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[dupe] Every 3 meters of the world given a unique location with 3 words (what3words.com)
12 points by donutdan4114 on June 10, 2015 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



Interesting idea, despite the technical problems that might arise, I think it might be a very practical "solution".

You do get some funny/weird situations:

http://map.what3words.com/parir.seguro.rasga

Which translates to giving birth surely rips.


I wonder how this idea could help in delivering stuff in particular locations, like a certain apartment address. This idea, although an innovative one, could still fail in a lot of scenarios.




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