Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoAfrican Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s sizewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square83linkfedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down113cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.senews@beehaw.orgworldnews@lemmit.online
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minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down4·18 days agoRight. What people need to understand that any globe put on a flat surface will be distorted. Their proposal is just as distorted as the Mercator, just in area vs angles as you stated.
minus-squareTexas_Hangover@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·17 days agoIts a good thing you came along to reiterate that.
minus-squaremika_mika@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·17 days agoJust fyi this 2D projection is also distorted just in angles instead of area.
Right. What people need to understand that any globe put on a flat surface will be distorted. Their proposal is just as distorted as the Mercator, just in area vs angles as you stated.
Its a good thing you came along to reiterate that.
Just fyi this 2D projection is also distorted just in angles instead of area.