Quote from: Motech on January 28, 2016, 09:22:31 AM Quote from: jroa on January 28, 2016, 08:41:41 AM Quote from: Motech on January 28, 2016, 08:35:00 AM Quote from: jroa on January 28, 2016, 08:14:42 AM Not sure what you are asking for. Perhaps D=RxT?

What is there to understand? I am simply saying that there is no way you could fly by plane in 14h from Santiago to Sydney if the Earth was flat, it would take A LOT longer. It is such a simple question, I really don't understand why I have to explain what i mean by that to someone?



Why would it take longer? If something is X distance from you, and you are traveling at Y speed, then it will take Z time to get there. I am not sure what is confusing you so much about mathematics. Perhaps you should look into taking a refresher course?

Taking as if the earth was ROUND, the planes go AROUND the world instead of going from ONE SIDE to ANOTHER SIDE. Therefore the total distance you have to travel to get from X to Z is shorter.



I am still not sure why you think that physics and math would not work on a flat Earth. Perhaps you are simply confusing yourself?



Jroa,I know what he is talking about. He is comparing what Plane bookings say about flight time to what they would be on a flat map. They show that flights between Africa, South America or Australia are shorter if you compare the distances they would be on a so called flat map. There is something strange going on in the southern hemisphere with plane flights between Africa, South America or Australia. Markksargent has a video about this and I've tested it and what he shows is real. I just did track flight QF 64 from Johannesburg, SA to Sydney, AU and when the flight was about 2 hours in flight the plane stopped moving and when I refreshed the screen the plane was gone. I tried to find history on the flight and none existed. I think they show these flight times, but they are not what they say. All I know is I've tracked probably a dozen flights in the South Atlantic and Indian oceans and they all disappear after a short time when they are out to sea. Try it yourself. Search for a flight going anywhere between Africa, South America or Australia and I bet the flight will just disappear after a short period of time when it is out to sea. Check the U.S. on both coasts, you won't see a plane disappear there over water. I mostly use www.flightradar24.com . I bet if you go there right now you won't see many flights over the South Atlantic, South Pacific or Indian oceans.