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Originally Posted by DaddyBigBucks
OK, I like the comparison of Pickett's Charge to a Safety Blitz.
But the problem is that you gave the Longitude of the places in question, which proves only that Iowa City is farther west of Greenwich than is Gettysburg.
But just to be clear: - Gettysburg is at 39.5 degrees North LATITUDE
- ...and 77.14 degrees West LONGITUDE
- Iowa City is at 41.4 degrees North LATITUDE
- ...and 91.32 degrees West LONGITUDE
I'm not sure what North Longitude is, but if Iowa City were at 91 degrees North LATITUDE; it would be 1 degree North of the North Pole, wherever the hell that is.
Geography Police: Out... |
oops. my bad. you're right. i got 'em mixed up. i'll go back and fix it for posterity's sake...
nonetheless, my point was that Iowa City is farther north (farther away from the equator) than Gettysburg.
re Pickett's Charge... there's a whole thing about that and it would be interesting to see where WWH draws his admiration for the safety blitz in terms of military history.