robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agoThe size of Portugal compared to Spainlemmy.worldimagemessage-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up1976arrow-down113cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1963arrow-down1imageThe size of Portugal compared to Spainlemmy.worldrobocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square79linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareowseilinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 days agoMercator’s deformation show up when you move countries north/south. Since Portugal only moved slightly East the apparent size basically didn’t change. (You can even see and compare real Portugal just left of the red projection)
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 days agoRight. The reason I don’t get the post is that I thought everyone would know and see this ^ I feel like this post is taking a picture of a cube, calling it a cube, then I’m supposed to doubt that it’s a cube. Which I wouldn’t…
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoThat’s right, it goes in the square hole
Mercator’s deformation show up when you move countries north/south. Since Portugal only moved slightly East the apparent size basically didn’t change. (You can even see and compare real Portugal just left of the red projection)
Right. The reason I don’t get the post is that I thought everyone would know and see this ^
I feel like this post is taking a picture of a cube, calling it a cube, then I’m supposed to doubt that it’s a cube. Which I wouldn’t…
That’s right, it goes in the square hole