Varven@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 29 days agoThe line war has begunlemmy.worldimagemessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareMossy Feathers (They/Them)@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoWhat land would it touch?
minus-squaresupamanc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoIndia. You would have to set off somewhat perpendicular to the Indian coastline to be perfectly straight.
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days 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-229 days 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-up0·29 days agoAlaska, Canada, Russia, a few on the -stans. This is the longest straight-line all-water route on earth.
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.