Simply put...."Wrong".GuerrillaPack said:
I posted video, for example, in the thread of photographs of viewing the skyline of Chicago from ~60 miles away across Lake Michigan on the shore -- which would be impossible if the earth was a "globe".
Here is the picture you claim shows Chicago, which you shouldn't be able to see, from 60 miles away:
First: It's a mirage. A Superior Mirage, to be exact. Created by refraction in certain atmospheric conditions. Google it. Been discussed before, you were wrong, scientists are right.
Second: It's obvious that the earth's curvature is having an effect even on this. And the reason is obvious. if you think about it:
You can't see the ground. You can only see those buildings from many stories in the air and up. If it was a flat shot right to Chicago from that spot, you'd see the end of the lake, and the docks, shores, street lights, etc.
But you can't. You can see some of the tallest buildings, but not the whole skyline.
And the refraction that creates the mirage is how you can see even that much that's in the picture. You can't go to that spot any old day you want and see Chicago. Only when the atmospheric conditions are right, can you see more of it, and even then you can't see it right to the ground.