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[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 219 points 2 days ago (5 children)

All countries are in a straight line. If you make it wide enough.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 82 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Or long enough, as it's on a spheroid.

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 46 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Or use the proper projection.

[–] teft@piefed.social 48 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Yeah, like the Euler Projection.

[–] bonenode@piefed.social 1 points 14 hours ago

Oh wow! All countries are in the same line!!!

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 17 points 2 days ago

"Oh, I like this guy!"

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

lol, accurate but a bit difficult to see a lot of continuity.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

The linked latitude longitude graph looked like it was all in a pretty straight lines though.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Or if you use a suitable projection. I'm pretty sure you can pick some really wild projection and make it work with another letter too.

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

It's actually a curved line

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 5 points 2 days ago

While true, this line is pretty narrow considering it is only showing one hemisphere.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago

over on the non-federated link aggregation site, posts like this would be in /r/mapporncirclejerk, not the main map sub :/