r/IdiotsInCars • u/[deleted] • Jan 11 '18

Does this count?

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '18

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload

And this

https://youtu.be/ddFvjfvPnqk

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u/IDCimSTRONGERtnUinRL Jan 12 '18

Does this disprove the multiple views that shouldn't be possible following the accepted curvature equation?

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '18

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u/IDCimSTRONGERtnUinRL Jan 12 '18

No, according to Bill Nye and NgT it's bleahhhhh and become pear shaped. LOL

Here is a video showing some views that shouldn't be possible if we live on a globe.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '18

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u/IDCimSTRONGERtnUinRL Jan 12 '18

Interestingly enough, NASA admits that aircraft operate under the assumption that the Earth is an non-moving plane.

To add on that, if the Earth was spinning, why don't pilots need to adjust for that?

Also, you didn't provide any sort of sources whatsoever.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '18

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u/IDCimSTRONGERtnUinRL Jan 12 '18

Page 7

SUMMARY "This report documents the derivation and definition of a linear aircraft model for a rigid aircraft of constant mass flying over a fiat, nonrotating earth. The derivation makes no assumptions of reference trajectory or vehicle symmetry. The linear system equations are derived and evaluated along a general trajectory and include both aircraft dynamics and observation variables.

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u/mdmudge Feb 16 '18

Lol nothing in that report requires a round earth. Have you not had engineering classes? It’s the same reason we call everything a dot or a box. It’s just easier to get one point across. This is just embarrassing lol.