Friday, Jan 04, 2008 at 19:10
Bingo! Wigger.
GPS measures the DISTANCE covered from point to point. It does not measure hills or gullies. Yes, Doug, you are right, the
GPS measures the height of the slopes you traverse.
To the sattelite X number of
miles or kilometres in the sky the earth appears as smooth as a golf ball. Have a look at the moon Doug, the surface, to the naked eye appears smooth, the same applies to the earth. Think about it. Mt. Everest is 29,002 high the earth is how big? On the scale of things Everest is a mere pimple.
Wigger, if it were possible to drive 50
miles (kilometrres) vertically the
gps would show you are still in the same place. You are correct and our learned friend Doug is wrong.
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