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Comment by pdpi | original | Longest Straight Line Paths on Water or Land on the Earth (2018)
[−]pdpi · 2026-08-30 Sun 10:38 UTC · link
Does it help to point out that the water path looks suspiciously like the day/night line on a map?

Like this: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5477/

[−]newtwentysix · 2026-08-30 Sun 12:28 UTC · link
yes!! why is that ? :)
[−]yorwba · 2026-08-30 Sun 13:01 UTC · link
The day/light line is a great circle. The "straight line paths" are great-circle segments.