Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 2 months agoUsing a human head to demonstrate map projectionslemmy.worldimagemessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down112
arrow-up1508arrow-down1imageUsing a human head to demonstrate map projectionslemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 2 months agomessage-square67linkfedilink
minus-squaresubarctictundra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoIs that the orange peel one?
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoDepends on how you peel an orange
minus-squaresubarctictundra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoThe way I peel a globe
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months 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-up1·2 months agoOk that is quite a smart technique
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoBuckminster Fuller was quite a smart guy
minus-squaresubarctictundra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoNahh I bet he just wanted to sell more of his geodesic domes
Now do Dymaxion
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
Nahh I bet he just wanted to sell more of his geodesic domes