments in the debate
and it seems quite obvious what the answer to the age-old question is.





imgur user
GregPagel’s views were challenged after he snapped a photo of Lake Michigan.
After examining the photos, Greg, a 47-year-old musician from Manitowoc,
realized that the horizon he captured seemed quite flat, instantly raising
doubts about everything he knew about Earth.
I’ve often
looked at the horizon over that lake–thousands of times–and wondered “am I
seeing a curve? I’m not sure. Maybe a little? Or is my mind playing tricks?” As
a kid, I’d look at it a lot
” Greg told Bored Panda. So, he did what any other
person would do, he used science! “When I actually did the math and made the
diagram, I actually felt a rush
” Pagel recalled.
Using Google
Earth and some calculations he was able to figure it all out and share the
surprising results with the world. Scroll down to see what he found out
yourself!
Yesterday,
imgur user Greg took some pictures in Manitowoc, Wisconsin
He snapped
some beautiful panorama shots of Lake Michigan

However, he
quickly noticed that something odd about the photographs
The horizon
seemed pretty… flat

So Greg did
what any other person would do and used science to figure it all out

From using
Google Earth to graphs, the man dove head-first into the challenge

And it was
no surprise that he figured it out

And here’s
your answer! 0.12 curve is barely noticeable, but it’s still a curve!
This article was originally published on
boredpanda.

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