OT: Nice to know

[P. J. Alling]

Well, I was kind of being a smart ass, but it was with a point.

graywolf wrote:
> Oh, I am sorry Peter, I attributed your comments as a smart ass reply, obviously 
> I was wrong.
>
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> P. J. Alling wrote:
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>> Thanks for the straw man Graywolf. Tom, being halfway to the North pole 
>> from the equator is no more obvious than being half way to the North 
>> Pole from the South Pole. Hell the sign could have meant that they were 
>> half way to the north pole from Denver CO. With no further information 
>> available.
>>
>> graywolf wrote:
>>     
>>> You are being a smart ass, Peter. One, would with no other reference, figure it 
>>> was from zero latitude, if it was from anything else a reference would be 
>>> needed. Reference from zero can always be assumed. Not too far from from my 
>>> apartment is a sign that says
>>>
>>> Eastern
>>> Continental
>>> Divide
>>> 3360 ft.
>>>
>>> Are you going to ask 3360 feet from what or, are you going to assume "above mean 
>>> sea level"?
>>>
>>> Of course I imagine there are people who would see Wendy's sign and think, "That 
>>> sign is 10 miles from my house so the North Pole must be 10 miles from here", 
>>> but I would think such a person was pretty ignorant.
>>>
>>>
>>> P. J. Alling wrote:
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>>>> So you're really 1/4 of the way to the North Pole, if you're starting 
>>>> from the South Pole...
>>>>
>>>> wendy beard wrote:
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>>>>> The equator.
>>>>> I know that, because there is a sign on the other side of the road
>>>>> (southbound) telling me I'm halfway to the equator :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/4/07, P. J. Alling <webster26 at mindspring.com> wrote:
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>>>>>> To which I as the question, starting from where?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> wendy beard wrote:
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>>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/85028122
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (sorry, darkside camera)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wendy
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