And thousands of miles would require thousands of boy scouts because at a certain point they would not be able to see each other and would need another crew to go further and still see the one behind them.
And of course the crew two points back is worthless at that point as is every other crew behind them. They are the past.
We are like one of those crews and soon enough we will be out of view
whoa, you're freakin' me out... ;^)