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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 5 months ago

Using a human head to demonstrate map projections

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 5 months ago
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  • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Depends on how you peel an orange

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      The way I peel a globe

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        Then no. You project the globe onto an icosahedron, then unfold it into a net (mostly) in a way that keeps the continents (or oceans, if that better suits your purpose) roughly contiguous. This trades awkward interruptions for less deformation.

        The “One-ocean” variant:

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          Ok that is quite a smart technique

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            Buckminster Fuller was quite a smart guy

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              Nahh I bet he just wanted to sell more of his geodesic domes

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