Comment by poodlefanatic on 26/04/2023 at 23:29 UTC

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Yes, you can. If you were to stand on the shore and watch ships sailing directly away from you with binoculars, you would notice that they slowly disappear over the horizon. This is because of the curvature of the planet.

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