The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 6 months agoThis would be the time to plan something without Australialemmy.worldimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1291
arrow-up1291imageThis would be the time to plan something without Australialemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarebleistift2@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·6 months agoRemember that it is always half of Earth that gets sunlight. This illustrates how much of the Pacific is missing in this projection.
minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·6 months agoThere isn’t any of the Pacific missing in this projection…you can see right where it starts at the Bering Strait and ends in the exact same place. If this map were centered on the Pacific it would probably seem larger, but there’s none missing.
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 months agoIt’s warped, not missing. Just like the resized continents are all there in full, just incorrect (relative) sizes.
minus-squareTonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoduring a solar eclipse less than half of the Earth is lit
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoBut on 4/20 more than half of the Earth is lit so it balances out
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoobligatory your mum climbs a ladder joke
Remember that it is always half of Earth that gets sunlight. This illustrates how much of the Pacific is missing in this projection.
There isn’t any of the Pacific missing in this projection…you can see right where it starts at the Bering Strait and ends in the exact same place. If this map were centered on the Pacific it would probably seem larger, but there’s none missing.
It’s warped, not missing. Just like the resized continents are all there in full, just incorrect (relative) sizes.
during a solar eclipse less than half of the Earth is lit
But on 4/20 more than half of the Earth is lit so it balances out
obligatory your mum climbs a ladder joke
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