Explain to me how we can see further than mathematical calculations show we should.
OK. I’ll try. 😊
On the spherical Earth, without any obstructions, most people at a height of around 5 feet tall standing at ground level and looking horizontally over a flat plain (not a flat Earth) can see about 3 miles into the distance, the point at which the Earth's curvature bends away – the horizon. The higher you go in elevation, however, the farther into the distance you can see.
If you stood atop Mount Everest (which is 29,029 feet tall) on a perfectly clear day and presuming you haven’t frozen to death, the horizon would be about 230 miles away.
However, standing at ground level and for instance, looking over a lake or other large body of water as is most typically the case where this phenomenon occurs, under the right atmospheric conditions, you can sometimes see objects much farther away but what you are seeing is a “superior mirage”.
Under the right atmospheric conditions, standing on the shores of eastern Lake Michigan, it is sometimes possible to see the entire skyline of Chicago, all the buildings from top to bottom and even sometimes the Chicago shoreline from around 60 miles away which to you flat Earthers who think that the “maths” wouldn’t work on a spherical Earth, should be impossible. And yes it is but isn’t.
This was shown in the previous videos I posted to you.
Mirage of Chicago skyline seen from Michigan shoreline
But note that the atmospheric conditions for such phenomenon must be just right, otherwise if the Earth was flat, the entire Chicago skyline would be visible and unchanged on any clear day from that same location all the time, which is not the case.
Skyline Skepticism: The Lake Michigan Mirage
An even rarer form of this same atmospheric condition is the “floating ships”.
What is Superior Mirage? Why the Ship looks Floating?
Is This Boat Floating In Mid-Air? No! But Here's Why It Looks That Way
Atmospheric conditions can have a similar effect on how sound travels.
Here's Why Sound Carries Farther on Cold Days
I live about 10 miles from a rail yard. I almost never hear the trains, even late at night when I have the windows open. Except for under certain weather conditions when I can not only hear the train horns but the clanking of the rail cars on the tracks.
What an amazing globe we live on. 😊