Which anyone who uses it for navigation thoroughly understands. Because the distortion is a convenience for navigational simplicity. I get the idea that hardly anyone here has looked at maps.
This thread is split between those who understand the concept of a projection map and those who could not find their ass with both their hands when they are sitting on them without a GPS.
They would be unable to navigate a greasy stick up a dogs ass.
"The distortion is just a cold hard fact of reality unless you want to carry a globe" - me
I recommend OP carry the largest possible globe at all times as a conscientious way of combating this problem and of waving the flag for those who have never flown, sailed, ortienteered or perambulated with intention but who wish to call into question age old techniques for doing so.
It will wind up looking like a starfish. The only practically useful part would be near the pole of the unpeeling, which gives rise to the polar projection maps used for latitudes above 60 degrees. Most regional maps are local polar projections, as the angular radius is seldom very great and the distortion is minor. There are some very interesting projection systems that attempt to reconcile minimal distortion with true semblance of continental relationships. Buckminster Fuller created an unusual projection concept of representing the globe as it would be projected onto the surface of a surrounding polyhedron. The map stretches out quite a bit, but it preserves a high degree of accuracy and it is possible to show the continents all connected. The oceans are divvied up, however.
Which anyone who uses it for navigation thoroughly understands. Because the distortion is a convenience for navigational simplicity. I get the idea that hardly anyone here has looked at maps.
This thread is split between those who understand the concept of a projection map and those who could not find their ass with both their hands when they are sitting on them without a GPS.
They would be unable to navigate a greasy stick up a dogs ass.
"The distortion is just a cold hard fact of reality unless you want to carry a globe" - me
I recommend OP carry the largest possible globe at all times as a conscientious way of combating this problem and of waving the flag for those who have never flown, sailed, ortienteered or perambulated with intention but who wish to call into question age old techniques for doing so.
Yes indeed, and used it to navigate, or to establish their own maps.
I guess, a good start would be to take an orange, paint a figure on there, peel the orange of the jacket and flatten it, and see what happens.
It will wind up looking like a starfish. The only practically useful part would be near the pole of the unpeeling, which gives rise to the polar projection maps used for latitudes above 60 degrees. Most regional maps are local polar projections, as the angular radius is seldom very great and the distortion is minor. There are some very interesting projection systems that attempt to reconcile minimal distortion with true semblance of continental relationships. Buckminster Fuller created an unusual projection concept of representing the globe as it would be projected onto the surface of a surrounding polyhedron. The map stretches out quite a bit, but it preserves a high degree of accuracy and it is possible to show the continents all connected. The oceans are divvied up, however.