will direction matter
2006-09-14 18:38:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Are you letting out a big hit in your avatar, there appears to be a big puff of smoke in front of your face. Don't go out dude, you might get lost.
2006-09-14 18:47:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
around the world in eighty days. I suppose if you count walking on a parallel of latitude it might be considered as a straight line and then location and direction would matter. If you tried to follow a compass course you would only end up establishing a rhumb line and would walk in a large spiral to one of the poles, unless you followed precisely the equator. On a great circle route the others all give you the standard circumference 24850 miles
2006-09-15 04:14:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. direction will matter as the earth is not a perfect sphere. So the exact number of miles would also depend on where you live ie the equator, southern / northern hemisphere. But you should travel an approximate distance of 24850 miles (based on the Earth's circumference) :)
2006-09-15 01:53:22 · answer #3 · answered by taffy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on which direction you go. If you go east or west and live on the equator, you will travel a lot further than if you lived somewhere other than the equator. If you go north or south, you will travel a shorter distance than if ou go east west. The earth is like a partially flattened ball (in shape). It bulges out in the center (equator) and is somewhat flattened at the poles. I believe that the earth is about 6350 km around the equator, but thats a guess.
2006-09-15 01:51:59 · answer #4 · answered by prcla2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answer is, you would never get home. The universe is infinitive, if you travelled in a straight line as you said, you would leave earths atmosphere, if you put a pen laser with a 1000 mile beam on the floor, it would shine into space not follow the earths curve.
2006-09-15 02:41:55 · answer #5 · answered by stuio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
close to 24900 miles, direction would matter but not too much, if you start walking towards one of the poles youd have to walk about 24,859 miles
You know what, this question is a lot more complex than i thought at first, direction will matter, and you could have to walk houndreads of times the circunference of the earth if you take a sharp angle with respecto to the ecuator
2006-09-15 01:42:13 · answer #6 · answered by alexqr79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple: An infinite number. Since the universe is
a convolute, at the point you reach infinity you would be back at the same place you started in a straight line.
2006-09-15 05:41:45 · answer #7 · answered by willgvaa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would depend on your direction and your latitude or longitude. A person near the north pole could walk east and be home after walking around the world a lot faster than someones walking around teh world at the equator.
2006-09-15 02:55:10 · answer #8 · answered by RichUnclePennybags 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Direction will not matter, you'd never get home, your straight line on a sphere would lead you to a point adjacent to your house.
2006-09-15 02:24:54 · answer #9 · answered by hedgehogg99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Direction won't make a difference, but I would guess that your latitude would, as I don't think I would care to go over the poles. I would take an east-west route.
2006-09-15 01:48:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where do you live? - and is this just points building or a question you have not thought through - the world is round, sooner or later yuo would get home again - hope you get home soon
2006-09-15 01:45:39 · answer #11 · answered by william john l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋