#70656 Longest distance to nearest temple

[vorpal blade]

Link: http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/70656/

I thought this was a fantastic answer. I can hardly imagine all the work that went into answering this question, both by Laser Jock and yayfulness. Congratulations on a job well done. I noticed both received Editor's Choice and they both deserve it. I was fascinated by yayfulness' video, and Laser Jock's interactive graph.

I do have a little question about it, though. In the video yayfulness mentioned that Laser Jock's answer showed which meetinghouse was the longest distance from a temple. Looking at yayfulness's video I thought the answer should have been Mumbai, India. I was a little surprised when Laser Jock said Goa, India. To me Mumbai looks further from Hong Kong than Goa. But I cannot really tell from the maps.

Anyway, good job.

[Laser Jock]

Thanks! Also, good eye. Mumbai is very nearly as far from Hong Kong as Goa is; Mumbai is 4291 kilometers (2666 miles), while Goa is 4295 kilometers (2669 miles).