Comment on Longest Straight Line Paths on Water or Land on the Earth (2018)Comments−shrx13dFigure 9: Longest Drivable Straight Line Path on Earth.Walkable, maybe, but definitely not drivable (it crosses directly over the Alps, for example).−mikeaskew412dPresume for a moment that you don’t drive on tyres…−chabska12dThis is mathematics, the Alps is drivable like a manifold is smooth.−pbhjpbhj13dThere might be icebergs or sandbars or rocks or volcanic activity or wars blocking the sailing route too. They seem like equivalents.The longest mettled straight route with minimal deviation would also be an interesting exercise.−kakacik13dExtremely highly inprobable vs 100% there and directly impassable unless walking & doing some proper alpinism is hardly equivalent
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Walkable, maybe, but definitely not drivable (it crosses directly over the Alps, for example).
Presume for a moment that you don’t drive on tyres…
This is mathematics, the Alps is drivable like a manifold is smooth.
There might be icebergs or sandbars or rocks or volcanic activity or wars blocking the sailing route too. They seem like equivalents.
The longest mettled straight route with minimal deviation would also be an interesting exercise.
Extremely highly inprobable vs 100% there and directly impassable unless walking & doing some proper alpinism is hardly equivalent