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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org to c/memes@lemmy.ml
 
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[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 36 points 2 years ago (3 children)

have you people never seen an ocean? when you see ships go far enough out you see them disappear behind the curvature of the earth, you'll see masts of sailboats sticking up and the like.

[–] Tbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago

Not just the ocean. There are lakes large enough of this effect to happen.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

No, us prairie people don’t think about the ocean that often, but yes I’ve seen that. A wave just seems more mountain-like than the horizon.

[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

what do prairie people think about

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I dunno. Grass ‘n shit. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

It sure is there bud. Think the rain’ll help it grow?

[–] Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com 2 points 2 years ago

"Are the mountains flat?"

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

None of what they say makes sense when you string any two parts of it together, so trying to figure out which thing is more mountain-like is giving them credit they're not really due.

[–] Hatandwatch@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago

Pedantic much? Have you coasters ever seen a landboat? Everyone here has seen a sail disappear at the horizon of the great plains.