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just walking
a person starts at point P, walks one mile south, one mile east and one mile north and arrives back at point P..besides the north pole where else can this happen?
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A mountain top?
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north south east west denote directions on the plane of earth, a mtn top adds a new direction ...so...nope
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1 mile north from the south pole.
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...leaves us with the centre of the planet...
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On an ice-floe floating westwards?
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Still working on 1 + 1= 3.
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[quote=ehanes7612;311753]a person starts at point P, walks one mile south, one mile east and one mile north and arrives back at point P..besides the north pole where else can this happen?[/Q
On my treadmill, turned three directions. |
I was thinking that moving east, at the south pole, is really going in a circle!
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So, I was right. (mostly) http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ies/tongue.gif
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According to my son the point at which the circumference of a circle would be 1 mile is 839.52 ft from the South Pole.
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The Bermuda Triangle?
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Oh, duh, I didn't realize there was a second page to this thread...
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I've found another answer
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