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N-Gruppe doesn't exist
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Location: *%@#ing GPS, where am I? Oh wait I see the Space Needle.
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north = pt barrow, alaska
west = nihau is , hawaii east = calais , maine south = ka lae pt, hawaii at least thats the best i can do with the map i have
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10-12-2006, 03:44 PM
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teener pay attention to the international date line...
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10-12-2006, 06:15 PM
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N-Gruppe doesn't exist
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better map at home west = near islands , alaska east = some point east of Eastport , maine
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Wrong?
An arc is 3d. A line is the shortest distance between two points in space with infinite points along it but has no real dimension. it does not curve, it is not a plane, it is a line. It is two dimensional. If you started at the north pole and went straight out, you would be in space. Make a right turn and then another, you would still be in space. Following the curvature of the earth is an arc and not a line. |
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10-12-2006, 06:40 PM
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entertaining the idea
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I thought the eastern most point was West Quoddy, in Maine
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Back in the saddle again
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Yes, yes, yes, they aren't straight lines, and it isn't really a triangle, but to the person that did the travelling that was the perception, 3 straight lines, 3 90* angles and a triangle. It's all about perception. It's not a straight answer, it's a riddle. Trying to imagine worlds of 2D or >3D is interesting and difficult. I'm reading Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott right now. Interesting book.
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What kind of cookies were you eating?
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10-12-2006, 10:39 PM
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1983 Porsche 944 2.5L
