▲ 513 ▼ Canada should make the USA pay for this (lemmy.world) submitted 2 days ago by Karmanopoly@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 60 comments fedilink hide all child comments Clearly wildfire smoke entering Canada
[–] starik@lemmy.today -1 points 2 days ago (4 children) The shapes of states are arbitrary. That is an actual photo from space, but the white lines are added to the image after the fact. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago That's ridiculous, are you trying to tell me that they draw those lines on every photo instead of marking the ground once? Typical government waste! Also, this community is for serious posting and commenting only. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 child) LIES! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starik@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago (1 child) It’s true. You can tell because the white lines are in front of the clouds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 16 points 2 days ago That’s just because the clouds are lower to the ground. You can fly over clouds, so the lines needed to be drawn higher than the clouds so pilots can find their way. It’s also why the smoke isn’t covering the line, since the fire is on the ground and the smoke is rising it hasn’t made it as high as the line yet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0ops@piefed.zip 3 points 2 days ago There aren't really lines, they did that with wires permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) And this is taken from a low (as in southerly) angle, making Washington look flatter or squished. That or the aspect ratio was altered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starik@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago It’s definitely from the south, and low earth orbit is really low. It’s like putting your eye right up to a baseball, almost touching it. See where the ISS orbits, to scale, here: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago That's ridiculous, are you trying to tell me that they draw those lines on every photo instead of marking the ground once? Typical government waste! Also, this community is for serious posting and commenting only. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 child) LIES! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starik@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago (1 child) It’s true. You can tell because the white lines are in front of the clouds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 16 points 2 days ago That’s just because the clouds are lower to the ground. You can fly over clouds, so the lines needed to be drawn higher than the clouds so pilots can find their way. It’s also why the smoke isn’t covering the line, since the fire is on the ground and the smoke is rising it hasn’t made it as high as the line yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starik@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago (1 child) It’s true. You can tell because the white lines are in front of the clouds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 16 points 2 days ago That’s just because the clouds are lower to the ground. You can fly over clouds, so the lines needed to be drawn higher than the clouds so pilots can find their way. It’s also why the smoke isn’t covering the line, since the fire is on the ground and the smoke is rising it hasn’t made it as high as the line yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 16 points 2 days ago That’s just because the clouds are lower to the ground. You can fly over clouds, so the lines needed to be drawn higher than the clouds so pilots can find their way. It’s also why the smoke isn’t covering the line, since the fire is on the ground and the smoke is rising it hasn’t made it as high as the line yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 3 points 2 days ago There aren't really lines, they did that with wires permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) And this is taken from a low (as in southerly) angle, making Washington look flatter or squished. That or the aspect ratio was altered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starik@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago It’s definitely from the south, and low earth orbit is really low. It’s like putting your eye right up to a baseball, almost touching it. See where the ISS orbits, to scale, here: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starik@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago It’s definitely from the south, and low earth orbit is really low. It’s like putting your eye right up to a baseball, almost touching it. See where the ISS orbits, to scale, here: permalink fedilink source parent
