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[Tech]

Yes .

[Razer]

So Tech, I see that you conceed the orientation of latitude and longitude, but another lesson seems in order. Take for example the lattitude and longitude of say the airport in

Redding CA 40° 31' N 122° 18' W

The first designation is lattitude. Again, not an opinion but a fact. The second, obviously, is longitude. See the N and W respectively? It is true that lattitudinal lines run East and West parrallel to the equator, nonetheless lattitude is expressed in terms of North and South to indicate how many degrees away from the equator you will find a parrallel line running through your location. Get it? Like wise, Longitude is expressed conversely. I can see how you are confused, but if you keep arguing the point, you are just belying your ignorance on the subject. Nothing personal.

Its actually quite and interesting topic, you see because you can tell lattitude with a sextant but not longitude. The latter requires time measurement. It's why keeping accurate time at sea was such a critical breakthrough in ocean navigation. Many ships were lost until in the 1700's a nautical time piece was developed that was not disturbed by the movement of the boat as all the previous devices (mostly pendulum based) had been plagued by. So, time tells you how far East or West you are in relation to the suns path across the sky, thus giving you your longitude, the North South line through your position.

Sorry if I seem smug, but patience is one thing I definitely struggle with when it comes to insistance on ignorance.

[Razer]

Have you heard of the DMZ (Demilitarized zone) in Korea. The 2nd division of the United States army has been helping to enforce a cease fire their between North and South Korea for more than 50 years. It is also called the 38th parallel. Guess why they call it that? Because it is the line running east west parallel to the equator at 38* North. It is also the lattitude designation. Korea's longitude is roughly 128* East at it's center.

If you are still confused, try this link.

http://www.maptools.com/UsingLatLon/LatLon.html

Now honestly Tech, do you still think my geography is shity?

[Tech]

I beg your pardon Razer my geography,s shit.
I knew the lines of lat go east to west and long goes north to south but didn,t know how they were used exactly.
Yes of coarse you are right Latatude would measure degrees north and south from the equator.
I take it all back i,m a twat.
I had in my head that because longatude run north to south so thats how you measured north to south lol.

[Razer]

Nice to see you come around Tech. Didn't mean to be an ass to you, but as I mentioned, sometimes I get frustrated. Anyone else have this problem? lol