![]() ![]() “Mad” Mike Hughes is all set to build his own rocket to see for himself that the Earth is flat.įor the last 50 years, we’ve been able to view pictures of the Earth from space, which might seem like all the proof you need to see that our planet is in fact round. It is only visible at a sufficient height where the local variation of the ocean’s surface is small enough compared to the height of the observer.Could 2,000 years of belief be wrong? Are we in fact living on a disc rather than a globe? One believer from the Flat Earth Society is determined to find out. Sunglint is the result of specular reflection on the ocean’s surface. Ocean surface has ripples, and thus cannot be perfectly specular. The surface does not perfectly reflect all incoming light at the same angle as a mirror does. Most automotive paint finish is specular, but it also has a diffuse reflection. Diffuse reflection occurs on objects like road surface, most wall paints, and papers.Īn object can have both diffuse and specular reflection. Such reflection can be seen on objects like a water surface, most automotive paint, glossy photo papers, and mirrors.ĭiffuse reflection is the reflection of light such that incoming light is scattered at many angles. Incoming light is reflected at the same angle. Specular reflection is the mirror-like reflection. On the other hand, the Moon reflects incoming light to every direction, or that it has only the diffuse reflection. A shiny metallic ball reflects almost all incoming light in mirror-like fashion, or that it has predominantly specular reflection. Then, the difference in how the two objects look is taken as “proof” that the Moon is not reflecting light. Some flat-Earthers like to compare the appearance of the Moon to a glossy, metallic ball. ![]() Furthermore, a reflecting object can have specular reflection (glossy finish, mirror-like), diffuse reflection (matte), or the combination of both. An object is visible if it is either reflecting light or a light source itself. ![]()
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