Surely there are infinite “straight line” routes you could take around the surface of a sphere.
simplepimple2025 on
Did you include all of the lakes that are on this route?
TomCollator on
If you flew in a straight line from McAllen, Texas to Bangkok, you would be underground the whole way.
adamwho on
Since you cannot fly underground a straight line would take you into space space.
You mean a ‘great circle’…
WinFragrant6518 on
Assuming you get one land before Putin shoots you down
Gold_Telephone_7192 on
Yes, the famous McAllen to Bangkok direct flight
melt11 on
That’s actually kind of crazy, nice anecdote
Max1miliaan on
In theory
Derfflingerr on
OP just found out how airlines travel
andyd151 on
Now why is one of those places listed as a state and one as a country?
doutrinasecreta on
That’s good. If the plane crashes, I won’t drown.
Windows_66 on
What’s a map doing on my race-baiting religious debate sub?
Vo_Mimbre on
But that’s not a straight line.
pgregston on
Why do commenters speak of commercial airlines or other practical issues. This is /MapPorn folks!
foxontherox on
Take that, flat-earthers!
ImNotTheBossOfYou on
You’re going to Bangkok for two weeks straight, in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia!
thedrew on
Well no. You’re not flying over both Russian and American airspace. You’re probably changing planes in Tokyo, Seoul and again in LA/SF, and then probably again in Charlotte or Atlanta since no one knows about McAllen.Â
ScorpionX-123 on
what site did you use to make this?
funkengruven on
How many nights would you stay? Just …one night in Bangkok?
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Unrealistic for several reasons
Surely there are infinite “straight line” routes you could take around the surface of a sphere.
Did you include all of the lakes that are on this route?
If you flew in a straight line from McAllen, Texas to Bangkok, you would be underground the whole way.
Since you cannot fly underground a straight line would take you into space space.
You mean a ‘great circle’…
Assuming you get one land before Putin shoots you down
Yes, the famous McAllen to Bangkok direct flight
That’s actually kind of crazy, nice anecdote
In theory
OP just found out how airlines travel
Now why is one of those places listed as a state and one as a country?
That’s good. If the plane crashes, I won’t drown.
What’s a map doing on my race-baiting religious debate sub?
But that’s not a straight line.
Why do commenters speak of commercial airlines or other practical issues. This is /MapPorn folks!
Take that, flat-earthers!
You’re going to Bangkok for two weeks straight, in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia!
Well no. You’re not flying over both Russian and American airspace. You’re probably changing planes in Tokyo, Seoul and again in LA/SF, and then probably again in Charlotte or Atlanta since no one knows about McAllen.Â
what site did you use to make this?
How many nights would you stay? Just …one night in Bangkok?
Is that gc.kls2.com?
I love the retro vibes. God, I miss 2002.