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The line war has begun (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 126 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (11 children)

It can get a few percent longer if sailing between Madagascar and the rest of Africa but Pakistan-Russia does not have the same ring to it, I guess.

Edit: source (German), they also show the longest land route (across Eurasia of course)

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (5 children)

That's not a straight line, although it is possible to follow without changing direction😊

[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I KNOW IT'S BASICALLY A CIRCLE IN 3D SPACE. There is an exact amount of pedantry at play here, and you're going over.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Would you say that they... crossed the line?!?! 😏😏😏

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In our space time frame of reference, we never change direction, we travel in a straight line. It's a straight line.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And when Im walking, in my frame of refrence, the houses on the side of the road move behind me. Houses move.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

But following the surface of a sphere causes you to constantly change direction

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Correct! Technically :P

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Would straight plane be as understandable?

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