American eating challenge

[Vassago]

I think his confusion had more to do with how far North and South the sun's trajectory was from his standing location. He was used to seeing the sun further South, so using that as a pinpoint to find North, went East instead of West. I could be wrong though.

http://solar.physics.montana.edu/ypop/Classroom/Lessons/Sundials/summer.html

This explains trajectory in the Northern hemisphere and how to find North using it. The Southern hemisphere would be exactly opposite, and continue to get wider the further North or South you go.

 

[Galaxiom]

I think his confusion had more to do with how far North and South the sun's trajectory was from his standing location.

The Southern hemisphere would be exactly opposite.

That is wat I said in more technical terms.

 

[Brianwarnock]

Vassago and Galaxiom are both correct. Did not reply yesterday as out walking, about to go again today, hope we have some sun to navigate by, if not will have to resort to that old standby, a compass!

Brian

 

[Libre]

The Sun rises in the East no matter where in the world you are.

I'm not that sure about that - how about the North and South Poles. At the North Pole, any direction you look is south, and at the South Pole, any direction you look is north. Isn't that true?

Another thing (slightly unrelated): there is one place on the Earth; one single solitary place - where you can see the sun rise over the Pacific Ocean and set on the Atlantic.
Do you know where this place is (without googling)?
I'm sure that quite a few forum members must know this.
Still, it is rather interesting.
So where the heck is this place?
Anybody...

 

[RainLover]

I'm not that sure about that - how about the North and South Poles. At the North Pole, any direction you look is south, and at the South Pole, any direction you look is north. Isn't that true?
...

Both the North and South Poles are theoretical locations on a Map.

Similar to the equator. The equator has position and length but no width.

Time is another which has a position in history but no length.

Therefore, you can’t stand on the North or South poles as they are theoretical when described as a place let alone look in a certain direction.

 

[Libre]

Both the North and South Poles are theoretical locations on a Map.

Similar to the equator. The equator has position and length but no width.

Time is another which has a position in history but no length.

Therefore, you can’t stand on the North or South poles as they are theoretical when described as a place let alone look in a certain direction.

Oh, I disagree!
The North and South Poles (the geometric ones, not the magnetic ones) - as well as the equator - are real positions on the sphere of the Earth based on the Earth's axis of rotation. The equator has no width because it is a line. The North and South Poles have nothing to do with any map. They are points on the sphere, and the Equator is a circle at the Earth's midpoint, independent of any cartography or political borders.

Here's a little riddle I remember from the Boy Scouts:
A hunter leaves his cabin, travels 10 miles due south, then he travels 10 miles due east, then he travels 10 miles due north and returns to his cabin. Along his journey, he shot a bear.
What was the color of the bear?

 

[RainLover]

Libre

Do you have a point to make.

Can you backup what you said.

Who cares about the bear. Next thing you will be wanting its name and address.

 

[scott-atkinson]

The bear was white becuase it was a Polar Bear...

So where is this amazing place on Earth where you can see the sun rise and set over two different oceans?

 

[Rabbie]

Oh, I disagree!
The North and South Poles (the geometric ones, not the magnetic ones) - as well as the equator - are real positions on the sphere of the Earth based on the Earth's axis of rotation. The equator has no width because it is a line. The North and South Poles have nothing to do with any map. They are points on the sphere, and the Equator is a circle at the Earth's midpoint, independent of any cartography or political borders.

Here's a little riddle I remember from the Boy Scouts:
A hunter leaves his cabin, travels 10 miles due south, then he travels 10 miles due east, then he travels 10 miles due north and returns to his cabin. Along his journey, he shot a bear.
What was the color of the bear?

White. But of course since the North Pole is covered in sea ice which is always moving he was lucky the cabin was still in the same place as when he left it.

Edit sorry Scott didn't see your post.

The spot must be somewhere near the Panama canal where the Atlantic entrance is NW of the Pacific entrance

 

[Brianwarnock]

I would guess it is at the southern tip of South America, the name escapes me at the moment, as it is probably the only place that you can see both oceans .

Brian

 

[Libre]

Libre

Do you have a point to make.

Can you backup what you said.

Who cares about the bear. Next thing you will be wanting its name and address.

RainLover - If you need me to prove to you that the Earth is a sphere, that it rotates about an axis, and that Poles are the endpoints of this axis, I don't know where to begin. These facts have been established and known for thousands of years.
Edit:
The ancient Greeks knew it, thousands of years ago (look up Eratosthenes), but this knowledge may have been forgotten by most people until folks like Kepler, Copernicus, and Galileo reminded everyone.

 

[Libre]

I would guess it is at the southern tip of South America, the name escapes me at the moment, as it is probably the only place that you can see both oceans .

Brian

Nope. Just being able to see both oceans is not enough.
The answer is Panama - which Rabbie stated above.
If you look at a wold map you will see why - and it has nothing to do with the canal - it's due to the orientation of the Panama isthmus in relation to the oceans.

And white is the correct answer to the bear questions as it must have been at the North Pole - the only place on earth you can walk due south, due east, and due north, and arrive at your starting point.

 

[Dick7Access]

Wait a minute guys. Right answers wrong question. This thread is about how far south or north do you have to travel before you can no longer find a good steak? Without taking out your hunting knife, of course.

 

[ColinEssex]

This thread is about how far south or north do you have to travel before you can no longer find a good steak?

No it isn't. Try reading my first post. I'll explain it if it is too difficult for you.

Col

 

[Dick7Access]

No it isn't. Try reading my first post. I'll explain it if it is too difficult for you.

Col

This thread will be about whatever I want it to be.

 

[Dick7Access]

That's awesome. Mind if I borrow that in the future?

Only if your nice about it.

 

[Brianwarnock]

Nope. Just being able to see both oceans is not enough.
The answer is Panama - which Rabbie stated above.
If you look at a wold map you will see why - and it has nothing to do with the canal - it's due to the orientation of the Panama isthmus in relation to the

I must admit that I did not read your post carefully enough, however where about in Panama can you see both oceans with the Pacific in the East, and with my pedant hat on I must point out Panama is bound by tha Caribbean Sea not the Atlantic Ocean. This is the sort of misinformation school teachers use when attempting to teach that the isthmus does not run North to South ina straight line.

Brian

 

[Brianwarnock]

This thread will be about whatever I want it to be.

So stop complaining that others are no longer discussing steaks.

Brian

 

[Libre]

I must admit that I did not read your post carefully enough, however where about in Panama can you see both oceans with the Pacific in the East, and with my pedant hat on I must point out Panama is bound by tha Caribbean Sea not the Atlantic Ocean. This is the sort of misinformation school teachers use when attempting to teach that the isthmus does not run North to South ina straight line.

Brian

Brian - the Caribbean Sea is not a separate entity from the Atlantic - it is a part of the Atlantic Ocean, like New Jersey is a part of the US.
In central Panama the sun can be seen rising over the Pacific and setting over the Atlantic. This is stated on dozens if not thousands of places on the Web. They - and that school teacher - could all be wrong, maybe.
Or maybe you misinterpreted something and that school teacher might have been trying to teach you something you just didn't get.
Also nobody says you have to see both events - sun rising and setting - in one place without moving.

 

[Dick7Access]

So stop complaining that others are no longer discussing steaks.

Brian

Right on Brian,
People can post whatever they want can't they. I think I have read enough of your post to know that you, as most understood my post as humor. As much as I travel it has never ceased to amaze me the things that people eat (or say). I say if you like it, go for it. I try almost anything new. One thing that was new (to me anyway) that I didn't try in MO was a Goober Burger. A hamburger with peanut butter on it. ug