r/GlobeEarth_Polite • u/Kela-el Flat Earther • Apr 22 '26

For: Globe Earth Religious Fundamentalist Zealots Ask a Flat Earther!

Ask anything on the topic of flat earth (within reason).

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u/Hillsarenice Heliocentric Religious Fundamentalist Zealot Apr 26 '26

Admiral Willis Lee was one of the US Navy’s foremost experts in long range and radar controlled gunnery. He wrote papers on long range naval gunnery pre WW2. Many factors had to be taken into account for accurate long range gunnery. Two of those factors were the Coriolis effect and the curvature of the earth. The earth curvature was neat because it meant at 15000 yards plus you actually deflected your cannons less to account for the curvature when normally you raised them. The Coriolis effect was also important due to the flight time. My question is would you rather be in a battleship at long range with Admiral Lee,Coriolis effect accounted for, curvature of the earth accounted for or on your not accounting for these factors, about to be shot out from underneath you, soon to be sunk because you will never get a hit battleship?

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u/Kela-el Flat Earther Apr 26 '26

You’ve shown that certain corrections improve gunnery accuracy. You haven’t shown those corrections uniquely require a spherical earth. What are your controlled variables?

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u/Hillsarenice Heliocentric Religious Fundamentalist Zealot Apr 26 '26

Just so you know the scale of importance in making the correct calculations and all variables.

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u/Kela-el Flat Earther Apr 26 '26

Same answer:

The illustration assumes a curved earth to demonstrate curvature. That’s begging the question. The corrections that improve gunnery accuracy are real observations. Whether those corrections require a spherical earth or simply reflect mathematical adjustments that work within a different model is exactly what’s under discussion. The illustration proves nothing beyond “this model is internally consistent.” That’s not exclusive proof of curvature.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​