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Comment by shrx | original | Longest Straight Line Paths on Water or Land on the Earth (2018)
[−]shrx · 2026-08-30 Sun 09:21 UTC · link
> Figure 9: Longest Drivable Straight Line Path on Earth.

Walkable, maybe, but definitely not drivable (it crosses directly over the Alps, for example).

[−]pbhjpbhj · 2026-08-30 Sun 09:38 UTC · link
There might be icebergs or sandbars or rocks or volcanic activity or wars blocking the sailing route too. They seem like equivalents.

The longest mettled straight route with minimal deviation would also be an interesting exercise.

[−]kakacik · 2026-08-30 Sun 10:02 UTC · link
Extremely highly inprobable vs 100% there and directly impassable unless walking & doing some proper alpinism is hardly equivalent
[−]mikeaskew4 · 2026-08-30 Sun 12:15 UTC · link
Presume for a moment that you don’t drive on tyres…