Well, I was kind of being a smart ass, but it was with a point. graywolf wrote: > 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
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