From the North Pole to the edge of Antarctica it's roughly 18,000km. Most of that has to be real distance, since there's a nearly unbroken chain of land in the Americas. That means the it's about 113,097 kilometers around on that "inside" edge. (For comparison, the equator is 40,000km around so this is almost three times that - specifically 282.74%) This is just assuming we care only about the edge of Antarctica, of course. If we start talking about surface area of that frozen continent things get way worse.
Since the age of exploration, the sinister "They" have apparently been patrolling this border to make sure that nobody discovers the Edge and learns the truth about the shape of the world. It's really hard to say how many people they need in order to do this, but there are a few things to keep in mind:
1. They need to essentially live in Antarctica.
2. They need multiple shifts.
3. They need support staff, especially since they live there.
4. If they have families, those families presumably also live there? There would be some overlap obviously, people who married another patrol agent or even a janitor.
5. While some areas would be in much more danger than others, they would need to be able to quickly respond to threats all along the continent.
6. You can argue all you want for modern technology, but this is a job they would have needed to be doing for a very very long time.
So this is, and has been for a long time, a HUGE employer and has used enormous resources. I guess I'm asking... where do they recruit? Can I sign up? How are they paying all these people, let alone paying off all the scientists and pilots and things? If they have infinite money, as it seems they must, I'd love to have that job. They probably have a great dental plan too.
Since the age of exploration, the sinister "They" have apparently been patrolling this border to make sure that nobody discovers the Edge and learns the truth about the shape of the world. It's really hard to say how many people they need in order to do this, but there are a few things to keep in mind:
1. They need to essentially live in Antarctica.
2. They need multiple shifts.
3. They need support staff, especially since they live there.
4. If they have families, those families presumably also live there? There would be some overlap obviously, people who married another patrol agent or even a janitor.
5. While some areas would be in much more danger than others, they would need to be able to quickly respond to threats all along the continent.
6. You can argue all you want for modern technology, but this is a job they would have needed to be doing for a very very long time.
So this is, and has been for a long time, a HUGE employer and has used enormous resources. I guess I'm asking... where do they recruit? Can I sign up? How are they paying all these people, let alone paying off all the scientists and pilots and things? If they have infinite money, as it seems they must, I'd love to have that job. They probably have a great dental plan too.
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