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Solar_Crimson 02/14/22 4:24:14 PM #1:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/5/0/AANZVmAAC7Pm.jpg https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mercator-map-true-size-of-countries/ --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:962649631] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/5/0/AANZVmAAC7Pm.jpg https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mercator-map-true-size-of-countries/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 02/14/22 4:25:58 PM #2:	It's fairly well-known that the Mercator projection exaggerates the northern hemisphere EDIT: Well, it actually exaggerates both poles, but because most of the Earth's landmasses are in the northern hemisphere or near the equator (barring Antarctica) the distortion is really noticeable with NA, EU, and Russia. --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:962649683] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>It's fairly well-known that the Mercator projection exaggerates the northern hemisphere EDIT: Well, it actually exaggerates both poles, but because most of the Earth's landmasses are in the northern hemisphere or near the equator (barring Antarctica) the distortion is really noticeable with NA, EU, and Russia. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AngelicRadiance 02/14/22 4:26:49 PM #3:	I always suspected Greenland wasn't the same size as Africa --- http://large.horse <cite>AngelicRadiance posted [p:962649697] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>I always suspected Greenland wasn't the same size as Africa </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 02/14/22 4:27:17 PM #4:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_projection As a side effect, the Mercator projection inflates the size of objects away from the equator. This inflation is very small near the equator but accelerates with increasing latitude to become infinite at the poles. As a result, landmasses such as Greenland and Antarctica appear far larger than they actually are relative to landmasses near the equator, such as Central Africa. --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:962649710] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_projection <quote>As a side effect, the Mercator projection inflates the size of objects away from the equator. This inflation is very small near the equator but accelerates with increasing latitude to become infinite at the poles. As a result, landmasses such as Greenland and Antarctica appear far larger than they actually are relative to landmasses near the equator, such as Central Africa.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 02/14/22 4:28:05 PM #5:	Who uses Mercator? --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:962649734] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>Who uses Mercator? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 02/14/22 4:28:56 PM #6:	The Mercator is so eurocentric --- https://i.imgur.com/u5kY6Yt.gif https://i.imgur.com/V6HBhkR.png <cite>Doe posted [p:962649757] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>The Mercator is so eurocentric </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 02/14/22 4:29:49 PM #7:	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Worlds_animate.gif trippy --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:962649780] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Worlds_animate.gif trippy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stallion_Prime 02/14/22 4:31:05 PM #8:	Doe posted... The Mercator is so eurocentric Racism? --- -Hunter1534 http://abload.de/img/powercdkcb.gif <cite>Stallion_Prime posted [p:962649811] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite> <quote>The Mercator is so eurocentric</quote>Racism? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 02/14/22 4:31:25 PM #9:	Suddenly Russia and Canada aren't as impressive --- https://i.imgur.com/6cPXvLN.jpg https://i.imgur.com/hVC4i6j.jpg <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:962649816] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>Suddenly Russia and Canada aren't as impressive </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paragon21XX 02/14/22 4:32:14 PM #10:	Doe posted... The Mercator is so eurocentric Polar-centric If countries in the southern hemisphere were as far south as Europe is north, they would be similarly exaggerated. --- Hmm... <cite>Paragon21XX posted [p:962649838] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite> <quote>The Mercator is so eurocentric</quote> Polar-centric If countries in the southern hemisphere were as far south as Europe is north, they would be similarly exaggerated. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 02/14/22 4:37:33 PM #11:	Paragon21XX posted... If countries in the southern hemisphere were as far south as Europe is north, they would be similarly exaggerated. It is interesting to consider that most of Earth's landmasses are in the northern hemisphere, or near the equator --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:962649961] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>Paragon21XX posted... </cite> <quote>If countries in the southern hemisphere were as far south as Europe is north, they would be similarly exaggerated.</quote> It is interesting to consider that most of Earth's landmasses are in the northern hemisphere, or near the equator </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 02/14/22 4:45:15 PM #12:	Interesting. Never knew about this <cite>Zikten posted [p:962650137] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>Interesting. Never knew about this</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 02/14/22 4:51:27 PM #13:	For more fun, here's a whole list of map projections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections Some of them are pretty crazy looking --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:962650306] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>For more fun, here's a whole list of map projections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections Some of them are pretty crazy looking </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
averagejoel 02/14/22 4:52:57 PM #14:	Stallion_Prime posted... Racism? it's possible that it may have, in some abstract way, contributed to attitudes from european leaders that lead to various atrocities inflicted on most of the rest of the world. its primary purpose is navigation though --- peanut butter and dick <cite>averagejoel posted [p:962650351] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>Stallion_Prime posted... </cite> <quote>Racism?</quote>it's possible that it may have, in some abstract way, contributed to attitudes from european leaders that lead to various atrocities inflicted on most of the rest of the world. its primary purpose is navigation though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 02/14/22 4:55:19 PM #15:	HylianFox posted... For more fun, here's a whole list of map projections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections Some of them are pretty crazy looking D'aww, the Werner is shaped like a heart! --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. https://imgur.com/eW67nT8 - Artwork by Wii_Shaker <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:962650408] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted... </cite> <quote>For more fun, here's a whole list of map projections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections Some of them are pretty crazy looking</quote> D'aww, the Werner is shaped like a heart! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 02/14/22 4:55:35 PM #16:	absolute unit Algeria --- Thanks to Proofpyros for the sig images https://i.imgur.com/Nv4Pi1v.jpg https://i.imgur.com/N43HJYv.jpg <cite>FL81 posted [p:962650420] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>absolute unit Algeria </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChainedChained 02/14/22 4:57:13 PM #17:	People who don't know anything about maps always bitch about the Mercator projection. There's a reason it's used in all map apps. It truly is the best in showing shapes. It is also very good in navigation. If you care about sizes get a globe or use Google Earth. <cite>ChainedChained posted [p:962650461] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>People who don't know anything about maps always bitch about the Mercator projection. There's a reason it's used in all map apps. It truly is the best in showing shapes. It is also very good in navigation. If you care about sizes get a globe or use Google Earth. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 02/14/22 4:59:01 PM #18:	da damn --- I'm a Taurus I like collecting headphones and iems. My fave game of all time is DMC 3 SE on PC w/ style switch mod. IMO it the best button masher on earth <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:962650497] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>da damn </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nemu 02/14/22 5:03:45 PM #19:	I understand the necessity for accuracy for navigation, but I've never understood why it's also so common among just general display maps. I'd take a slightly less accurate generalized map for more accurate relative scale. It's not like you're going to be doing any navigating on a generic map. <cite>Nemu posted [p:962650607] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>I understand the necessity for accuracy for navigation, but I've never understood why it's also so common among just general display maps. I'd take a slightly less accurate generalized map for more accurate relative scale. It's not like you're going to be doing any navigating on a generic map. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 02/14/22 5:05:33 PM #20:	greenland is so tiny --- I'm a Taurus I like collecting headphones and iems. My fave game of all time is DMC 3 SE on PC w/ style switch mod. IMO it the best button masher on earth <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:962650638] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>greenland is so tiny </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sphyx 02/14/22 5:11:21 PM #21:	It is really quite surprising that every country is small enough to fit on my screen. --- You're so vain, You probably think this sig is about you. <cite>Sphyx posted [p:962650781] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>It is really quite surprising that every country is small enough to fit on my screen. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seaman_Prime 02/14/22 5:13:48 PM #22:	Sphyx posted... It is really quite surprising that every country is small enough to fit on my screen. lol <cite>Seaman_Prime posted [p:962650840] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>Sphyx posted... </cite> <quote>It is really quite surprising that every country is small enough to fit on my screen.</quote>lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unsugarized_Foo 02/14/22 5:14:04 PM #23:	HylianFox posted... For more fun, here's a whole list of map projections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections Some of them are pretty crazy looking This just makes me appreciate globes --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted [p:962650848] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted... </cite> <quote>For more fun, here's a whole list of map projections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections Some of them are pretty crazy looking</quote> This just makes me appreciate globes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sczoyd 02/14/22 5:23:25 PM #24:	That's interesting. I knew they were inflated but I didn't realize it was that much --- "No merkins? Fie on thee." - zhukov1943 WoT <cite>Sczoyd posted [p:962651060] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>That's interesting. I knew they were inflated but I didn't realize it was that much </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Spidey5 02/14/22 5:26:34 PM #25:	This is why we all need our trusty POCKET GLOBES --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/Strangeone2007.png http://i.imgur.com/wfUGrp5.gif <cite>Spidey5 posted [p:962651138] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>This is why we all need our trusty POCKET GLOBES </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GameGodOfAll 02/14/22 5:28:02 PM #26:	Crazy --- My Words Were True And Sheamus Made You Believe! http://imgur.com/Fc39f.jpg <cite>GameGodOfAll posted [p:962651182] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>Crazy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 02/14/22 5:35:44 PM #27:	I know this academically, but I still always think Russia and China are much larger than they actually are. --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:962651369] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>I know this academically, but I still always think Russia and China are much larger than they actually are. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SoIidLegacy 02/14/22 5:46:31 PM #28:	HylianFox posted... For more fun, here's a whole list of map projections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections Some of them are pretty crazy looking I bet some of the people who made these had a lot of fun developing those maps, trying to come up with all sorts of fun shapes, and making them go "pew pew" at each other. --- The secrets of the ancient world have been unearthed. The shackles of false histories destroyed. Together we stand as the authors of destiny. <cite>SoIidLegacy posted [p:962651671] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted... </cite> <quote>For more fun, here's a whole list of map projections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections Some of them are pretty crazy looking</quote> I bet some of the people who made these had a lot of fun developing those maps, trying to come up with all sorts of fun shapes, and making them go "pew pew" at each other. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 02/14/22 6:04:35 PM #29:	SoIidLegacy posted... I bet some of the people who made these had a lot of fun developing those maps, trying to come up with all sorts of fun shapes, and making them go "pew pew" at each other. My favorite is the Dymaxion map https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:962652201] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>SoIidLegacy posted... </cite> <quote>I bet some of the people who made these had a lot of fun developing those maps, trying to come up with all sorts of fun shapes, and making them go "pew pew" at each other.</quote> My favorite is the Dymaxion map https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 02/14/22 6:06:37 PM #30:	HylianFox posted... My favorite is the Dymaxion map https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map I like it --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:962652251] in The actual... [t:79899158]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted... </cite> <quote>My favorite is the Dymaxion map https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map</quote>I like it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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