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The line war has begun (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by Varven to c/[email protected]

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[–] supamanc -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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.

[–] supamanc 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah but, I'm talking about this particular case, not making a mathematical rule. You have to move away from the coast, and then cannot turn, so you have to head towards Africa. You can't set off toward Australia. Although I hadn't considered that you can just move the starting point. So, there's that.