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mista k5
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Wed Feb-24-21 04:35 PM

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"The Earth is flat in this new map"


  

          

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/science/new-world-map.html

incase its behind a paywall

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/18/22289120/globe-2d-map-double-sided-gott-equidistant-azimuthal-projection

What do you think of this map? Kind of cool but also weird. I kind of want to see them do a version of Western vs Eastern hemisphere.

At first I thought this was just the view from each pole but it looks like they did make some adjustments near the equator so you can see countries closer to it better. Continents/countries that ride the equator probably don't like it.

I guess we could use this one instead?
https://cdn.iflscience.com/images/428b302b-7931-5cc7-89d6-9365660669f3/content-1613670055-dymaxion-projection.jpg

Or just stick to 3D versions of the globe.

  

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It's a flat map of the Earth, not a map of a flat Earth.
Feb 24th 2021
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*Kyrie Irving has exited the chat*
Feb 24th 2021
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Feb 25th 2021
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In other words, it's like most pics of earth,except its from top and bot...
Feb 26th 2021
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basically
Feb 26th 2021
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Cold Truth
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Wed Feb-24-21 06:25 PM

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1. "It's a flat map of the Earth, not a map of a flat Earth."
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Just to clarify, because your header reads like it's saying the Earth itself is portrayed as being flat.

  

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vik
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Wed Feb-24-21 07:11 PM

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2. "*Kyrie Irving has exited the chat*"
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But hell, what do I know?

  

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Bambino Grande
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Thu Feb-25-21 07:25 PM

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3. "RE: *Kyrie Irving has exited the chat*"
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LOL

  

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Boogie Stimuli
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Fri Feb-26-21 06:31 AM

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4. "In other words, it's like most pics of earth,except its from top and bot..."
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Fri Feb-26-21 06:32 AM by Boogie Stimuli

          

instead of from the side.

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mista k5
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5. "basically"
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its still interesting. theyre billing it as more accurate but like they say towards the end its at best an additional map that can be used along with the rest of them. its not really a replacement for the standard.

  

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