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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy
If two forum members wanted to communicate by blinking flash lights at each other they could get on step ladders at the two locations. If they both claimed to an equivalent height above the beach until they could see above the water in the broads, how high would they both have to be?
On a perfectly flat day, they would each have to be almost 46 feet above the beach.
Believe it or not.
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"NOT" ...In fact, if the forum members were about 6 feet tall, they wouldn't need ladders. Over 16.6 miles, the earth will curve 11.039 feet. Check your math!
Think about it. If each person was 46' above the shore, that would equate to over 5 feet of curvature per mile. (92 ft/16.6 mi = 5.5 ft/mi) If that were the case, a person standing on the northern tip of Rattlesnake Island wouldn't be able see a 10 foot high boat along the shore of Welch Island, 3 miles away.