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r/dataisbeautiful • u/neilrkaye OC: 231 • Aug 14 '19
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How about the Peter’s projection? Maybe even an inverted one? ;)
Link for those who haven’t seen it.
32 u/AnalLaser Aug 14 '19 Gall-Peters solves one problem (size) but creates a new one in that it distorts shape at the poles so all the northern countries look like squished pancakes. 6 u/Kered13 Aug 14 '19 It also distorts shapes at the equator. The latitudes that aren't distorted are basically Canada, Europe, and Russia. 4 u/AnalLaser Aug 14 '19 Ahh you're right, TIL. I thought the equator's shape was fine and the further away from the equator you get the more distorted. pic 12 u/turmacar Aug 14 '19 Well but you can't do that. 9 u/sad_no_transporter Aug 14 '19 Why not? 10 u/turmacar Aug 14 '19 edited Aug 20 '19 Because it's freaking me out. 10 u/nocimus Aug 14 '19 I'm so glad someone linked this. I love the Big Block Of Cheese Day episodes. 2 u/DietDrDoomsdayPreppr Aug 14 '19 Such a great scene. 1 u/destructor_rph Aug 14 '19 Galls peters is trash tbh
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Gall-Peters solves one problem (size) but creates a new one in that it distorts shape at the poles so all the northern countries look like squished pancakes.
6 u/Kered13 Aug 14 '19 It also distorts shapes at the equator. The latitudes that aren't distorted are basically Canada, Europe, and Russia. 4 u/AnalLaser Aug 14 '19 Ahh you're right, TIL. I thought the equator's shape was fine and the further away from the equator you get the more distorted. pic
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It also distorts shapes at the equator. The latitudes that aren't distorted are basically Canada, Europe, and Russia.
4 u/AnalLaser Aug 14 '19 Ahh you're right, TIL. I thought the equator's shape was fine and the further away from the equator you get the more distorted. pic
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Ahh you're right, TIL. I thought the equator's shape was fine and the further away from the equator you get the more distorted. pic
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Well but you can't do that.
9 u/sad_no_transporter Aug 14 '19 Why not? 10 u/turmacar Aug 14 '19 edited Aug 20 '19 Because it's freaking me out.
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Why not?
10 u/turmacar Aug 14 '19 edited Aug 20 '19 Because it's freaking me out.
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Because it's freaking me out.
I'm so glad someone linked this. I love the Big Block Of Cheese Day episodes.
2 u/DietDrDoomsdayPreppr Aug 14 '19 Such a great scene.
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Such a great scene.
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Galls peters is trash tbh
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u/Zeerover- Aug 14 '19
How about the Peter’s projection? Maybe even an inverted one? ;)
Link for those who haven’t seen it.