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Theories on Earth’s shape continue to fall flat

BRUCE ASATO / JAN. 26

While the horizon appears to be a straight line, the human eye cannot detect the earth’s curvature because our viewpoint is at such a small scale compared with the size of the planet. A boat crosses in front of the sun off Kakaako Waterfront Park.