Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAfrican Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s sizewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down113
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minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down4·2 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-up7arrow-down2·1 day agoIts a good thing you came along to reiterate that.
minus-squaremika_mika@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 hours 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.