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*why the horizon appears below eye level | *why the horizon appears below eye level | ||
*the existence of the south [[Wikipedia:Celestial pole|celestial pole]]. | *the existence of the south [[Wikipedia:Celestial pole|celestial pole]]. | ||
*why the sun and moon do not change in angular size | |||
Not all flerfs use flerfraction to explain the above phenomena; those who don't generally invoke [[Flerfspective|flerfspective]]. | Not all flerfs use flerfraction to explain the above phenomena; those who don't generally invoke [[Flerfspective|flerfspective]]. | ||
Revision as of 00:04, 26 April 2026
Atmospheric Refraction is the bending of light within Earth's atmosphere due to variations in air density. [1] Flerfs generally have no clue how atmospheric refraction actually works, so they use it (flerfraction) to explain phenomena which are actually impossible on a flat Earth, such as:
- sunsets
- why stars can't be seen from particular locations (e.g. Polaris from the southern hemisphere)
- why the horizon appears below eye level
- the existence of the south celestial pole.
- why the sun and moon do not change in angular size
Not all flerfs use flerfraction to explain the above phenomena; those who don't generally invoke flerfspective.