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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by bcantrill on Sunday November 15, 2020 @09:42PM (#25107371)
Totally with you -- and I have a rant on this that expresses your same indignation![1] Sadly, the alternatives are also bad, albeit for different reasons; damn this cursed sphere!

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5jCXdTYJYc#t=30m35s

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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by ineedasername on Sunday November 15, 2020 @10:38PM (#25107684)
You know if we could all just agree on the flat earth thing it would be quit a bit easier. Gravity wouldn't make a whole lot of sense though.
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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by girvo on Monday November 16, 2020 @12:45AM (#25108487)
Bah easy, the flat earth is accelerating through space at 9.8m/s/s ;)
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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by ineedasername on Monday November 16, 2020 @10:40AM (#25112992)
That's much too fast, the turtles underneath can't walk that fast, and there's a whole lot of them
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