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To: SkyDancer
So where does the sun go when it goes down on a flat surface?
It doesn't go down, it goes away from you.

Perspective.

Or do you think the poles, tracks and fence are going "down" or that they are shrinking?


72 posted on 06/30/2018 2:26:47 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

Ah, but those points do connect at infinity. I do have a problem with the GPS on the plane telling me I’m flying in a curve when the ground is flat in front of me.


81 posted on 06/30/2018 2:43:54 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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