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I See No Ships (Posted on 2005-01-23)

You are standing on a beach looking out into the ocean. Assuming your view is unobstructed, how far can you see?

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re: rule of thumb....easy to calculate

| Comment 16 of 17 |

So, a person having eye height of 1.7m above the ground will be able to see 3.6*sqrt(1.7) =4.69382573175 km

Edited on May 18, 2023, 9:01 am

Posted by K Sengupta on 2023-05-18 08:46:12

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