I mean elevation doesn't figure into straight line point to point distance anyway, does it?
2007-09-10 02:17:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Crows generally fly in a straight line (the shortest distance). Not all birds do (eg, swallows).
But a crow on the ground is a different proposition - I've never seen one walk in a straight line yet - they hop around all over the place, looking for food etc.
2007-09-10 02:45:12 · answer #1 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It goes back to the old tried and true lesson, the shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. A crow (or any other bird for that matter) can fly across obstacles like red lights, roads and such. But here on the ground, we humans have to follow the roads.
A trip that takes only 6 hours by flight, may take 3 days of driving or more.
The saying "as the crow flies" is very common and society often uses different analogies to explain our meaning.
2007-09-10 09:28:11 · answer #2 · answered by Phurface 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, elevation DOESN'T figure in straight line, point-to-point distance. That's exactly the point. "As the crow flies" is the straight-line distance between to places, but the real distance you need to travel will be greater because you DO need to traverse the elevations (or go around them). I.e. you do NOT travel a straight line in going from one place to another, you follow the terrain.
2007-09-10 09:32:46 · answer #3 · answered by dansinger61 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Imposable to walk in a perfectly straight line, trees, rivers,
hills, buildings,, just up and down hills adds distance.
2007-09-10 09:28:48 · answer #4 · answered by RoHo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋