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"Equivalent to finding a pen in San Francisco" - http://www.cockeyed.com/science/flight_370/flight_370.html http://www.cockeyed.com/science/flight_370/flight_37
by JacobAldridge 12y ago
"Equivalent to finding a pen in San Francisco" -
http://www.cockeyed.com/science/flight_370/flight_370.html http://www.cockeyed.com/science/flight_370/flight_370.html
- mikeash 12y agoI don't like that comparison, because when I think of San Francisco I think of lots of buildings complicating the search by requiring you to go floor to floor, but the comparison is just looking at land area, so it's easier than it sounds (but still really tough).
- JacobAldridge 12y agoFor mine, the topographical variations of the ocean floor (combined with the fact they're largely unknown, at least to any level of detail) are probably similar to a floor-by-floor search, but you're right than basing it just on area makes for flawed comparisons.