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[-] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago

That's not a straight line, although it is possible to follow without changing direction😊

[-] [email protected] 81 points 10 months ago

I KNOW IT'S BASICALLY A CIRCLE IN 3D SPACE. There is an exact amount of pedantry at play here, and you're going over.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Would you say that they... crossed the line?!?! 😏😏😏

[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

In our space time frame of reference, we never change direction, we travel in a straight line. It's a straight line.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

And when Im walking, in my frame of refrence, the houses on the side of the road move behind me. Houses move.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago

But following the surface of a sphere causes you to constantly change direction

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Would straight plane be as understandable?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Correct! Technically :P

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