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To: philman_36

Distance to Horizon calculator:

https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/distance-to-horizon

I once calculated the formula for this and then tested it from the Handcock Tower in Chicago. Sure enough Island’s in Lake Michigan which you could not see from the shore you could see from the top of the tower.


149 posted on 09/13/2025 6:22:14 AM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Nateman
Does the horizon rise to eye level or did you look down to see it?

151 posted on 09/13/2025 6:53:22 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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