Obviously the further North and South it will decrease, but What is the distance between lines of Longitude at the Equator? KM or Miles whichever you prefer.
I will give the correct answer with 5 KM/Miles to start with and see how it goes.
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Obviously the further North and South it will decrease, but What is the distance between lines of Longitude at the Equator? KM or Miles whichever you prefer.
I will give the correct answer with 5 KM/Miles to start with and see how it goes.
I guess the answer depends on how far apart the lines of longitude are :sailor:
360° apart would be 0km
10° apart would be roughly 40000km / 36
1° apart would be roughly 40000km / 360
1' apart would be above/60
:)
So what is exactly is the answer you have given? KM/miles?
Cause nothing I can see quite matches the answer. :p Right way of working, just not quite the answer.
I don't know but I will make a guess that it is 100km.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
Not quite. Closer than Donkey mostly because I understand your guess. ;)
Before the revolution the French measurement system was chaotic. For example they reputedly measured distance in 'shouts' - how far a shout could be heard. So they rationalised things.
Angles were to be measured in gradians with 100 to a right angle or primary compass point and 400 gradians to a complete circle. They then decided that a metre should be related to the circumference of the earth. 10000 metres made up the distance from pole to equator. Or if you prefer, 100km made up a gradian, or 1km a centigrade, or 1m a myriograd. But they couldn't measure the globe too accurately so it is slightly out.
But the rest of the world didn't like radians (probably because they were a French idea) and stuck with 360 degrees so a degree of longitude is 400/360 x 100 km making it 111km to the nearest km.
I didn't really cheat - I worked it out from Donkey~'s numbers then checked I'd remembered it right.
While looking it up, I also found out that a nautical mile is 1 minute of latitude, making a degree is 60 nautical miles .
a degree latitude is 60 nautical miles, but a degree of longitude depends on where you are ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Type
I agree, 111km like you and Donkey have claimed should be the correct answer for longitudes that are 1 degree apart.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Type
That is what is says here as well.
Yes well done, all. 111km is the distance given to the nearest KM.
Next Question please D-Type
Here's an easy one.
I walk 10 miles north
I then walk 10 miles east
I then walk 10 miles south
I end up back where I started.
What animal could I definitely not have seen on my little journey?
In all fairness, surely Donkey was the first one to provide the correct answer?Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
Even though was in form of an equation. "1° apart would be roughly 40000km / 360" -> 40000km / 360 =111km.
Maybe. I was too dumb to understand all that equation stuff. :p :o
Polar Bear? I assume you started at the South Pole and ended at the South Pole.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Type
If and when I next answer a question correct. Donkey can have my go if I did him a wrong.
Sorry Donks. Your equation was to advanced for me. :crazy: :(
If and when I next answer a question correct. Donkey can have my go if I did him a wrong.
Sorry Donks. Your equation was to advanced for me. :crazy: :(
Also now a double post. :rolleyes:
Correct. That's what I had in mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
After I posted the question, I realised you could have had any animal as nothing lives at the South Pole - apart from a community of misguided scientists
Your question - which I agree should be given to Donkey as I stole his answer anyway
Yep. Donkey where ever you are. Post the next question.
damn I could have answered D-Type's Q...donks c'mon with another easy one?
Donks always refuse to ask questions. :mad:
Well I will ask another flag question until Donkey turns up.
Which Country does this flag represent?
http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/wo...uvalu-flag.gif
Don't have a clue but it makes me think of Falkland ( Malvinas? ) Islands.....:devil:
I use to fly the flag of Tuvalu as an avatar, too easy mate!
I intended it to be quick. Oh well still no sign of Donkey, so post away Taz. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
Four States of The USA were sovereign states before they joined the Union, name them.
I have no idea really but I would guess that Hawaii is one of them as for the other three my guess
are Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana.
BleAivano is halfway there - Hawaii and Texas. The others are California (technically 2 different republics successively joined to form the modern state) and Vermont.
Hawaii, and Texas is correct :up:Two to go!
Very good Minty, take it away!!
Well Taz your location was a bit of a cluette.
Ok which city has the second largest Polish population after Warsaw?
Hmm I should almost know this given my interest in Speedway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
I know of lots of cities in Poland but a wild guess is Leszno.
Cracovia (Krakow)
Is this a trick and the answer is somewhere outside Poland - Berlin?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Indeed, but I thought Vermont would be the tough one. :bulb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
That's my thought too. I don't really know where most Polish people head for.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Type
Berlin would be a good guess.
I will say London. :o
I guess it is outside Poland (else Krakow would be the easier choice) and most likely Germany so Berlin sounds logical too...
What about Katowice?
Ok, no correct answers so far, and although it seems like more, London's Polish population is nowhere near the 1M - 1.4M (estimates vary) of the correct city. It has widespread Polish architecture and many Polish cuisine food shops
Chicago
We have a winner!!! What search term did you use? Chicago Metropolitan Area has 1.1M persons of Polish ethnicity. Areas of the City have Polish names and Polish festivals are part of the public calendar.Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Your question g :)
I've read some time ago that Chicago has a massive polish community ( reading about an american movie with poles ) but never thought it's the second in the world. That's why I said Krakow or Katowice as I know these are the biggest cities after Warsaw. I said Chicago at random but if you want some research let's see some intertesting facts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poles
Looks like Chicago was the second in 1960......
Q : Name ALL the european capitals whose names start with a "B". No google allowed!
I will name as many as I can and see how close I am.
Belfast (Probably not including this one. Just in case though) - Northern Ireland
Brussels - Belgium
Berlin - Germany
Bern - Switzerland
Budapest - Hungary
Bucharest - Romania (I dare not forget this one Gadjo)
Belgrade - Serbia
I am probably missing an obvious one, but I have gone blank for now so this will be my guess.