Why the Earth Appears Flat Despite Its Round Shape
The Earth appears flat to us because we are small creatures living on a vast sphere, making it difficult to perceive its curvature from the ground. Our eyes can only see a limited horizon, about 3 miles, which isn't enough to notice the Earth's roundness. To see the curvature, one must be at a high altitude, like in a plane or from space. Additionally, Earth is not a perfect sphere but an oblate spheroid, slightly wider at the equator due to its rotation.
