ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 23 hours agoAll countries starting in letter "I" are in a straight linei.redd.itimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down131file-text
arrow-up1262arrow-down1imageAll countries starting in letter "I" are in a straight linei.redd.itooli3@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 23 hours agomessage-square68fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareominous ocelot@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down1·22 hours agoAll countries are in a straight line. If you make it wide enough.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67·22 hours agoOr long enough, as it’s on a spheroid.
minus-squareominous ocelot@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up39·22 hours agoOr use the proper projection.
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·20 hours agoYeah, like the Euler Projection.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 hours agolol, accurate but a bit difficult to see a lot of continuity.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoThe linked latitude longitude graph looked like it was all in a pretty straight lines though.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·18 hours 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-up2·14 hours ago Or if you use a suitable projection https://sopuli.xyz/post/38642522/20935563
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·22 hours agoIt’s actually a curved line
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·18 hours agoover on the non-federated link aggregation site, posts like this would be in /r/mapporncirclejerk, not the main map sub :/
minus-square[deleted]@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 hours agoWhile true, this line is pretty narrow considering it is only showing one hemisphere.
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, 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
over on the non-federated link aggregation site, posts like this would be in /r/mapporncirclejerk, not the main map sub :/
While true, this line is pretty narrow considering it is only showing one hemisphere.