Reivax@lemmy.worldtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•due to the curvature of the Earth a really long building can't have walls that are both parallel and level.English
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1 year agoRelatedly, some long structures that seek entirely straight have different lengths depending on the altitude you measure them. For example, an oft repeated tidbit is that the Lake Ponchartrain causeway is two inches longer when measured at the deck than at water level due to the earths curvature.
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