Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-28 08:58:27 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 681BF3761566C26AA2D1AD969EFDC145A2EA33722385A3989C91684BCEE1A160
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Original Note:
The missing context is that while you would not turn right or left, the reason this works is Great Circle Navigation. When the globe is projected into a flat map the shortest route between two points looks curved. If you used a string and a globe you'd see how it works. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-circle_navigation
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