How come, right - how come
When flying from London to Australia, you go over Europe, Middle East etc instead of West over the North Pole and then down and stuff?

I'm trying to get the distances as I imagine it's more - does anyone know?
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:19, 10 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Becasue then it would be further?

( Kroney, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:25, Reply)

I think its to do with the curviture of planet....
When going that far into the southern himisphere, it's no longer quicker to head north.

Probably.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:27, Reply)

Science!

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:39, Reply)

GET ME MY BUNSON BURNER ! I HAVE A SCIENCE TO DO !

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:41, Reply)

Get a globe and a piece of string
You will find that the curved route is shorter (even though it seems longer) also going in that direction I would assume that you avoid having to fight against the gulf stream and therefore save fuel.
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:30, Reply)

Yes. Ill-thought-out - that's the problem with my question.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:39, Reply)

Probably because of science.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:33, Reply)

This is the correct response.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:39, Reply)

prevailing winds and the posibility of having to land in the arctic is something went wrong?
assuming all distances were equal (which they're probably not but it's roughly the other side of the world so it'll be close) I'd make as much of the trip as possible go over land in case of emergency landings
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:35, Reply)

This sort of sensible answer has no place here.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:38, Reply)

sorry, I'm trying to be more sensible.
because being silly was not going down as well.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:40, Reply)

british airways are going to be so embarrassed when you ring up and tell them

( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:35, Reply)

I figured I'd offer them a decent price to tell them how to rectify it first.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:38, Reply)

haha

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:42, Reply)

Because no one likes you.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:36, Reply)

:(

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:37, Reply)

Nah, I mean, your mum probably thinks you're alright,
And if you have a girlfriend I'm sure she's green good of you by now, but no one important gives a fuck about you.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:41, Reply)

God does.
He's important.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:46, Reply)

Cheers, all.
I figured it would be further; didn't think about the Gulf Stream etc.

And the whole arctic thing.

Or fuel.

This is probably why I'll never be a pilot.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:37, Reply)

The real answer is because you can't fly directly to Australia
so your choices are fly to LA and then carry on, or fly to Singapore/Dudai/Thailand/China and then carry on.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:41, Reply)

Because you have AIDS

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Aug 2013, 16:43, Reply)