Balloon Favor
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Answer that and I am eternally grateful! Back in the 1870s, a trip around the world in a period of less than three months was almost unknown. Today, it is not a big deal, especially if you travel by plane. Consider that Fogg could have chosen to travel in an air balloon. Why do you think he did not do? How long do you take a trip like today Fogg if you used public area? Planning a trip around the world that begins and ends at the same place (it should not be in London, where Fogg began and ended, but the spots start and end must be the same). Research what connections you'd have to do, and determine the approximate the journey would take if everything went well. Explain how the difference of working time for Fogg to allow the group to meet the deadline, despite the many setbacks and missed connections.
Is this your homework, you mean? What the heck, I'll give you an answer anyway. 1. Fogg did not go in an air balloon because it is slower than land transport. Moreover, balloons day, even modern loads of trouble to go around the world, those much less in the 1800s. 2. Go to a travel agent for travel around the world. I'm too lazy to answer this question. You must consider what latitude you will travel. Is it around the equator to the north or more? I'd go for further north than it has) obviously shorter, and b) in North America and Europe have good transportation systems. 3. The time difference worked for Fogg because he went to the east. Since the sun rises to the east, his days were "shorter" per se (considering daylight hours as you travel to the east), but in fact saved time when he finished the circumference of the globe. It is because he has crossed the international date line. If you look at the international date line, (in the Pacific), and see if you cross to the east, you'll go back in time one day. That's because everyone had to agree on this point earth do we start the next day. They choose a place anywhere in the Pacific. Hope this helps
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