• Wisas62@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    This is a wild comment. ~3.8MM sq miles vs ~1.6MM

    Lisbon to Vilnius ~2375 miles longest route I could picture Portland ME to San Diego ~3200 miles Portland OR to Miami ~3250 miles NY to Chicago ~800 miles Hamburg to Vienna ~600 miles

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      3 days ago

      Try Lisbon to Oulu: 4750km. I also explained why the land area is irrelevant when we talk about distances. If you’re looking for a distance even closer to New York — Chicago (1271km) I could offer Vienna — Paris (1235km) which is also served by NightJet. Driving for one more hour doesn’t really matter while you’re asleep.

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        7 hours ago

        You want to include Scandinavia, well if I include Alaska it’s ~5k miles from Miami to Anchorage. Point still stands its a wild comment to make.