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A reminder that spheres are non-euclidean.

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ageofgeek said: Thirdly, while the Mercator projection may have influenced people’s beliefs about countries (i.e. size equals power), the projection is like that because the further away you get from the equator, the more distorted it is. So South America, Africa, Australia are all fairly accurate, but North America, Asia, and Antarctica are grossly disproportionate.

ageofgeek said: First, it’s worth it to say that any flat depiction of Earth is going to be inherently inaccurate, b/c…earth is round. Second, the Mercator projection does have its uses - it’s mostly used in naval and marine navigation.