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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 (8 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 months ago (3 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.