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by ReleaseCandidat 885 days ago
The idea is nice, the problem is that the route the app uses (it uses for example a highway) isn't the one the bus would use.
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yreg 885 days ago
Hmm, shouldn't the more shady side be the same in practical scenarios (like not going the other way around the globe, etc)?
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notahacker 885 days ago
There are quite a few bus routes that wind back and forth, especially in urban and mountainous areas potentially offering a lot of shade from buildings and cliff edges for parts of the route anyway.

Whether these journeys involve long enough in direct sun to matter is another question.

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yreg 885 days ago
Yes, but I believe that the diff of sun(RIGHT_SIDE) and sun(LEFT_SIDE) is the same, no?

Like the bus cannot get to the same destination by taking a route where the sun shines on the other side more. (Ignoring some fringe theoretical routes where you do a massive detour over equator.)

edit: I was too fast with my reply to read yours properly. Sorry.

> a lot of shade from buildings and cliff edges for parts of the route

I don't believe sitinshade.com handles those anyway.

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