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metalman · 2026-08-30T10:16:34.000Z

it would be interesting if it was a list of actual journeys with the sub lists of deviations required. a special club for the brutaly determined and persistant the "strait liners" things like having to beg, bluff, bribe, your way through someones house

shrx · 2026-08-30T10:34:48.000Z

Wikipedia has an article listing some of the notable (walking) straight line missions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_line_mission

edit: and the article already notes this longest possible path from Portugal to China, citing a 2023 article: https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/these-are-the-worlds-longe...

fhars · 2026-08-30T11:59:55.000Z

Note that the 2023 article also cites the submission, which is five years older.