114 This Map thing bothers me a lot, and nobody cares when I talk about it (twitter.com) posted 1 year ago by Speakfree 1 year ago by Speakfree +122 / -8 86 comments share 86 comments share save hide report block hide replies
distorting the size of continents isn't physics though.
it is when ur going from a 3d sphere to a 2d map
thats why the closer you get to the poles, the more distorted everything gets. I.e. greenland is bigger than asia, africa is massive towards the tip