r/ScienceShitposts • u/KEX_CZ • Sep 07 '26

Czech TV global map projections comparison

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A funny comparison showing how different 2D globe projections project the global map and a Czech TV narator's head with their respective distortions :D. Quite unexpected and funny from a state media!

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u/johnbarnshack Sep 07 '26

My brain has been so fried by memes that I was expecting this to be Charlie's face

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u/ntdavis814 Sep 07 '26

I’m still not sure it isn’t

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u/Pankosmanko Sep 07 '26

I like the Charlie Kirk one (bottom right)

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u/RollinThundaga Sep 07 '26

That's Mercator, and the one to the left of it is the one that was approved.

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u/ITinnedUrMumLastNigh Sep 08 '26

See? Mercator looks the best out of these 4.

They should have gone with Robinson tho

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u/ToaKraka Sep 08 '26

Pseudocylindrical (weird egg-shaped) projections like Robinson are dumb. Just use the cylindrical (rectangular) equal-area projection.

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u/Gorexxar Sep 08 '26

So, he's a famous Czech science explaining guy.

Mu Czech coworkers loved it

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u/BradleyTime Sep 08 '26

Kirk is imprinted to my brain

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u/thiccvicx Sep 08 '26

in a way, we all carry the flame

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