Monday Sep 29, 2008
Neat Air Traffic video
on Gizmodo. That density (which seems so troubling at first glance) is more than a little bit misleading, however. The map (as displayed on my browser, at least) is about 520 pixels wide. You can do the math yourself, but a single pixel at the equator is therefore about 48 miles on a side (but commensurately less as you go towards the poles). The largest variant of a 747 is a little less than 1/20th of a mile long. So the little yellow dots representing airplanes are as much as 1000 times longer than a 747.
Still, it's really mesmerizing to watch....
Posted at 08:54AM Sep 29, 2008 by AceOfSpuds in General |
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