Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 12 days agoUsing a human head to demonstrate map projectionslemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkUsing a human head to demonstrate map projectionslemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 12 days agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoDepends on how you peel an orange
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoThen no. You project the globe onto an icosahedron, then unfold it into a net (mostly) in a way that keeps the continents (or oceans, if that better suits your purpose) roughly contiguous. This trades awkward interruptions for less deformation. The “One-ocean” variant:
minus-squaresubarctictundra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoOk that is quite a smart technique
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoBuckminster Fuller was quite a smart guy
Is that the orange peel one?
Depends on how you peel an orange
The way I peel a globe
Then no. You project the globe onto an icosahedron, then unfold it into a net (mostly) in a way that keeps the continents (or oceans, if that better suits your purpose) roughly contiguous. This trades awkward interruptions for less deformation.
The “One-ocean” variant:
Ok that is quite a smart technique
Buckminster Fuller was quite a smart guy