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[–] kry0 ago 

No, because experiments that are independent of the shape of the earth (for example refraction through water droplets, Pascals Law, etc) verify general formulas that would need to be modified to allow for a flat earth.

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[–] varialus ago 

We get by without a Grand Unifying Theory for macro and micro physics. Who's to say that the experiments that appear to work the same are actually correct at different scales? Maybe the just appear to be the same but actually aren't?

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[–] Trump_is_Cucked [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

We've studied the behavior of light at the scales needed to verify your claims. Your argument just doesn't work. Sorry.

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[–] kry0 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago  (edited ago)

Trigonometry is a branch of pure math that stands independent of any physical laws. Regardless of any constants used in trigonometry, cosine and sine still follow Euler's Formula, and Euler's number is still the single number whose natural logarithm equals one.

Using pure geometry and a car, you can easily disprove the flat earth model, especially if you live in the southern hemisphere. The flat earth model, when calculating the distance from one side of australia to the other, is 2 times the correct value - a value calculated perfectly on a globe and the value that would appear on your odometer if you were to drive the distance. The curious thing is that no matter where you go on earth with your car, there will always be a different discrepancy at different latitudes in the distance between reality and flat earth model, but it will mesh with the globe model (reality) every time. This guy explains it perfectly.

So, to answer your question, we know that physics works correctly at different scales by observing them around the globe that we have proven to be round using nothing but pure, universal mathematics.