robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agoThe size of Portugal compared to Spainlemmy.worldimagemessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1986arrow-down114
arrow-up1972arrow-down1imageThe size of Portugal compared to Spainlemmy.worldrobocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square76linkfedilink
minus-squareowsei@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 months 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-up7·3 months 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 months 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