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[-] probable_possum@leminal.space 218 points 1 week ago

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

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 19 points 6 days ago

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 6 days ago
[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 days ago

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

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 81 points 1 week ago

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

[-] probable_possum@leminal.space 46 points 1 week ago

Or use the proper projection.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

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

[-] teft@piefed.social 48 points 1 week ago

Yeah, like the Euler Projection.

[-] bonenode@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago

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

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

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

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

It's actually a curved line

[-] snooggums@piefed.world 5 points 1 week ago

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

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