>>>I'm standing outside. I would have to guess at the height of the clouds, but is there a basic calculation to tell me how far away, by land, that cloud is? Is it simply a2 + b2 = c2? Not counting for the curvature of the earth? I think kind of yes, but since I'm only guessing at the height of the cloud (a2), and I don't know the distance on land from where I'm standing to directly underneath the cloud (b2) and I sure don't know the distance I am fro the cloud directly (c2) then I must have to use angles. This all came about because a little girl asked me how far away a cloud was. What was it over?
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>>I have no answer, but perhaps this gives further inspiration:
http://www.angelos.be/en/works_detail.php?id=11>
>That was interesting. Didn't help with the calculations, but I enjoyed reading it.
Glad I could be of 'some' help here. :)
It's quite a coincidance you started about measuring the clouds exactly today. Last night there was an interview with this artist on Dutch tv. They also showed this work, the one that is in San Fransisco. The Belgians can be proud of this artist.
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