Mount McKinley not hidden: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{series flerf lies}} | |||
In a meme dating to 2017 it was claimed that "We don't live on a globe. 4.5 miles of missing curvature" because Mt McKinley in Alaska is not hidden when viewed from Hiltop ski resort outside Anchorage. | In a meme dating to 2017 it was claimed that "We don't live on a globe. 4.5 miles of missing curvature" because Mt McKinley in Alaska is not hidden when viewed from Hiltop ski resort outside Anchorage. | ||
Well it turns out that the flatties got the wrong mountain. The mountain in the image is Mt Sustina which is much closer to Anchorage as is easily seen via globe earth geometry. | Well it turns out that the flatties got the wrong mountain. The mountain in the image is Mt Sustina which is much closer to Anchorage as is easily seen via globe earth geometry. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:51, 17 August 2026
All pages
Physics and optics
Specific meme debunks
In a meme dating to 2017 it was claimed that "We don't live on a globe. 4.5 miles of missing curvature" because Mt McKinley in Alaska is not hidden when viewed from Hiltop ski resort outside Anchorage. Well it turns out that the flatties got the wrong mountain. The mountain in the image is Mt Sustina which is much closer to Anchorage as is easily seen via globe earth geometry.
