What’s really across the ocean from you when you look straight out?
andywoodruff.comWhile it's a pretty picture, it's all wrong. The coast line is pretty much fractal. There's no real "straight out". Zoom in a little, and you will see your perpendicular line is not perpendicular.
I don't understand why that makes it "all wrong". I understand the coastline is fractal, but I think the article uses a reasonable method for sampling the continuous coastline and showing possible destinations.