Hey mate, appreciate the sarcasm — but let’s slow down and think this through.
You’re saying I should stand on the beach in Portsea and spot Tasmania with a telescope, and if I can’t, then that proves the Earth isn’t flat?
But that ignores some pretty basic optics and atmospheric physics.
Even on a flat plane, your line of sight is still limited by:
Humidity and haze over the ocean
Light diffusion and refraction
The angle of view and telescope quality
And especially distance fade — even powerful zooms don’t cut through kilometres of moist, particle-filled air
Portsea to Tasmania is around 250 km. Even on a crystal-clear day, you’re asking a consumer-grade telescope to cut through dense atmosphere, sea spray, and horizon blur — that’s like expecting to read a street sign from Brisbane while standing in Lismore.
That’s not “proof of curvature” — it’s proof that human sight and telescope optics have limits.
Let me flip the question: If the Earth is a globe, with a radius of 6,371 km, there should be a defined curve drop of about 4,900 metres over 250 km. That’s more than five Mount Everests of curve supposedly hiding Tasmania from view.
So here’s the challenge back to you: Why are ships, land masses, oil rigs, and buildings still visible far beyond where curvature should hide them?
Zoom footage is everywhere showing this. They’re not mirages. You can’t “mirage” full buildings.
So before tossing around “utter tosh,” maybe let’s both try to ask better questions — because truth shouldn’t need to be sarcastic to stand.
Happy to keep it respectful and real.
