Andy9o8 2 #26 January 7, 2011 Quotefew of us are Superman I was, when I was 8 years old. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #27 January 7, 2011 No Andy, those were red panties and a matching towel. That is why your dad laughed so hard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #28 January 7, 2011 This kind of suggests it's sort of not happening even as high as 33,000ft. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon#Curvature_of_the_horizonquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #29 January 7, 2011 Quote No Andy, those were red panties and a matching towel. That is why your dad laughed so hard. It was a bathing suit. And a matching towel. Oh, and red knee-sox over blue feet-pajamas. And I could fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 489 #30 January 8, 2011 QuoteThis kind of suggests it's sort of not happening even as high as 33,000ft. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon#Curvature_of_the_horizon Thanks that is interesting. From your link though I think the 0.056 radians = 3.20856365 degrees which I would have thought was perceptible. I guess the curvature seen from an airline is probably enhanced by a "fish-eye" effect due to the planes windows distorting the view.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
