Oh, I am sorry Peter, I attributed your comments as a smart ass reply, obviously I was wrong.
P. J. Alling wrote: > 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
