certainly it does.
test it...
take a globe...take two thumbtacks..
put a thumbtack in each location.
take a piece of string...loop one end of the string around one thumbtack.
loop the string around the second thumbtack.
pull the string snug..
look at it..
what do you see?
Sometimes in the airline industry it is more cost efficient to take the routes that lead cross road destinations than take direct flights. One time I bought a flight to Jersey from Boston but my flight had a lay over in Dallas Texas. So yeah airlines are kind of crazy that way. Do provide more content. Flat earth theories and ideas are always fun to entertain.
I do respect the flat Earth theory, although because of the label it's followers receive I tend to stay away or mock this topic. Here's something funny though, with a half truth to it -
This line from flat-Earthers nets the same "hahaha! Awww..." reaction as Moon-landing conspiracists who think the Apollo landings are implausible with how little we've ventured outside LEO since.
Yes, you're right, it does make no sense that international laws governing airlines are set up the way that they are that sometimes lead to routes so inefficient they'd make more sense on a flat Earth.
In a more sensible world, Air Emirates wouldn't need to have its Johannesburg-Perth flights stop in Dubai, and would be allowed to just fly directly. In the real world, however, they do, so you get the example pictured. (Or, well, you supposedly do, although just showing me a picture joining the dots between Johannesburg, Dubai and Perth doesn't mean much.)
Or, I don't know, maybe this is just a connection between a Johannesburg-Dubai route and a Dubai-Perth route and that's actually more financially viable for the folks at Emirates. In which case it's not civilizational failure at all, just capitalism at work.
I read something along tho lines in an article stating the ACCC enforced this. It seems like a good excuse or it could be correct. best way to find out is to fly a plane from Perth directly to Johannesburg and see if it takes the same amount of time which is about 11 hours.
I mean, you don't need to go to all the effort of flying a plane yourself, just go to a website like Kayak or Expedia that compares flights, and see how the non-stop ones compare. I'm not sure if this link will work, but I'm seeing direct flights (with South African and Virgin Australia) at actually a bit less than that, and Emirates flights that connect through Dubai at around 23 hours.
have you ever heard of great circles?
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Yes and no it doesn't work in this case.
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certainly it does.
test it...
take a globe...take two thumbtacks..
put a thumbtack in each location.
take a piece of string...loop one end of the string around one thumbtack.
loop the string around the second thumbtack.
pull the string snug..
look at it..
what do you see?
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Sometimes in the airline industry it is more cost efficient to take the routes that lead cross road destinations than take direct flights. One time I bought a flight to Jersey from Boston but my flight had a lay over in Dallas Texas. So yeah airlines are kind of crazy that way. Do provide more content. Flat earth theories and ideas are always fun to entertain.
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Thank you and good point. I did read an article about the ACCC enforcing it. I will provide more content.
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You mean "Mercator BS Projection VS Circumpolar Projection".
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Thank you for getting this out. @flatvsround.com
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Thank you for paying attention. I will keep providing more insight.
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I do respect the flat Earth theory, although because of the label it's followers receive I tend to stay away or mock this topic. Here's something funny though, with a half truth to it -
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I love this picture, I want it as a poster. I don't believe it as it seems way too far out but it is still very beautiful.
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This line from flat-Earthers nets the same "hahaha! Awww..." reaction as Moon-landing conspiracists who think the Apollo landings are implausible with how little we've ventured outside LEO since.
Yes, you're right, it does make no sense that international laws governing airlines are set up the way that they are that sometimes lead to routes so inefficient they'd make more sense on a flat Earth.
In a more sensible world, Air Emirates wouldn't need to have its Johannesburg-Perth flights stop in Dubai, and would be allowed to just fly directly. In the real world, however, they do, so you get the example pictured. (Or, well, you supposedly do, although just showing me a picture joining the dots between Johannesburg, Dubai and Perth doesn't mean much.)
Or, I don't know, maybe this is just a connection between a Johannesburg-Dubai route and a Dubai-Perth route and that's actually more financially viable for the folks at Emirates. In which case it's not civilizational failure at all, just capitalism at work.
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I read something along tho lines in an article stating the ACCC enforced this. It seems like a good excuse or it could be correct. best way to find out is to fly a plane from Perth directly to Johannesburg and see if it takes the same amount of time which is about 11 hours.
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I mean, you don't need to go to all the effort of flying a plane yourself, just go to a website like Kayak or Expedia that compares flights, and see how the non-stop ones compare. I'm not sure if this link will work, but I'm seeing direct flights (with South African and Virgin Australia) at actually a bit less than that, and Emirates flights that connect through Dubai at around 23 hours.
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