GOING THE DISTANCE
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-12-23_DJ_22.wmv">Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a globe on the monitor.</a>)  On a two-dimensional map, <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-12-23_DJ_22.jpg" target="_blank">a straight line</a> appears to be the shortest distance between L.A. & London; on the globe, the <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-12-23_DJ_22a.jpg" target="_blank">actual</a> shortest distance between them would be part of one of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-12-23_DJ_22b.jpg" target="_blank">these</a> big, 2-word geometric units'
great circles