My guess would not be the North Pole only because the clue ( Moscow 5438
miles ). From the North Pole, Moscow is much closer than that.
Could the answer be in the good OLE U. S. of A. Probably within 100 miles
west of Kansas City, MO., or 1/2 way between Wichita, KS and Kansas City,
MO. Of course this a "As the crow flies" guess.
Marc Plato
AOL Time Warner
Columbia, SC
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> As a hypothetical in the present tense, the answer would be "where you
are".
>
> John Haynes
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Eshed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 5:36 AM
> Subject: MI-L A Mapping Puzzle for Savants
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>
> > 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
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