Varven@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoThe line war has begunlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square116linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareVarven@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoBecause going in that route would make it touch land which in the twitter post it says straight line without touching land
minus-squareMossy Feathers (She/Her)@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWhat land would it touch?
minus-squaresupamanc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIndia. You would have to set off somewhat perpendicular to the Indian coastline to be perfectly straight.
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoFor some reason I don’t think this is true. A straight line connecting two things does not necessarily have to connect to said things perpendicular to their border.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoNot to mention, India’s coastline is very much not straight on a local scale. You’re bound to find a place where it turns perpendicular to the journey close to the theoretical starting point anyway.
minus-squareBassman1805@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoAlaska, Canada, Russia, a few on the -stans. This is the longest straight-line all-water route on earth.
minus-squareessell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI’ve always thought Australia was a trouble maker.
Because going in that route would make it touch land which in the twitter post it says straight line without touching land
What land would it touch?
India. You would have to set off somewhat perpendicular to the Indian coastline to be perfectly straight.
For some reason I don’t think this is true.
A straight line connecting two things does not necessarily have to connect to said things perpendicular to their border.
Not to mention, India’s coastline is very much not straight on a local scale. You’re bound to find a place where it turns perpendicular to the journey close to the theoretical starting point anyway.
Alaska, Canada, Russia, a few on the -stans.
This is the longest straight-line all-water route on earth.
I’ve always thought Australia was a trouble maker.