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    From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Fri Nov 10 15:30:21 2023
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    On 11/10/2023 3:22 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    “Frank and Ernest”: Take the Long Way Home
       https://www.gocomics.com/frank-and-ernest/2023/11/09

    Science !

    (Some flotation required)

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    It is the dice, in fact, that play God with the universe.
    - King Luca (Darren Bleuel)

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  • From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Fri Nov 10 23:26:26 2023
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    On 11/10/2023 2:30 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 11/10/2023 3:22 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    “Frank and Ernest”: Take the Long Way Home
        https://www.gocomics.com/frank-and-ernest/2023/11/09

    Science !

    (Some flotation required)

    You know, that could be an old Amphicar that Frank is driving.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicar

    Lynn

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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to Paul S Person on Sat Nov 11 12:36:29 2023
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    On 11/11/2023 12:19 PM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:22:36 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    “Frank and Ernest”: Take the Long Way Home
    https://www.gocomics.com/frank-and-ernest/2023/11/09

    Science !

    Any idea at what latitude the Earth would be 24,901 miles around?

    Or at what angle the path would have to be tilted?

    Or both?

    According to https://www.space.com/17638-how-big-is-earth.html

    "The equatorial circumference of Earth is 24,901 miles (40,075 km).
    However, from the North Pole to the South Pole, the so-called meridional circumference is smaller, at 24,860 miles (40,008 km). That reveals that
    our planet is flattened at the poles, meaning its shape is an oblate
    spheroid."

    That suggests that the equitorial great circle is maximal, and those at
    an angle would be smaller. Of course once one is talking about road
    miles the circumnavigation distance will be significantly larger.

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    It is the dice, in fact, that play God with the universe.
    - King Luca (Darren Bleuel)

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  • From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to Paul S Person on Sat Nov 11 13:55:36 2023
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    On 11/11/2023 11:19 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:22:36 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    “Frank and Ernest”: Take the Long Way Home
    https://www.gocomics.com/frank-and-ernest/2023/11/09

    Science !

    Any idea at what latitude the Earth would be 24,901 miles around?

    Or at what angle the path would have to be tilted?

    Or both?

    Sorry, none whatsoever. I just enjoyed the comic.

    Lynn

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  • From John W Kennedy@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Sun Nov 19 20:41:32 2023
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    On 11/11/23 12:26 AM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 11/10/2023 2:30 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 11/10/2023 3:22 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    “Frank and Ernest”: Take the Long Way Home
        https://www.gocomics.com/frank-and-ernest/2023/11/09

    Science !

    (Some flotation required)

    You know, that could be an old Amphicar that Frank is driving.
       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicar

    Lynn


    Nah! I‘ve seen Amphicars in real life. The screws are blatantly obvious
    at this angle as the grille of an Edsel is from dead front.

    --
    John W. Kennedy
    Algernon Burbage, Lord Roderick, Father Martin, Bishop Baldwin,
    King Pellinore, Captain Bailey, Merlin -- A Kingdom for a Stage!

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