/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10450528
>>10450531
I understand GPS, dingus.

>>10450535
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LORAN
>It was similar to the UK's Gee system but operated at lower frequencies in order to provide an improved range up to 1,500 miles (2,400 km) with an accuracy of tens of miles.
The "G" in GPS stands for "Global".

>I wouldn't expect to see a half a meter hole in something flying at hundreds of thousands of feet or higher.
I would, especially with modern technology, and the fact that something like that would need refueling to work. How and when would something like that happen without being visible?

>>10450537
Then you'd see poles everywhere, and anytime something hits a pole, there's a power outage, or you're above poles in the mountains or on a plane, GPS wouldn't work.

>>9544969
And THAT is exactly why publications aren't cheap. You're paying for the reputation that was hard to get and the peer review process and all of the nitty-gritty of scientific paper publication.

They're making a killing, which means a lot of people have thought about making a killing as well. If it was easy, there would be a whole lot of respectable journals, they would have to compete for scientists, and the price would go down. It doesn't, though, because it ain't easy.