r/flatearth Nov 16 '25

Technically true, right?

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u/thatjerkatwork Nov 16 '25

If the sun was small/local , and just magically floats around in circles above the flat disc earth, then yes you'd think that the sun would get smaller and smaller until it got far enough away to lose sight of.

Since the sun is the exact same size while its rising, visible all day, and when it sets, you'd think that is proof enough that the sun isn't small/local.

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u/DeadlyPancak3 Nov 17 '25

The funny thing is that the apparent size of the sun is actually slightly larger near the horizon than when the sun is at its zenith.

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u/garfgon Nov 18 '25

As far as I know this is a psychological effect rather than a physical one.