Bring me that horizon

Dec 06, 2007 23:40

Thought you guys might be interested to know that I asked a sailor friend of mine and he told me that on the open ocean, the horizon is four and a half miles away.

That's all!

ships and sailing

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atraphoenix December 7 2007, 10:51:02 UTC
I've always wondered XD

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komandant_krech December 7 2007, 16:41:19 UTC
Geometry, I'd think, based on the radius of the Earth's curvature :)

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rexluscus December 7 2007, 20:35:15 UTC
GPS, probably. ;)

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justawench December 7 2007, 15:50:57 UTC
But can you get there from here? :D

That's interesting to know, thanks!

I'd say trying to get there is kind of like trying to escape your shadow, though.

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