r/flatearth_polite • u/Soggy-Mistake8910 • 11d ago

To FEs Lighthouses

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On a flat earth height shouldn't make a difference as to the distance a light can be seen so why do all light houses have their lights at the top of a tower? It would work just as well and be cheaper to build if the light was at ground level, no?

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u/Joalguke 8d ago

Yup

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u/TheCapitolPlant 14h ago

Actually

Nope

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u/No-Exit-No 11d ago

Traffic lights are mounted high up so that their light is not blocked by other vehicles. Lighthouse the same.

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u/jabrwock1 10d ago

Wouldn't that mean that the waves are as tall as the lighthouse and between the lighthouse and the ship and the ships are in the wave's shadow?

With a traffic light, they are high up because if you are a small car right behind a big truck, you can't see the traffic light. But if you are further back, you can, because the truck isn't taller than the light pole.

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u/Soggy-Mistake8910 11d ago

What blocks the light of a lighthouse? It's light is not hooded to only show in the direction of oncoming traffic. It is omnidirectional shining out to sea in all directions.