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The international date line isn't straight in order to avoid land. Moving it would be problematic.
by beojan 7y ago
The international date line isn't straight in order to avoid land. Moving it would be problematic.
- killjoywashere 7y agothink of it as ordinal: you're shifting left 1 unit, not moving the line, per se.
- thefringthing 7y agoStill matters because some places want to make sure it's the same day (according to their local reckoning) as it is somewhere else in particular (usually a major trading partner).
- beojan 7y agoOr the next town over.
- beojan 7y agoThe other boundaries are a lot straighter. Imagine what would happen when the International Date Line ends up in the middle of the US.