To: Alberta's Child
Here’s a neat teaching exercise for a kid.
Ask them to look at a map of the US with interstates shown.
Ask them to tell you the shortest route from Chicago to Seattle. 2 choices I-80/I-84 and so on, or I-94/I-90.
People almost always pick the southern route.
The Northern route is shorter because of Earth curvature, but that doesn’t show on a flat map.
11 posted on
07/31/2015 6:35:46 PM PDT by
rikkir
(You can lead a horde to knowledge but you canÂ’t make them think. (TnkU ctdonath2))
To: rikkir
A bit of trivia I had no idea about.
34 posted on
07/31/2015 7:41:29 PM PDT by
wally_bert
(There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
To: rikkir
That’s kinda like Reno Nevada is further west than Los Angeles.
37 posted on
07/31/2015 7:53:49 PM PDT by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
To: rikkir
Any route OUT of Chicago is good.
51 posted on
08/01/2015 12:32:17 AM PDT by
antidisestablishment
(I was mad when they changed Republican states to Red, but I now I see they were right.)
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