On 12 November 2012 01:29, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On 12/11/2012 01:18, Oscar Benjamin wrote: >> >> On 12 November 2012 01:10, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>> On 12/11/2012 00:31, Oscar Benjamin wrote: >>>> >>>> Plain wrong. Vectors are not defined *from any origin*. >>> >>> So when the Captain says "full speed ahead, steer 245 degrees", you >>> haven't >>> the faintest idea where you're going, because you have no origin? >> >> >> As Steve has just explained, the origin has nothing to do with the >> orientation of the coordinate system. >> >> But then I'm assuming you meant that 245 degrees was a bearing >> relative to North. Was it supposed to be relative to my current angle? >> Truthfully I wouldn't know what to do without asking the captain a >> couple more questions. > > The only good acedemic is a dead acedemic?
Is that what happens when people ask questions on your ship: "it's the plank for him with the questions-askin'!" I'm glad you're not my captain. Oscar -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
