Would a rainbow in the sky have the same degree of curvature if the Earth was flat?
I'm a 19 year old male with an 85 degree curvature in the spine, condition called Scoliosis AmA!
I was born with scoliosis and the curvature has become so large that my doctor has told me its unfixable(Its fixable but the risks are so high that it is not worth chancing). I am 19 and 4'10", AmA!
Pictures of me: http://i.imgur.com/tIihl6B.jpg
EDIT1: This is my first Reddit post and my first AmA! I have never heard from so many other people with scoliosis! Throughout my 19 year life career ive only met 2 other people with scoliosis. My grandpa and some random kid at a park that was a spitting mirror image of me. Like I mean twins.
EDIT2: Its been 4 hours and Im still trying to answer everyones comments!
EDIT3: 6 hours in and ive commented back to about 90% of peoples comments!
EDIT4: 8 Hours in and comments are still coming in. Still trying to answer all of them. Ill be up for another 2 hours!
EDIT5: OK so its been a really long 10 hours! For the whole 10 hours of this post ive been sitting at my laptop, reading, commenting, answering EVERY SINGLE COMMENT. If I didn't reply to you, then I read what you had to say. I kept refreshing my unread messages making sure that the people with late comments got a response. Thank you everyone for sharing your stories and giving your advise. I did not expect this to get so big. When I get home I have a few things to do, thank you again for everyones comments and advise, I am off to bed, so If you are reading this update then I have gone to bed!
People in LA are at about 40 degrees angle to New Yorkers because of earths curvature
These trees grow in the forest near Gryfino, Poland. The cause of the curvature is unknown.
How large does building has to be so the curvature of the earth has to be considered in its design?
I know that for small things like a house we can just consider the earth flat and it is all good. But how the curvature of the earth influences bigger things like stadiums, roads and so on?
This is the longest straight line you can possibly sail (due to the curvature of the Earth) Pakistan to Russia
Why do physicists continue to treat gravity as a fundamental force when we know it's not a true force but rather the result of the curvature of space-time?
It seems that trying to unify gravity and incorporate it in The Standard Model will be impossible since it's not a true force and doesn't need a force carrying particle like a graviton or something. There is no rush to figure out what particle is responsible for water staying in the bucket when I spin it around. What am I missing?
Edit: Guys and gals thanks for all the great answers and the interest on this question. I'm glad there are people out there a lot smarter than I am working on this!
TIL Olympus Mons on Mars, the tallest known mountain in the solar system, is so large at its base that an observer on its peak wouldn’t know he was standing on a mountain because its slope would be obscured by the curvature of the planet itself.
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Bonneville Salt Flats prove curvature of the Earth
The curvature of Bayley's 🍑 is just insane! 🍑🤯🍑
How the power lines at Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA simply and clearly show the curvature of the Earth
Shortest distance between two points is a curve? Due to the curvature of the earth, the closest way between New York and Moscow is closer to the poles than to the equator.
Interesting curvature in the reflection of the tiles???
There seems to be an unnatural curvature of spacetime in this region...
So, gravity is the curvature of space-time, but also one of the four fundamental forces, how?
Hello, so I got hit by this question today, and I would really like to understand this. If we see gravity as described by Einstein, do we still see it as a force? I might also not have a very clear understanding of relativity because I just know what I've read in books and on the internet.
Sorry if the question seems stupid for some, I'm still in high school, I'm 17, and very curious when it comes to physics. I know that these concepts may be too complicated for me but if someone could briefly explain what I asked, I would be extremely grateful. Thanks :3
Curvature of the earth. Taken from 52,000 feet!
A ship disappearing from the bottom first is an effect of Earth’s curvature. It is not a direct observation of the curvature itself. We can only directly see the curvature from a significant altitude, not from near the surface.
How the power lines at Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA simply and clearly show the curvature of the Earth
You can control the curvature of bananas within a radius of 10 meters around you
[Geometrical Calculus] Explain how this identity gives curvature of a function?
Call me crazy but I may have discovered a weird way to help extend the life of your lashes and retain that band curvature? Slip them into the lip of an empty contact case!?
You can see the curvature of Earth in this photo of Lake Michigan
Curvature starts before the top of the ear! Proper round head. Tried something new from what I knew. Gave me a new notch to my technique. I love barbering!
When flat earthers try to convince me the earth is flat I ask them to explain how you can see the curvature of the earth from a HALO jump.
Someone sponsoring the top Flat Earth advocates for a flight to see the curvature of the earth for themselves. And documenting it
How the power lines at Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA simply and clearly show the curvature of the Earth.
What are some examples of how we must compensate for the curvature of the earth in everyday human activity? I.e. calculations or measurements for construction, launching satellites, or any other common process?
Got a friend who has hinted at being open to the idea of the earth being flat. I’m trying to preemptively bolster some counter arguments with something real and relatable like, “if the earth wasn’t round we’d have no satellite tv, or we wouldn’t have to compensate for it in building railroads”(not sure if those are true, just tying to get my point across), etc.
Thank you!!
Flat earthers believe that our planet is flat but didn't ever deny the curvature of any other sun/planet
Visual comparison of a couple different corner curvatures
Each thing in our lives has been painstakingly designed by someone, from our cups to pencils to computers to doors to everything in our lives. It's amazing how much thought must have been put into designing the curvature of a plate certain way or how the shape of a soda can is designed for packing
How the power lines at Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA simply and clearly show the curvature of the Earth
This is the first photograph showing the curvature of the Earth. It taken at 72,395 feet of altitude by Capt. Albert Stevens of the U.S. Army Air Corps, which later became the U.S. Air Force and it was exhibited in Cleveland, Ohio today in 1930
How the power lines at Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA simply and clearly show the curvature of the Earth
Big waves, angle of attack, perspective... nop, just the curvature
The cause of the forest trees curvature is unknown. Gryfino, Poland
How do I make the text looks like is in the same curvature as the curved page behind? Not just curve but warp too to simulate the curve of the page, I tried but it's a bit new and complicated for me, please teach me!
Iron Throne for the Game of Thrones. A little bit difficult attaching parts to the back, part 1; watch curvature direction. And aligning/attaching final assembly. Instructions are very helpful.
Spent some time toying around with desmos, to make it draw a circle which has the same radius of curvature as the function f in the point x and which touches the point(x,f(x)). you can change f. use a to slide the circle accross the function. Hope you appreciate ^^.
First flight on a 737 MAX 8, Beautiful British Columbia from above. You can even see the curvature of the earth
The handel of my small spoons match the curvature of my couch
Due to the curvature of the earth, most people have probably never moved in a straight horizontal line.
Just something silly I scribbled while watching tv in bed tonight. I’d fix the curvature of the lettering if a client actually wanted it, obviously.
How do planes account for the curvature of the earth?
I once saw a flat-earther say "if the Earth was round, planes would have to dip their nose down or else the plane would fly into space." Now usually i could find scientific conclusions to some of these things flat earthers say, but i've been stumped on this one. I would think that if it does nothing then the world really might be flat but I know it's not. I might be overthinking this but please, i'd like an answer to this. Thanks!
Flat-earthers should be raised high enough to see the curvature of Earth
Then simply dropped from there if they refuse to believe their own eyes.
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