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Apr 9, 2026 7:29 PM
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Sauce: https://youtube.com/shorts/aFu2HNNQKiI
FreePalestineAndTheWorldFromIsrael
It's all going to be nuked to shit by a few genocidal madmen anyway.
mirrorz
It's a globe because the earth is spherical and it represents the axial tilt in solar orbit. Unwrapping a sphere onto a flat plane will cause distortions from reality no matter how you present it but you can't put a ball into a book. The center of a map is just based on the hemispherical and regional bias of the person designing maps at the time. Flat Earthers have already done enough damage to education so the globe's presence in a classroom doesn't hurt.
Pizzeption
Came down here to read map nerd talk. I love all the little map nerds in my phone.
supergay2017
Fuck Russia
Detacheddavid
At first I thought this would be a flat-world parody.
thepicklebucket
"globes" and "maps" are two quite different things
GrenithTheSkald
One issue that is generally not addressed with globes is that the scaling of continents/countries is not accurate.
schwaulen
This is just like, your opinion, man.
Tolocamp
"You may believe the globe ist the most accurate" then continues to make not a single point to argue with that. Although there are actually points to argue it.
mushroommunching
Bucky Fuller! Yaaaay
ParagonOfAwesome
Of course the triangle map is made by Mr Buckyball.
Sulexar
That map is completely fucking useless.
IGotMyDreamJobProgrammingGames
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cousteau
On the topic of favorite map projections, someone here on Imgur once mentioned Eckert IV as their favorite, and I think they convinced me about that.
RightIllDoYouForThat
We need to see the globe from the ocean view now!
qshamtech
See proof right there the earth is flat! /S
BuckDitkis
That's the stupidest map I've ever seen. Flat Earthers probably love it though
Exyr
Wait so thats the original bucky ball?
spream
So the suggestion is basically switching from an European centric view to an American centric view
mikeatike
Unless you are navigating the oceans.
Skevoid
What a terrible map, you can't just look at it and work out where any two distant points are in relation to each other without mentally trying to rebuild a globe.
HydraNine
This just looks like a normal map to me (I'm a Battletech fan and the surfaces of planets are often depicted with dymaxion maps)
circlebreaker
TwoDogsFucking
I like the Mertater Projection
BarnegatLight
May I offer the butterfly projection:
TheSlouchOfBethlehem
'yeah, I live on one of the smaller chip shards, you probably never heard of it'
blzrdphoto
What’s projections precious?
IMustGrowUpReally
It has very crisp edges.
Skuggen
gnarledhalo
Is the Pierce Quizacle a Ken Jennings reference?
iMcFly
“You type in Dvorak”
allmj
That guy likes shoes with toes apparently
Kyzyl
There's ALWAYS an xkcd.
7heng
m.xkcd.com/977
for mobile plebs like meself
CommunCreator
I wonder what this guy thinks about the Waterman butterfly?
blzrdphoto
Oh snap! I’ve never seen this xkcd! I need to go back through the entire archive at some point in my sad little life.
Kyzyl
Well congrats! You get to be one of the ten thousand today! https://imgs">sand.png">https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/ten_thousand.png https://xkcd.com/1053/
MenloPart
How do I favorite a comment?
blzrdphoto
I totally forgot about that one!
djangojazz
This is a fever dream sold as 'the best' way. Globes are better for 1. Showing topagraphy. 2. Shortest distance between two locations is NOT a straight line. 3. Showing time zones better proportion to light. I dunno man this is right up there flat earthee shit to me. It breaks down quickly when you think about it.
figuringeights
Ugh. I'm getting pretty over the fucking Interstellar theme JFC
skizzit
Useful as a visual representation of the world on a flat surface, but terrible as a map. It complete distorted N/S/E/W so trying to use it to navigate would be impossible.
jasondeslin
Who the fuck uses a world map to navigate? Also, the North/South axis being set like it is is purely due to arrogance and racism. Given where humanity started, it would make more sense for Antarctica to be at the top, but that would make Europe seem less important.
CheeseCoffeeChests
There is no "perfect" or "best" map. It depends on the porpuse
meme2theextreme
https://youtu.be/vVX-PrBRtTY?si=FF8gRsLSsTv-FThM
vindik8or
Exactly. The Mercator cops a lot of heat due to pop-culture, but it is perfect for navigation - which was its entire intended purpose.
CyberHexx
Bottle nose or beluga?
MintberryCrunch000
Exactly. this is stupid and actually makes it harder to understand
swofromtherock
Yep, and this map really sucks for aot of those reason. Oceanic shipping lanes? Go fuck yourself.
somebackup
Yes, purpose...
battleofhastings1066
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1dzgwNDl2Zm5reWJ4MGZ2azFiMDVid2U5a2R5d3FoaWh4dnczNjU0MiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/l4EoUOXAvWI0MJih2/200w.webp
Doismellbacon
This is the kind of content I come to imgur for
spidermenz
There it is
Kyzyl
The reason why the US purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire was to run a telegram cable all the way from North America, across Siberia, to Europe. They thought that this would be easier than doing a trans-Atlantic cable.
gablestout
The main motivations for the purchase were economic resources, strategic positioning in the Pacific, and Russia's financial struggles. Alaska’s role in the telegraph plan was secondary to these larger goals.
wobblecopterrrr
you can basically walk to anywhere, excluding some islands, and Australia.. but that's not a real place...
vindik8or
My country isn't a real place, that's why I shacked up in ya mum's bedroom.
wobblecopterrrr
musta been a bit crunchy after all those years in the ground...
vindik8or
Why do you think it's called "down under"?
wobblecopterrrr
blzrdphoto
Detacheddavid
Australia is real, that's the birthplace of Mozart but also of Hitler.
vindik8or
Fifofu
That origami doesn't play nice with time.
pictory
This is where I thought, for a brief moment in time, that Google Earth was going to go. Merging Google Earth and Wikipedia just made so much sense to me. Ah well. This looks sick as fuck and I'll play your game just to mess around with this map. Thankyougoodday.
Mansoor68729
I think the Himalayas happened DUE TO India's collision with Asia. They were not there before the collision.
Fifofu
Indeed. The technique I'm using targets phones and prioritizes fast load and good frame rates. I move the tectonic plates as rigid geometry, but I don't deform the surface. Around 300 Mya, the region between Florida, South America and Africa used to be a mountain range. Andes and Rocky Mountains also raised as the Americas drifted west. If you want a more scientific visualization: https://www.earthbyte.org/paleomap-paleoatlas-for-gplates/ - You'll find lots of cool data sources.
Mansoor68729
Thanks.
TakuanSoho
Nice where's that from ?
Fifofu
A game I'm trying to make: JurassicRally.com - The continental drift thingy is going to be the level selection: https://youtu.be/yLRfiAejSCs
TakuanSoho
Thanks, I hope you'll succeed ! <3
Tarmaccian
Indie devs are a particular sort of people.
“This thing that I could sell as a $3,000 museum display is going to be the first 12 seconds of a game and nobody will think about it again.”
ThingsThatDontJustifyGenocide
Wut fuckin' game?
Fifofu
Something I'm trying to make: JurassicRally.com - The continental drift thingy is going to be the level selection: https://youtu.be/yLRfiAejSCs
blzrdphoto
ThingsThatDontJustifyGenocide
That looks rad as fucking shit, homie.