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If a gas station is 1 mile away from my house and the average person walks 5mph. Its a sunny day and no wind. Why does it take my dad 15 years to come back from the gas station?
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If a gas station is 1 mile away from my house and the average person walks 5mph. Its a sunny day and no wind. Why does it take my dad 15 years to come back from the gas station?
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If a gas station is 1 mile away from my house and the average person walks 5mph. Its a sunny day and no wind. Why does it take my dad 15 years to come back from the gas station?
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If a gas station is 1 mile away from my house and the average person walks 5mph. Its a sunny day and no wind. Why does it take my dad 15 years to come back from the gas station?
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Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.
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I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
2 hours ago
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
2 hours ago
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
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He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
2 hours ago
Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
– Zomulgustar
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Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.
answered 2 hours ago
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I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
2 hours ago
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
2 hours ago
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
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He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
2 hours ago
Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
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Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.
answered 2 hours ago
Display name
749216
I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
2 hours ago
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
2 hours ago
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
1
He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
2 hours ago
Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
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Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.
answered 2 hours ago
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749216
Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.
answered 2 hours ago
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749216
answered 2 hours ago
Display name
749216
answered 2 hours ago
Display name
749216
answered 2 hours ago
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749216
749216
I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
2 hours ago
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
2 hours ago
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
1
He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
2 hours ago
Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
2 hours ago
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
2 hours ago
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
1
He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
2 hours ago
Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
2 hours ago
I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
– iiRosie1
2 hours ago
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
2 hours ago
@iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
– Display name
2 hours ago
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
1
1
He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
2 hours ago
He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
– deep thought
2 hours ago
Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
– Zomulgustar
2 hours ago
|
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