Comments on: How Far Away is the Horizon http://www.nessmuking.com/articles/tutorial/how-far-away-horizon/ Lightweight canoe and kayak travel Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Pablo http://www.nessmuking.com/articles/tutorial/how-far-away-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Pablo Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:01:05 +0000 http://www.nessmuking.com/?p=1777#comment-1055 I am both a pilot as well as a mountain climber; while my experience in kayaking is limited, perhaps my experience looking at the horizon in different ways might prove useful: As a general rule, we tend to underestimate distances when we gauge them visually. After taking a look I usually assume that an object lies two to three times farther away than it seems. I am both a pilot as well as a mountain climber; while my experience in kayaking is limited, perhaps my experience looking at the horizon in different ways might prove useful: As a general rule, we tend to underestimate distances when we gauge them visually. After taking a look I usually assume that an object lies two to three times farther away than it seems.

]]> By: Bryan Hansel http://www.nessmuking.com/articles/tutorial/how-far-away-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-981 Bryan Hansel Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:20:12 +0000 http://www.nessmuking.com/?p=1777#comment-981 I'm glad you liked it. I’m glad you liked it.

]]> By: Rob Pealing http://www.nessmuking.com/articles/tutorial/how-far-away-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-979 Rob Pealing Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:29:54 +0000 http://www.nessmuking.com/?p=1777#comment-979 I should have also said that I found this a useful post. Thank you very much for it. I should have also said that I found this a useful post. Thank you very much for it.

]]> By: Bryan Hansel http://www.nessmuking.com/articles/tutorial/how-far-away-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-973 Bryan Hansel Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:47:13 +0000 http://www.nessmuking.com/?p=1777#comment-973 @Rob - Thanks for the comment. I used "sqrt" because it's one of the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=748&q=how+do+you+abbreviate+square+root&btnG=Search&aq=f&aql=&aqi=&oq=" rel="nofollow">standard abbreviations</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=sqrt&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" rel="nofollow">acronyms</a> for square root. Point taken though. I amended the article to state that "sqrt" is an abbreviation, and I added an explanation that h is in meters in the metric version and feet in Imperial. Thanks for the feedback. @Rob – Thanks for the comment. I used “sqrt” because it’s one of the standard abbreviations and acronyms for square root.

Point taken though. I amended the article to state that “sqrt” is an abbreviation, and I added an explanation that h is in meters in the metric version and feet in Imperial.

Thanks for the feedback.

]]> By: Rob Pealing http://www.nessmuking.com/articles/tutorial/how-far-away-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-972 Rob Pealing Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:59:39 +0000 http://www.nessmuking.com/?p=1777#comment-972 The initial part of this is confusing, I read "sqrt" to be a mathematical constant not "square root". It would have made a lot more sense if you had stated this is an abbreviation, or used a proper root sign. I worked out that in the metric version h is in metres, however it would have been helpful if you had stated that The initial part of this is confusing, I read “sqrt” to be a mathematical constant not “square root”. It would have made a lot more sense if you had stated this is an abbreviation, or used a proper root sign.

I worked out that in the metric version h is in metres, however it would have been helpful if you had stated that

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