Re:The Search for MH 370 (Inmarsat)
by mikeash on Thursday October 16, 2014 @10:26PM
(#8469126)
I 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).
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:The Search for MH 370 (Inmarsat)
by JacobAldridge on Thursday October 16, 2014 @10:33PM
(#8469145)
For 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.