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The line war has begun
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It can get a few percent longer if sailing between Madagascar and the rest of Africa but Pakistan-Russia does not have the same ring to it, I guess.
Edit: source (German), they also show the longest land route (across Eurasia of course)
That's not a straight line, although it is possible to follow without changing direction๐
I KNOW IT'S BASICALLY A CIRCLE IN 3D SPACE. There is an exact amount of pedantry at play here, and you're going over.
Would you say that they... crossed the line?!?! ๐๐๐
In our space time frame of reference, we never change direction, we travel in a straight line. It's a straight line.
And when Im walking, in my frame of refrence, the houses on the side of the road move behind me. Houses move.
But following the surface of a sphere causes you to constantly change direction
Would straight plane be as understandable?
Correct! Technically :P