UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows true size of all countries(www.independent.co.uk)

10 pointsby Markoff6 hours ago2 comments

metalmanan hour ago
As the inventor of Globe On a String™©® I am WAY ahead of curve. It was touch and go there for a minuit, but the god like feeling of fishing a string through a planet and suspending it at my sole will, but well ok, I keep it in the livingroom and anyone who visits,but well again, ok, actualy everybody is wierdly intimidated by a Globe on a String™©® and wont give it a swing, though I'm telling you megalomania does have it's moments, and Globe on a String™©® is perfect for those moments where you realy want to take a disproportionate view of the world.
final_aeon4 hours ago
Typical. They're trying to make the 3rd world huge
- crote2 hours ago
  The "3rd world" is huge. Anyone who thinks otherwise is clearly in need of a less-misleading map.
  On a traditional Mercator projection Africa looks to be smaller than the United States and Canada combined. In reality Africa is 50% larger - and those are the 2nd-largest and 3rd-largest countries in the world!
  - final_aeonan hour ago
    They're huge if you look at area, but what about other axes?
- Bjartr3 hours ago
  Why do you think that the accurate size isn't worth representing?
  - final_aeon2 hours ago
    It's mathematically impossible. Political mathematics always ends well
    VertanaNinjai2 hours ago
    Political mathematics like the Mercator projection which shrunk Africa to an unrealistic degree?
    final_aeonan hour ago
    Is that why we adopted the Mercator projection? No, it's not
    crote2 hours ago
    Obviously. Every projection will be off. Unless you are a 15th-century sailor, there is no reason to favor the Mercator projection over any other one. Sticking with it is also a political choice.