Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-28 10:15:55 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 72F0B3077891C79B5193633DB93B8DCA380D3B3D591D8AAA74A233897B6F44BF
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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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