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Re:Finding the longest straight line you could sail without ... by haeffin on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @11:07AM (#16967606)
That's not a straight line (it only looks like that on this map).
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Re:Finding the longest straight line you could sail without ... by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @11:20AM (#16967763)
There are no actual straight lines.

And we'd need a frame of reference in any case.

The problem seems ill-defined.

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Re:Finding the longest straight line you could sail without ... by pgwhalen on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @11:49AM (#16968084)
I think the problem is fairly well defined, the headline just doesn’t define it fully (with good reason).
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