This reminds me of how the geographical center of the US was once found by balancing a cardboard cutout [1]; an accompanying document then explains the limitati

This reminds me of how the geographical center of the US was once found by balancing a cardboard cutout [1]; an accompanying document then explains the limitations and caveats of this method and of other methods which produce different results, while musing about the discrepancy between the ambiguity of the ask and the public's expectations of producing a clear and reproducible answer. [1] (PDF) https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/GeoCenter_USA1.pdf https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/GeoCenter_USA1.pdf