Message from @HerpDerp
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the general ae map
Why that map?
isnt that what they use
I guess
It is merely a projection tho, not based on actual measurements
yeah
ive heard recently the maps we had in school didnt have the continent sizes based on actual measurements htough
Yeah, because we live on a spheroid supposedly, so all flat euclidean maps are "distorted" to some extent
so teh continent size is accurate on globes
yes it takesa 3d object to represent everything properly
all flat maps are distorted and stretched, which is why antarctica covers teh whole bottom of maps
it's unrolled
Supposed to be. Altho the used coordinate systems are slightly in disagreement, but close
imma have to look into that
so flat earth mape and maps of the globe are both inaccurate thats what we are saying?
notice how GPS and google maps is always accurate
u think google earth is an accurate representation of the globe?
@jeremy Globe earth supposedly very accurate, the used coordinate systems maybe 50 miles off occasionally, idk
it always pinpoints where I am precisely
Slight errors exist, but the globe is supposed to be the best we got, like WGS84
so google earth is an accurate model of earth ok
Not always
@AstralSentient where is it wrong
For example, altitude values have error bars
So you can't always use google earth for getting heights over areas
ok go to google earth everyone
i use it a lot
what do you want us to look at
zoom out as far as u can
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globe
can u see anything that is 86 kilometers in diameter
On Google maps, it is flat
google earth use
zoom out as far as u can and tell me if u can see anything that is 86 kilometers in diamete
diameter
Ok
idk how to draw a circle on the globe
can u see anything thats 86 kilometers in diameter ?\