Re: boustrophedon (was: Atlantis II)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, June 28, 2001, 20:24 |
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John Cowan wrote:
> Without the Date Line, you could get into the following paradox:
> Suppose *time is frozen* and you are going to circumnavigate the
> earth
It doesn't have to be frozen for that paradox. Suppose you simply
travel westward around the world, adjusting your watch back an hour
every time. By the time you return home, you'd be a day behind everyone
else. I remember reading that Magellan's crew were stunned to learn
that they'd celebrated Easter on a Monday. :-)
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