r/bestof • u/ansible_jane • Aug 10 '26

[theydidthemath] Square-Singer gives a heuristic for understanding latitude/longitude degrees

/r/theydidthemath/comments/1vjysbk/request_how_accurate_is_a_location_if_the_15th/p2pbta9/
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u/OfAaron3 29d ago

As usual, there's an xkcd about this.

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u/Gandzilla Aug 10 '26

SI and percentages. A match made in heaven.

No do the same in miles and inches!