What does the Earth look like?

[9006]

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[Minus]

Even after seeing some alternate forms and understanding their purpose it never really dawned on me that representing a round surface in a flat form is going to lead to distortions.

 

[Badjedidude]

I've taught geography classes before, and it's always fun to show students all the different kinds of maps... like how distorted Greenland is pretty much no matter how you portray it on a map.

Cool stuff.

 

[Sci-Fi]

So are these shot fairly accurate according to the video? I just took them not a few minutes ago.

 

[Minus]

Cool stuff.

Yes it is.

 

[Gutted]

Everyone knows the earth is flat!

 

[Edward W]

I can see my house from there....

 

[Veruca]

I learnt more from this video than my Geo class. Thanks Mike

 

[Bei]

Cool video! I've learned something new today. xD

 

[9006]

Everyone knows the earth is flat!

Don't worry; there's a map for that.

 

[a lonely person]

Everyone knows the earth is flat!

Don't worry; there's a map for that.

Theres even a flat earth society, with forum and website, dont go there though, its full of crazy people and trolls

 

[9006]

Theres even a flat earth society, with forum and website, dont go there though, its full of crazy people and trolls

There's always cults like this, probably equipped with a bunch of logical explanations.

 

[Minus]

Everyone knows the earth is flat!

Of course, we don't want slip off.

 

[Sci-Fi]

Everyone knows the earth is flat!

Don't worry; there's a map for that.

Theres even a flat earth society, with forum and website, dont go there though, its full of crazy people and trolls

So...much like this forum?

JOKING!! LOL

We don't have trolls.

 

[Minus]

 

[Badjedidude]

^^^That would be so awesome.

 

[9006]

Yeah that's cool an all, but I don't think I'd like how the globes would be: