Greetings List,
It's really nice to have this kind of diversion from time to time.
As I usually work with kilometers I would ignore such riddles. But then
the numbers caught my attention. The circumference of the earth is about
40,000 km, so (some calculator punching) about 25,000 mile. The cities
in the Southern Hemisphere have larger figures and approach half the
equator length.
Which leads me to GUESS that the location of this hypothetical signpost
is at the North Pole. Seems appropriate for a riddle for kids. Go figure
;-)
> Bill Thoen wrote:
> >
> > Here's an interesting mapping problem that was in this Sunday's
> > "Ask Marilyn" (newspaper) column.
> >
> > Say you come upon a sign that says the following:
> > Paris 4658 miles
> > Moscow 5438 miles
> > Tel Aviv 6681 miles
> > Hong Kong 7878 miles
> > Sydney 8746 miles
> > Johannesburg 9092 miles
> >
> > How would you determine where the sign is located?
Best regards,
Alex Eshed
Digi-Tek Ltd. Tel: +972-3-961-5840
12 Homa St., Fax: +972-3-961-5877
Rishon LeZion 75655 Cell: +972-54-859109
Israel
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