You don’t say, smartypants. Your comparisons don’t make sense. I didn’t complain about the prime meridian, I said that associating the concept of “west” (or east) with a hemisphere is a moronic take.
No, you said whoever came up with the idea was a moron of epic proportions. And your explanation as to why was directly due to the arbitrariness of the prime meridian.
In geospatial terms, anything to the west of the prime meridian has a longitudinal coordinate of n°W, where 0°<n<180°. Anything east of the prime meridian is likewise n°E. Hence, eastern and western hemispheres.
Yes, the western hemisphere is to the east of Fiji. No, that doesn’t change anything.
I shouldn’t have to break it down into such basic terms for such a smartypants as you, so hopefully this doesn’t come as an insult to your intelligence.
You don’t say, smartypants. Your comparisons don’t make sense. I didn’t complain about the prime meridian, I said that associating the concept of “west” (or east) with a hemisphere is a moronic take.
No, you said whoever came up with the idea was a moron of epic proportions. And your explanation as to why was directly due to the arbitrariness of the prime meridian.
In geospatial terms, anything to the west of the prime meridian has a longitudinal coordinate of n°W, where 0°<n<180°. Anything east of the prime meridian is likewise n°E. Hence, eastern and western hemispheres.
Yes, the western hemisphere is to the east of Fiji. No, that doesn’t change anything.
I shouldn’t have to break it down into such basic terms for such a smartypants as you, so hopefully this doesn’t come as an insult to your intelligence.
Look up Dunning Kruger syndrome - although I suspect it won’t lead you to any sudden realizations.
You might as well say that into a mirror, because you’re obviously projecting.