Two mind meanderings that I thought up and like to think about from time to time...
1. If you could build a straight road that circumvented the globe perpendicular to it's axis, and could drive at the exact rotation rate of earth in the opposite direction, not only would you appear stationary from space, but as the sights are blurring by in your peripheral, the sun would never set from your reference point. In time it would move north and south, but it would never set...think about it.
2. If you were to walk due North until you reached the exact point of the earth's northern magnetic pole, you would then be standing in a spot in which every direction around you, front, back, left, right, would all be south. It would remain this way until you took one step in any direction, thus mapping out your new orientation. Behind you would be north and to your left and right would be east and west, respectively...think about it.
1. If you could build a straight road that circumvented the globe perpendicular to it's axis, and could drive at the exact rotation rate of earth in the opposite direction, not only would you appear stationary from space, but as the sights are blurring by in your peripheral, the sun would never set from your reference point. In time it would move north and south, but it would never set...think about it.
2. If you were to walk due North until you reached the exact point of the earth's northern magnetic pole, you would then be standing in a spot in which every direction around you, front, back, left, right, would all be south. It would remain this way until you took one step in any direction, thus mapping out your new orientation. Behind you would be north and to your left and right would be east and west, respectively...think about it.
Imagination is more important than knowledge...
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