alt Hacker NewsI’m curious if the size of 8 miles is related to the curvature of the earth. That’s about the distance that big things disappear over the horizon
I’m curious if the size of 8 miles is related to the curvature of the earth. That’s about the distance that big things disappear over the horizon
From a 6 foot above ground level of eye, an object only needs to be 17 ft tall to disappear below the horizon at 8 miles.
Amazing the math you remember from a celestial nav course more than a decade ago.