A man asks the pilot of a jet plane leaving Beijing, China and bound for Buenos Aires, Argentina to give him a lift. The pilot agrees. The man says, "Don't you want to know where I'm going?" The pilot answers, "It doesn't matter. It won't be out of my way at all."
Assuming the pilot can land the plane anywhere, how is this possible?
Answer:
Beijing, China and Buenos Aires, Argentina are antipodal cities. They are on opposite sides of the world from each other. The plane could fly out of Beijing in any direction to reach Buenos Aires, since the earth is a sphere.
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