It's A Rich Man's World

[billi]

This is taken from world's tallest building "Burj Dubai" @ 2,620 ft / 801m!!!

The persons who are working on the upper most beams can see the Earth's Curvature.

lol its not curvature, its a camera with fish-eye shot, probably a sony digicam

 

[gubbi]

It was a fisheye but the flat out version showed the curvature as well.

No my friend. You cannot see the curvature of Earth from that height, the height of the tower.

Commercial aircraft fly at a height of 40000-45000 ft and yet passengers in one cannot see the curvature of Earth. One needs to fly 60+ thou ft above to get a glimpse of the curvature.

I had asked F-15, T-38 and U-2 pilots about this. The U-2 pilots claimed to see the curvature of Earth at 60000 ft, iirc. (This was at an airshow at a AF base)

 

[Jigs]

Highest Parachute jump ever made to this day. You can see a good part of the earth from his camera as he is falling.

 

[gubbi]

YouTube - Joseph W. Kittinger parachutes from 102,800 feet

Highest Parachute jump ever made to this day. You can see a good part of the earth from his camera as he is falling.

This was the third attempt by then Capt. Joseph Kittinger of USAF for testing a new parachute. The jump was made from 102,800 ft!!

Project Excelsior

 

[gambit]

No my friend. You cannot see the curvature of Earth from that height, the height of the tower.

Commercial aircraft fly at a height of 40000-45000 ft and yet passengers in one cannot see the curvature of Earth. One needs to fly 60+ thou ft above to get a glimpse of the curvature.

I had asked F-15, T-38 and U-2 pilots about this. The U-2 pilots claimed to see the curvature of Earth at 60000 ft, iirc. (This was at an airshow at a AF base)

Actually...It depends more on the uniformity of the area that you are looking at...

Bonneville Salt Flats

Early attempts to promote automobile racing failed until 1925 when Ab Jenkins, driving a Studebaker, beat a special excursion train by ten minutes in a race across the flats. Since that time the Bonneville Salt Flats have attracted racers from throughout the world and have become the site of numerous land speed records. Their attraction for these racers is due to the hard, flat surface expanse - in an area so flat that from certain perspectives the curvature of the earth can actually be seen.

It is difficult but the Earth's curvature can be seen at ground level. Being airborne at 30k+ altitude improve this possibility but still depends on the direction of one's view.

 

[gambit]

This was the third attempt by then Capt. Joseph Kittinger of USAF for testing a new parachute. The jump was made from 102,800 ft!!

Project Excelsior

Bah...!!! I jumped from higher altitude than that...In 'fact', our jumps made possible the latest Star Trek 'space jump' scene...

 

[Super Falcon]

yes fully agreeed man its rich man's world if you are rich this world is made for you by the leaders not By GOD its what your rules willl get through by the govt of the country thats what i want to say which every religion is against

 

[gubbi]

Actually...It depends more on the uniformity of the area that you are looking at...

Bonneville Salt Flats

It is difficult but the Earth's curvature can be seen at ground level. Being airborne at 30k+ altitude improve this possibility but still depends on the direction of one's view.

I stand corrected.
In that sense, we can see the curvature of Earth from the beach looking out at the ocean. However, I guess what I meant was the splendid view where one can clearly see the bluish-black sky against the earth and can clearly see the arc of Earth's crust every one turns. That was what that U-2 pilot was talking about.

Bah...!!! I jumped from higher altitude than that...In 'fact', our jumps made possible the latest Star Trek 'space jump' scene...

OMG, you are the real Capt. Kirk from the alternate timeline, arent you!?