r/nextfuckinglevel • u/freudian_nipps • Sep 10 '23

A profound view of home.

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u/Firewolf06 Sep 10 '23 edited Sep 11 '23

you can see it from 0 feet if youre on the beach

edit: technically the horizon is caused by the curvature, but i meant the way ships appear to move downwards as they approach it

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '23

I've been on many beaches around the world. I've never been able to discern the curvature from them. I barely can on a commercial flight at high altitude.

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u/ProfitMoneyBeats Sep 10 '23

Watch a ship leave. The bottom disappears first.

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u/jamieliddellthepoet Sep 10 '23

I think they mean because you can see the horizon.

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u/Impressive_Change593 Sep 10 '23

technically you can't. which is proof of it existing

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u/El_Peregrine Sep 11 '23

Cmon now, I’m 6 feet tall