Varven@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoThe line war has begunlemmy.worldimagemessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageThe line war has begunlemmy.worldVarven@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square115fedilink
minus-squareVarven@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months 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/They)@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoWhat land would it touch?
minus-squareBassman1805@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoAlaska, Canada, Russia, a few on the -stans. This is the longest straight-line all-water route on earth.
minus-squaresupamanc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIndia. You would have to set off somewhat perpendicular to the Indian coastline to be perfectly straight.
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months 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-23 months 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-up0·3 months 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.