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Why Every Flat Map Lies (Just a Little)

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28 May 2021 Trishunya Team
Why Every Flat Map Lies (Just a Little)
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Why Every Flat Map Lies (Just a Little)

Peel an orange in one piece, then try to flatten it. It tears. Every world map has the exact same problem.

28 May 20214 min read TITrishunya India
Orange peel and globe style illustration explaining map projection distortion