blogONEThere was an interesting hypothetical question posed today. Firstly, assume there was a paved bridge connecting Toronto to Hong Kong. Now, drive. How long would it take? Read on to find out my theory!
I think airliners have an average speed of 900 km/h. Now, the shortest (??) distance from Toronto to Hong Kong is about 12614km, which makes for a flight of around 14 hours. This is about right, when flying from Toronto to New Jersey to Hong Kong, and eliminating most of the delays and American airport bull-drama. However, we’re not really taking a direct route?
Now, let’s assume we’ll be driving at the speed limit of 100 km/h, with unlimited fuel, 0 pitstops/delays and continuous driving. Theoretically, our travel time will increase by a factor of 9, due to the speed difference (ie. 14 hours by plane * (900kphplane / 100kphcar) = 14*9) and we would require 126 hours of continuous driving. This translates to just over 5 days. Win.
Of course, this is all theoretical, since we wouldn’t know what kind of route the bridge would take. Also, due to technological limitations the automobiles would surely not be able to drive continuously for 5 days. With 0 pitstops and delays, the driver would probably not survive for 5 days straight as well. Well, hope you had fun reading this 
