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The line war has begun (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Varven@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] Varven@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Because going in that route would make it touch land which in the twitter post it says straight line without touching land

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What land would it touch?

[–] supamanc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

India. You would have to set off somewhat perpendicular to the Indian coastline to be perfectly straight.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[–] essell@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I've always thought Australia was a trouble maker.