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All countries starting in letter "I" are in a straight line (i.redd.it)
submitted 7 months ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
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[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 214 points 7 months ago (5 children)

All countries are in a straight line. If you make it wide enough.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 82 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Or long enough, as it's on a spheroid.

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 47 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Or use the proper projection.

[–] teft@piefed.social 47 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Yeah, like the Euler Projection.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

lol, accurate but a bit difficult to see a lot of continuity.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

The linked latitude longitude graph looked like it was all in a pretty straight lines though.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

It's actually a curved line

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

Or if you use a suitable projection

https://sopuli.xyz/post/38642522/20935563

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 5 points 7 months ago

While true, this line is pretty narrow considering it is only showing one hemisphere.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 7 months ago

over on the non-federated link aggregation site, posts like this would be in /r/mapporncirclejerk, not the main map sub :/