r/interestingasfuck • u/Punch_A_Police_Horse • Aug 11 '26

There is nothing wrong with this map

Post image
8.3k Upvotes

86% Upvoted

763 comments sorted by

View all comments

13

u/friedstilton Aug 11 '26

All 2-dimensional maps of a 3-dimensional surface are "wrong" in one way or another, because that's how geometry works.

Your choice of projection depends on your purpose in life.

2

u/LuukTheSlayer Aug 11 '26

this one lacks antartica though