ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 3 days agoAll countries starting in letter "I" are in a straight linei.redd.itimagemessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down141file-text
arrow-up1286arrow-down1imageAll countries starting in letter "I" are in a straight linei.redd.itooli3@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 3 days agomessage-square83fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareominous ocelot@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up210arrow-down1·3 days agoAll countries are in a straight line. If you make it wide enough.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up78·3 days agoOr long enough, as it’s on a spheroid.
minus-squareominous ocelot@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up41·3 days agoOr use the proper projection.
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·3 days agoYeah, like the Euler Projection.
minus-squarebonenode@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoOh wow! All countries are in the same line!!!
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agolol, accurate but a bit difficult to see a lot of continuity.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThe linked latitude longitude graph looked like it was all in a pretty straight lines though.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 days agoOr 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.
minus-squareAlaknár@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days ago Or if you use a suitable projection https://sopuli.xyz/post/38642522/20935563
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·3 days agoIt’s actually a curved line
minus-square[deleted]@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoWhile true, this line is pretty narrow considering it is only showing one hemisphere.
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoover on the non-federated link aggregation site, posts like this would be in /r/mapporncirclejerk, not the main map sub :/
All countries are in a straight line. If you make it wide enough.
Or long enough, as it’s on a spheroid.
Or use the proper projection.
Yeah, like the Euler Projection.
Oh wow! All countries are in the same line!!!
“Oh, I like this guy!”
lol, accurate but a bit difficult to see a lot of continuity.
The linked latitude longitude graph looked like it was all in a pretty straight lines though.
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.
https://sopuli.xyz/post/38642522/20935563
It’s actually a curved line
While true, this line is pretty narrow considering it is only showing one hemisphere.
over on the non-federated link aggregation site, posts like this would be in /r/mapporncirclejerk, not the main map sub :/