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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by scythe on Sunday November 15, 2020 @08:12PM (#25106826)
You can't generally see two countries next to each other on a globe. The globe itself is accurate, but a human looking at a globe sees an orthographic projection up to binocular perspective, which is only accurate near the center. So you can't compare India to Brazil for example.
Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by joppy on Sunday November 15, 2020 @11:44PM (#25108105)
Use two globes?
Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by bonoboTP on Sunday November 15, 2020 @10:21PM (#25107602)
Sure you can, you just rotate the globe back and forth. You can even measure and compare it roughly using your fingers.