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Old 05-31-2017 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Left Handed
What he is saying is that the calculations of latitude and longitude are plotted on a curved surface. The formulas needed to convert it to a flat grid, because the world is flat, are immense. It of course takes many years of schooling to learn all these calculations properly. Otherwise you would get lost. That is what he is saying
Or, in simple terms for the passengers, "Pilots can fold space".