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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by dev_tty01 on Sunday November 15, 2020 @08:12PM (#25106821)
Seems like this could be easily fixed. Make the countries on the globe removable (magnetic?). Then they could be moved over other countries to get a direct relative comparison in the same field of view. Similar to what the OP web site is enabling.
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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by Wistar on Sunday November 15, 2020 @08:42PM (#25107020)
Or have a conventional printed globe but that has a clear "shell" with an engraved map that can be freely positioned to overlay any part of the "shell map" atop any part of the conventional globe surface.

I have no idea how the mechanism allowing this globe within a globe would work.

As flexible screens get better maybe a globe whose entire surface is a touch-sensitive display that allows gesture control of the map content?

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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by jobigoud on Monday November 16, 2020 @03:34AM (#25109453)
A possible issue with this is that due to the spacing between the two concentric globes the countries on the external one will appear bigger than the ones on the internal one.
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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by Wistar on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @11:57AM (#25126049)
Perhaps the engraving on the outer shell would need to be done on the inner surface?
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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by puranjay on Sunday November 15, 2020 @10:53PM (#25107786)
> Make the countries on the globe removable (magnetic?

Countries as jigsaw puzzles pieces, made with soft Silicone, should work as well

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