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Globes of size useful for navigation are too big to be convenient when actually navigating. You cannot flat pack globes. They’re just impractical for this purpo

• scoot 4y ago
  You're conflating two different topics. The article asserts (correctly) that the Mercator projection, while useful for navigation, distorts the globe at a macro scale when used for educational purposes. A globe solves that problem.
  • xyzzyz 4y ago
    Ah, yes, sorry, I got confused by this thread. Yes, globes are great educational tool. I think it’s actually valuable to show all of globes, Mercator, and the weird equal area projections, just to teach about trade offs.
  • toast0 4y ago
    It's hard to look at a whole globe at once. It's also hard to have enough globes to see how political boundaries have changed over time. Flat projections are needed for educational purposes too.
  • thrown_22 4y ago
    >A globe solves that problem. Great. Now try and draw a journey on a globe.
• Taniwha 4y ago
  Of course you can - Amazon will do it for you https://www.amazon.com/inflatable-globe/s?k=inflatable+globe https://www.amazon.com/inflatable-globe/s?k=inflatable+globe