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> If someone asks me to walk in a straight line unassisted by navigational aids, I'd probably end up walking in a medium-sized circle of (optimistically) a few
by pdonis 2y ago
> If someone asks me to walk in a straight line unassisted by navigational aids, I'd probably end up walking in a medium-sized circle of (optimistically) a few kilometers' diameter.
Why? If you just put one foot in front of the other, you will naturally walk along a geodesic--a great circle.
- lxgr 2y agoNo, it’ll really be a not-so-great circle :) https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090820123927.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090820123927.h...