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[–] 23 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

DYMAXION MAP OR GTFO

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It has less distortion of relative size of areas, most notably when compared to the Mercator projection; and less distortion of shapes of areas, notably when compared to the Gall–Peters projection. Other compromise projections attempt a similar trade-off.

More unusually, the Dymaxion map does not have any "right way up". Fuller argued that in the universe there is no "up" and "down", or "north" and "south": only "in" and "out".[9] Gravitational forces of the stars and planets created "in", meaning "towards the gravitational center", and "out", meaning "away from the gravitational center". He attributed the north-up-superior/south-down-inferior presentation of most other world maps to cultural bias.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Each region on a dymaxion map is absolutely fine though, it's just when you put it all together it becomes god awful.

    A butterfly map is a better compromise if you need a world map.

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