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If a gas station is 1 mile away from my house and the average person walks 5mph. Its a sunny day and no wind. Why does it take my dad 15 years to come back from the gas station?






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          Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.






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          • I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
            – iiRosie1
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          • @iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
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            Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
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            He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
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          • Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
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          Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.






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          • I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
            – iiRosie1
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          • @iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
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            Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
            – Zomulgustar
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            He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
            – deep thought
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          • Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
            – Zomulgustar
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          Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.






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          • I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
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          • @iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
            – Display name
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            Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
            – Zomulgustar
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            He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
            – deep thought
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          • Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
            – Zomulgustar
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          Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.






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          Apple maps accidentally sent him in the wrong direction. He is walking to the gas station across the globe the "long way". The circumference of the Earth is 24901 miles, so he had to walk $24901 - 1 = 24900$ miles.







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          • I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
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          • @iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
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            Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
            – Zomulgustar
            3 hours ago








          • 1




            He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
            – deep thought
            2 hours ago












          • Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
            – Zomulgustar
            2 hours ago


















          • I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
            – iiRosie1
            3 hours ago










          • @iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
            – Display name
            3 hours ago








          • 1




            Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
            – Zomulgustar
            3 hours ago








          • 1




            He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
            – deep thought
            2 hours ago












          • Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
            – Zomulgustar
            2 hours ago
















          I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
          – iiRosie1
          3 hours ago




          I'm assuming 24900 miles would take him 15 years?
          – iiRosie1
          3 hours ago












          @iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
          – Display name
          3 hours ago






          @iiRosie1 Probably 1 year if we're being reasonable. I'm just trying to come up with a funny solution.
          – Display name
          3 hours ago






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          Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
          – Zomulgustar
          3 hours ago






          Ninja'd... 24900 mi / 5(mi/hr)= 5880 hrs, or 245 days...about 8 months.
          – Zomulgustar
          3 hours ago






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          He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
          – deep thought
          2 hours ago






          He may walk at 5mi/hr, but how fast does he swim? No great circle is on land entirely
          – deep thought
          2 hours ago














          Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
          – Zomulgustar
          2 hours ago




          Mentioned that assumption in my original comment, since deleted. hmm...can you follow the coast for 131400 miles?
          – Zomulgustar
          2 hours ago










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