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: > >> So you're really 1/4 of the way to the North Pole, if you're starting >> from the South Pole... >> >> wendy beard wrote: >> >>> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> To which I as the question, starting from where? >>>> >>>> wendy beard wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/85028122 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> (sorry, darkside camera) >>>>> >>>>> Wendy >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
