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Nice coincidence that it takes about 80 days to go around the world.
by contravariant 11y ago
Nice coincidence that it takes about 80 days to go around the world.
- saalweachter 11y agoReading the history of circumnavigation makes this seem like a bit of an overestimate -- Around the World in 80 Days was written in the 1870s, in the 1880s someone actually did the trip in 72 days, and in the early 1900s someone replicated it in 54 days.
- QuotedForTruth 11y agoMaybe this map represents more of an everyman's estimate. How long to get there using conventional transportation systems. The equivalent today being flying commercial and car/buses vs chartering a private jet and helicopters.