The Earth Is Flat, Proof In Model

Originally posted by Blue_Seven
First off, the curvature of the earth. there are two easy examples of this. First of all, the numerous pictures taken from space of all faces of the earth, and from high-altitude aircraft, all of which show curvature, if not the various parts of a sphere itself. Second, when watching a ship leave port, you will notice that the bottom of the ship is the first to disappear, followed by the top parts of ship. the only explanation is the curvature of the earth.

Because sustained space flight is not possible (how would a space ship float above earth?) we can hardly claim that photo evidence from space is a smoking gun. Clearly NASA fakes pictures to show a round earth.
The bottom of the ship disappears first because the atmosphere is thicker at the surface and thins at altitude. When seen through many miles of atmosphere, the air at the horizon is thick enough to diffuse light so it "disappears" That is why you still see the top through the thinner atmosphere.

Second of all, the idea of night and day doesn't really hold up. the most compelling argument I've heard is, I believe, from you, saying that it is a result of constructive and destructive interference. Very eloquent. the problem lies in the fact that to have localized destructive interference, one would have to have uniform light waves inverse only in their periods. as it stands, the radial light rays emanating from both the moon and the sun are too jumbled to actually create noticeable sections of destructive interference, mostly because the sun's rays are much more intense than those of the moon. Even if the rays were equal in their amplitude, the pattern of radiation from the sources would create a curved checkerboard patter of interference. (think of a wifi symbol superimposed on another facing the other way.)

The interference is the cause of lunar eclipses and only happens very rarely. The sun and moon circle the north pole roughly half way between the pole and the ice wall. The sun is small and only shines on part of the discs surface.

Third, travel wouldn't really work in the sense that satellites wouldn't be able to orbit the earth North-South, and explorers of the south pole trying to find the pole would be baffled by a strip of ice millions of miles long. and speaking of, how does the south pole even exist? or the north pole, for that matter.

Satellites don't orbit the flat earth. The south pole does not exist. It is a figment of the round earth. The north pole is the center of the disc. It is easy to circum navigate the world. It happens almost daily. Perhaps you are familiar with the great circle route.

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Also, how would the flat model of the earth account for people in the US seeing certain stars in the summer, while at the same moment, people in South america (presumably on the same plane/frame of reference) see a completely different part, and how would it account for the seasonal change of the night sky?

This is the best question so far and is explained by the fact that stars are rather small and are relatively close, much like the sun and moon. In fact they are only a few hundred miles beyond them.

Just in the interest of argument, please explain the concepts of day and night, seasons, and orbital satellites more clearly.

Good arguments, btw. keep them coming.

There is already a diagram showing the seasons and solar/lunar position in this thread. For the last time Satellites can not float, so they do not orbit. Some functions we think are performed by satellites are actually performed by high altitude blimps.