[thepoodlebites]

The equation for a parabola is incorrect for a sphere, y ≠ 8⋅x².
I CLEARLY posted 8” per mile2 and you OBVIOUSLY know what that is...which is NOT the equation for a parabola and IS a common approximation used to describe the drop in height due to the Earth’s (a globe with a fixed radius) curvature over a given distance.
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We have a flat Earther here. OK, whether the approximation is a length or area I no matter. The curvature of the Earth cannot be approximated by a parabola.
Here are some rotating Earth facts for you:
Coriolis effect,
circumpolar stars,
Foucault pendulum.
In addition, why do clouds appear lower in the sky with distance?
Why are contrails straight as appearing in the sky?
Why does the Sun rise and proceed to the south in the Northern hemisphere but also appear to rise and proceed to the north in the Southern hemisphere?
Time lapse videos of the Sun setting in the West in the Northern Hemisphere could also be of the Sun rising in the East in the Southern hemisphere.

[thepoodlebites]

Of the Sun rising in the East in reverse. Sorry.

[philman_36]

You ask questions that you should know the answers to.

Something simple to dwell upon...
In addition, why do clouds appear lower in the sky with distance?

It's called perspective and the vanishing point.

BASIC stuff and yet you don't know it. Amazing.

[daniel1212]

We have a flat Earther here. OK, whether the approximation is a length or area I no matter. The curvature of the Earth cannot be approximated by a parabola. Here are some rotating Earth facts for you: Coriolis effect, circumpolar stars, Foucault pendulum. In addition, why do clouds appear lower in the sky with distance? Why are contrails straight as appearing in the sky? Why does the Sun rise and proceed to the south in the Northern hemisphere but also appear to rise and proceed to the north in the Southern hemisphere? Time lapse videos of the Sun setting in the West in the Northern Hemisphere could also be of the Sun rising in the East in the Southern hemisphere.

I did not realize you were engaged in this debate with such a a conspiratorialist, which like moon landing deniers (MLD) - which irrational position Flat Earthers must also subscribe to - are typically so recalcitrant in the face of overwhelming evidence that it amounts to a waste of time.

Thus I do not intend to take more time on this except to post some links as these (sorry for image size. ctrl and mouse wheel will change size. Sorry if you are on a smartphone):

The curvature of the Earth is visible in this 2014 photo, which ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti snapped from the International Space Station. Source: NASA/Samantha Cristoforetti From https://www.astronomy.com/astronomy-for-beginners/why-earth-is-not-flat-the-conspiracy-debunked/

versus:

From 7 ways you can easily prove that the Earth is not flat https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/how-do-we-know-earth-is-not-flat-earthers-proof-round-globe-8196911

https://iere.org/how-the-earth-is-not-flat/

https://www.andersoninstitute.com/flat-earth/