Reply With QuoteFollow the lines of Longitude. 0° to 180° is East - 180° to 360° (0°) is west. Simples
Wizard
SubscriberJust sitting here watching the morning news and there’s a story about the Antarctic
Apparently the majority of the western side of Antarctica’s land mass is under water
Now it all sounds simple and with there aerial photographs and illustrations it looks the part as well, but what has got me stumped (not hard to do after a big night on the ales) is when your looking or standing at the pole, which way is east and which way is west???
Between my well educated brains trust (maybe not so brainy) it appears any way you head away from the South Pole is north
As soon as you start your journey you have an easterly and westerly direction, but depending on which direction you head your east and west changes
My head is starting to hurt so I thought I’d put it to the group who should have at least one fully functional brain between them (on second thought, owning a Land Rover). and in typical AULRO style I’m going to get more than one answer, right or wrong it at least gives my head a chance to recover from last night’s effort
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Gav
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LordRover
SupporterFollow the lines of Longitude. 0° to 180° is East - 180° to 360° (0°) is west. Simples
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Wizard
SubscriberThanks 101RRSOriginally Posted by 101RRS
Follow the lines of Longitude. 0° to 180° is East - 180° to 360° (0°) is west. Simples
It is all coming back to me now (I knew school wasn’t a waste of time (maybe I need to go back for a refresher))
Start googling the right words and we get the answer
Prime meridian - Wikipedia
Now we can go back to pondering the rest of life’s mysteries ………
1. Why did I buy a Land Rover???
2. Why did I buy a second Land Rover????
3. Why am I still driving a Land Rover?????
4. I’ll get to 4 when I work out the answer to the first 3 questions
1985 110 Dual Cab 4.6 R380 ARB Lockers (currently NIS due to roof kissing road)
1985 110 Station Wagon 3.5 LT85 (unmolested blank canvas)
LordRover
SupporterWell ponder how you head south when standing on the true south pole
REMLR 243
2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6
1977 FC 101
1976 Jaguar XJ12C
1973 Haflinger AP700
1971 Jaguar V12 E-Type Series 3 Roadster
1957 Series 1 88"
1957 Series 1 88" Station Wagon
If you want a headache, another way to think of it is, no matter where you stand on the Earth, every direction is up.
Wizard
What does my head in is where does space end , and if there is an end what is after that ??? .
OldBushie
Space ends whenever I try to fit something else in my workshop.What does my head in is where does space end , and if there is an end what is after that ??? .
Wizard
SubscriberThe other side🤪What does my head in is where does space end , and if there is an end what is after that ??? .
1985 110 Dual Cab 4.6 R380 ARB Lockers (currently NIS due to roof kissing road)
1985 110 Station Wagon 3.5 LT85 (unmolested blank canvas)
OldBushie
You could try asking someone at the restaurantWhat does my head in is where does space end , and if there is an end what is after that ??? .
ForumSage
SupporterIIRC this has lead to an idea to slow the melting by dumping huge amounts of sand under the ice, to slow the ice melting due to being in contact with the warming sea.Just sitting here watching the morning news and there’s a story about the Antarctic
Apparently the majority of the western side of Antarctica’s land mass is under water
Now it all sounds simple and with there aerial photographs and illustrations it looks the part as well, but what has got me stumped (not hard to do after a big night on the ales) is when your looking or standing at the pole, which way is east and which way is west???
Between my well educated brains trust (maybe not so brainy) it appears any way you head away from the South Pole is north
As soon as you start your journey you have an easterly and westerly direction, but depending on which direction you head your east and west changes
My head is starting to hurt so I thought I’d put it to the group who should have at least one fully functional brain between them (on second thought, owning a Land Rover
Gav
Two audacious plans for saving the world's ice sheets (nbcnews.com)
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