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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Tobbe Arnesson wrote:
> > Can I have a diploma or something? I have actually driven a LEGO-bot made by a
> > guy in rtlToronto!
> Hi Tobbe!
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> I'd like to say that you're the person situated the farthest distance from me
> that 'officially' used the 'bot, but ROSCO has you beat. Don't think there are
> too many folks that can beat ROSCO for farthest distance :)
Have you actually calculated what the point on the earth's surface that is the
farthest away from you is (ignoring issues like imperfect rotundity of the
planet, elevation above sea level and etc)? Presumably you can get it by just
inverting your latitude and adding 180 mod 360 to your longitude, and then look
it up on the map.
(this page:
http://www.southwestontario.worldweb.com/TravelEssentials/Demographics/8-121.html
claims you (well, Hamilton) are at 43° 15' 00" N - 79° 51' 00" W and 237m
elevation.
Assuming that Rosco's really close to that (antipodal) spot (haven't checked..
no wait, supposedly (according to: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001769.html )
Melbourne is at 37° 47' S 144° 58' E ) then it's going to be hard to beat. But
if he's a long ways a way it won't be. (the chordal distance shrinks slowly at
first as you move away from the antipode... he IS a ways away from antipodal
though, consider the longitudes, although the latitudes are fairly close)
someone with better solid geometry skills than I can calculate the chordal
distance)
ISS has net access but I am not sure what the inclination of their orbit is and
even so it only gets you what, 300 NM or so possible distance farther. Only if
its inclination is at least yours, or at least close to it, would it help, I
suspect.
Gee that was fun.
OK who has the formula for chordal distance given two points? Strangely enough,
Google failed me on that one.
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