Or saying that the only global maps we should accept are ones projected onto spheres. Same thing for partial global maps above a certain size threshold (projected onto partial spheres).
I'm curious what that threshold is. Like how long do North/South roads need to be before there's a non-trivial divergence towards the equator? How far do parallel East/West roads need to be before one is noticeably longer if measured from the same longitudes?
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zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 1y
This is secretly advocating for the flat Earth
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Or saying that the only global maps we should accept are ones projected onto spheres. Same thing for partial global maps above a certain size threshold (projected onto partial spheres).
I'm curious what that threshold is. Like how long do North/South roads need to be before there's a non-trivial divergence towards the equator? How far do parallel East/West roads need to be before one is noticeably longer if measured from the same longitudes?
HexesofVexes@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Looks like I just failed the "responsible adult" test for more than half my life!
nezrock@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 1y
Drinking from Klein bottles is not permitted 🚫
tekeous@usenet.lol · 5 pts · 1y
But it tastes so good though
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 1y
Meh, planar geometry is for virgins, hyperbolic space go brrr
Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
But i like walking into the same hallway 30 times!
someacnt@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
People know about what non-Euclidean means? Wow, do they also know about manifolds?
affiliate@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
the secret is that all spaces are actually euclidean, due to the whitney embedding theorem.
(not really though. i just wanted to take my turn at improperly stating famous math results on the internet.)
niktemadur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I'm addicted to geodesics.
coldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafe · 2 pts · 1y
if that's what it takes, then I don't want to be a responsible adult