Re: The Flat Earth?
(davidwss@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca)
2 May 1995 03:24:01 GMT
Jarrod J. Williamson (jarrod@breeze.seas.ucla.edu) wrote:
: Hmmm . . . ever wonder why those photos from the shuttle only can show
: one side at a time? The illusion, from space, that the earth is round come from
: the little recognized fact that, while truely flat, the earth is dish-shaped!
Golly! And here I thought the illusion of roundness in the photos was
just the normal distortion from using fisheye lenses! The things you can
learn from Usenet!
: Thou fool! How is it that thou seest but canst believe. Surely they shall hear
: and see the truth, but shall not perceive!!
: jarrod (tongue in cheek)
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David Wasserman (davidwss@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca)
Curmudgeon-At-Large (DWasserman@edc.gov.ab.ca)
"The older I get, the more value I place on experience."
(tongue hanging out, tail wagging)
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