scienceactually, 8 months ago to science Without touching a single piece of land, it's possible to sail from Alaska to India in a completely straight line. More precisely, along a geodesic, or a curve that constitutes the shortest path (arc) between two points on a surface, like a spheroid. #science #sciencefact #sailing #straightline #geodesiccurve #geodesic #sphere #spheroid
Without touching a single piece of land, it's possible to sail from Alaska to India in a completely straight line.
More precisely, along a geodesic, or a curve that constitutes the shortest path (arc) between two points on a surface, like a spheroid.
#science #sciencefact #sailing #straightline #geodesiccurve #geodesic #sphere #spheroid