Here is one idea for flat-earthers to test the flatness or curvature of the Earth, particularly a large body of water, that they can perform for a modest sum of money (or even almost free if any of them happen to own such a boat):
Rent, borrow or use a fishing or recreational boat that's medium-sized and capable of navigating while a 50-foot pole has been installed vertically on it.
Then, as suggested, procure a pole (or similar lightweight structure) that's 50 foot long. Place bright differently-colored light bubs at 10 feet intervals on this pole, the first starting at 10 feet, the second at 20 feet, and so on, with the last one being at the tip of the pole. These should all use different colors (like yellow, red, green and so on) and be as bright as possible, and powered by the boat's own power source or a separate battery or generator. Install this pole vertically on the boat.
Now stand on the shore of a big-enough lake or the sea, with all the camera equipment and telescopes you want, while the boat sails directly away from you.
If the Earth is flat, then this light pole will appear smaller and smaller as the boat sails away, with possibly perhaps the lowest or couple of lowest light occasionally disappearing behind possible waves when the boat is far away, but otherwise the lights should remain visible, particularly when you zoom enough with your cameras.
If, however, the Earth is curved, the lights should start disappearing behind the horizon one by one, until none of them are visible anymore, no matter how much you zoom.
As mentioned, the lights should all be differently-colored to make it much clearer the order in which the lights disappear behind the horizon. They should also be as bright as possible so that they will remain visible even from a very large distance (and, if necessary, this experiment could be done during early morning or late evening under dimmer lighting conditions so that the lights are even more visible.)
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