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There's always something further east, the Earth is a sphere. California is to the east of new Zealand. The IDL is arbitrary
JackGreenEarth says the earth is a sphere, the debate is settled
Well, he's wrong. It's an oblate spheroid.
Actually, it's a bumpy oblate spheroid. And I'm not a 'he'
Nothing wrong with being a bumpy oblate spheroid. Some of my best friends are bumpy oblate spheroids.