The Earth is flat

Thank you for accepting. I shall proceed with my rebuttals and arguments. 1. Chicago skyline: The aforementioned being visible from a distance the Earth's curvature obviously would not allow is a result of atmospheric refraction due to air pressure differences. In certain cases it is possible that the light's path becomes curved more than the Earth's curvature [1]. Hence, the phenomenon is absolutely possible to happen on a spherical Earth. [2] 2. As I had no time to watch the two videos cited, I would like to respond to this statement later, so that I can give a more sophisticated reply. My schedule was changed unbeknownst to me, so I'm a little pressed for time. 3. i. You addressed the cause of this peculiar flight pattern yourself. Not only the severe cold, though, but the extreme weather conditions too are contributory factors, such as strong wind, hailstorms et cetera, something that does not happen in space, as far as I am aware. If it was up to me, I would not risk the passengers' lives like that. It should also be noted that objects launched into space do not have airplane engines, but are given motion through different means [3]. ii. Concerning the second pattern, I can tell that the reason behind its peculiarity is the long distance the airplane would have to cover above the ocean otherwise, which is not favourable for various reasons, such as the bad weather conditions mentioned before near Antarctica, the need to refuel and passengers wanting to fly from Dubai to Perth. As for the first one, despite my wanting to research it a little bit more, I suspect that the pattern is so because of the need of passengers wanting to fly from Johannesburg to London and from London to Sao Paolo. These patterns would exist separately otherwise, but I do not find a reason because of which one airplane cannot follow both. 4. It is apparent that you lack understanding of gravity. In a spherical model, the water is all pulled towards the centre. The image cited picks one reference frame and deems it as absolute, claiming it is the "top" and the rest is "lower" than the top. But, in a sphere, no point is higher than the other, as there is no absolute reference frame. On your statement in regards to the Earth's speed, I should point out that the Earth's motion is inertial. As there is no absolute reference frame, an object with a fixed speed undergoes the same effects as that with null velocity. A successful example that demonstrates the aforementioned is that of a moving car. Is the car moving relative to the motionless (for the example) Earth, or is the Earth moving and the car motionless? Both options are correct, and are valid depending on the observer's reference frame. As for the water staying on the sphere, the answer is as simple as "gravity". 5. The midnight sun phenomenon can be explained by the tilt of the Earth's rotation axis; simply, at some points of the rotation, the "upper" side of the sphere - namely, the pole - constantly faces the sun even though a whole rotation has happened. Before elaborating on my arguments, I would like to ask the following questions: i. How does the flat earth model explain gravity? ii. How can you explain the Coriolis effect and Foucault's pendulum proving the rotation? Sources: [1]. http://bit.ly... [2]. https://flatearthinsanity.blogspot.gr... [3]. https://www.nasa.gov...