Varven@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoThe line war has begunlemmy.worldimagemessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageThe line war has begunlemmy.worldVarven@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squareVarven@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month 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 (They/Them)@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoWhat land would it touch?
minus-squareBassman1805@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAlaska, Canada, Russia, a few on the -stans. This is the longest straight-line all-water route on earth.
minus-squaresupamanc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoIndia. You would have to set off somewhat perpendicular to the Indian coastline to be perfectly straight.
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month 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 month 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-squareessell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month 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?
Alaska, Canada, Russia, a few on the -stans.
This is the longest straight-line all-water route on earth.
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.
I’ve always thought Australia was a trouble maker.