Because how else are they supposed to make it

R Simmons did it

well, i should say a flat circle around a ball

welp, they all use flat maps to navigate so.......

clearly you dont understand navigation

Because it’s easier to navigate in birds eye view

You can see the way clearer

why not use a globe?

you know the map shown in schools? That one distorted map? That is the most popular map because it makes navigation easy. Not because it's accuate

@Slash how do you know if the a globe map is distorted?

Because flat maps are easier to transport

it's really easy to figure out the sizes of countries. also i found the most accuate flat map but your not going to like it

Unlike a big round globe

look up the AuthaGraph map

that is the most accuate flat map.

how do you know?

dude, people litterly studied it to make sure the distances and country sizes were correct

i guess someone told you

so i guess just because its on the popular maps you think greenland and antartica are bigger then russia

Distortions occur when you change the shape and size. Nothing changes proportionally on a globe

that is your claim

omfg

repeating claims is not evidence

It could be wrong, there’s always new islands popping up and large swatches of land being eroded away, and some places aren’t depicted anyway, but distortions don’t just magically appear for no reason

Showing a map that is disgustingly distorted doesnt make that map reality

I want someone to justify Australia looking like a sausage

It doesn’t

do you have a photo of austrailia?

Yes

can i see it

It’s called a map

Do you have a photo of sausage straya

dude, on your map alstraia is bigger then russia and stretched out, thats not how it is

is that a photo?

That’s in the equidistant azimuthal projection, the main one used by flearthers

Yes

But I can’t post any photos

so where is the photo?

So I can’t show you mine

alstralia has been mesured to be around and long as it is wide