renaissance Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 How the **** is google able to give me real-time traffic maps?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchwood Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 They didn't have solar panels back in the 50s when the first satellites were launched. They must have used coal. Solar cells were invented by Charles Fritts in 1883 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grhqofb5 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Here you go the 180 degree line is the other side of the prime meridian Great, I feel like the guy who discovered the equator, of whom it bears its name-- Equardo Magellon. This line needs to get a bit more attention I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchwood Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 How the **** is google able to give me real-time traffic maps?? They are stalking you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Here you go the 180 degree line is the other side of the prime meridian Except it's not the prime meridian on the Pacific side. It's the international date line. If you measure your longitude from over there, you still do so by reference to the line running on the other side of the world, through Greenwich England. You consider yourself at the far side of the circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Here you go the 180 degree line is the other side of the prime meridian How far away is that from the international date line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchwood Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Great, I feel like the guy who discovered the equator, of whom it bears its name-- Equardo Magellon. This line needs to get a bit more attention I believe. Notice the name of that line is 180 degrees. Doesnt get a fancy name like prime meridian or equator. Kind of sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Great, I feel like the guy who discovered the equator, of whom it bears its name-- Equardo Magellon. This line needs to get a bit more attention I believe. Are you trolling me you ****????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grhqofb5 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Except it's not the prime meridian on the Pacific side. It's the international date line. If you measure your longitude from over there, you still do so by reference to the line running on the other side of the world, through Greenwich England. You consider yourself at the far side of the circle. The international date line is not a straight line. Even I know that. It avoids land at all costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btfoom Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 How the **** is google able to give me real-time traffic maps?? Every major city in the US has a basic traffic report that goes out over a certain frequency. Google, Garmin, etc taps into these feeds to produce near-live traffic info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 They are stalking you. For real though, I always wondered how they do it. Are they using satellites? Some kind of super-nerdy algorithms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchwood Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 How far away is that from the international date line? International date line is essentially the 180 degree line drawn by a crackhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 How the **** is google able to give me real-time traffic maps?? google gets their information from Detour Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 The international date line is not a straight line. Even I know that. It avoids land at all costs. Yes. It was adjusted to avoid some stuff. You can do this because it is an arbitrary line created for useful reference - just like the prime meridian on the other side of the world. The meridian and the date line can be wherever we want them to be, as long as they run from the North Pole to the South Pole in some fashion that everyone agrees on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwyl Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 google gets their information from Detour Dave. And u-turn laverne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grhqofb5 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Yes. It was adjusted to avoid some stuff. You can do this because it is an arbitrary line created for useful reference - just like the prime meridian on the other side of the world. The meridian and the date line can be wherever we want them to be, as long as they run from the North Pole to the South Pole in some fashion that everyone agrees on. Well, in that case I'm claiming ownership/naming rights to the straight 180 degree line on the back of the globe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Well, in that case I'm claiming ownership/naming rights to the straight 180 degree line on the back of the globe. Great. We'll start calling it the "grhqofb5 Line." I'm sure everyone in theworld will understand what we are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Why do some TVs only go up to a certain number of channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchwood Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Well, in that case I'm claiming ownership/naming rights to the straight 180 degree line on the back of the globe. So what are you naming it? ---------- Post added November-18th-2011 at 04:27 PM ---------- Why do some TVs only go up to a certain number of channels. It is a matter of the circuitry and being "Cable Ready." Back in the day when people did not have cable and dish boxes the cable went directly into the TV and you had to have a cable ready tv to get channels 69-125 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grhqofb5 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Why do some TVs only go up to a certain number of channels. ewww... good one. I've never seen a television with a dial that went over 99. Guess you need the box after that. In the same vein, before cable tv was a big thing, you used to be able to order big fights (i.e. Ali-Foreman, etc.) through "closed circuit tv." How did you get that? Did someone have to bring you a box or something before the big fight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Why are all women insane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grhqofb5 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 So what are you naming it? Not sure, may just sell the naming rights to Snyder or something. ---------- Post added November-18th-2011 at 04:30 PM ---------- Why are all women insane? That's not a dumb question. Try another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The X-Factor Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Okay....You have the rooster, the hen, and the chicken. The rooster goes with the chicken... So who's having sex with the hen? :cool: They're all chickens Costanza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchwood Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Why are all women insane? Because they deal with us men... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 ewww... good one. I've never seen a television with a dial that went over 99. Guess you need the box after that.In the same vein, before cable tv was a big thing, you used to be able to order big fights (i.e. Ali-Foreman, etc.) through "closed circuit tv." How did you get that? Did someone have to bring you a box or something before the big fight? No, that meant you went to the Capital Center or a movie theater or auditorium and watched it on the big screen there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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