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The comprehensive analysis demonstrates that many phenomena claimed as evidence for flat Earth—like ships vanishing bottom-up, horizon discrepancies, or distant structures appearing unexpectedly—are well-explained by Earth's curvature and atmospheric physics.
While mirages and perspective influence our perception, they cannot account for the consistent and predictable disappearance patterns observed over water and land. The data, photographic evidence, and scientific principles collectively support a globally spherical Earth rather than a flat Earth model.