XKCD's Bad Map Projection: ABS(Longitude)
XKCD's Bad Map Projection: ABS(Longitude)
For non mathematicians, ABS() returns the absolute (i.e. positive) value of a number, e.g. abs(5) = 5 = abs(-5)
This way, should the US and Russia want to nuke each other, they can just throw the plutonium instead of building these annoying missiles.
First of all, the US doesn't even exist here, it's just the cities
What’s second? Don’t start a list if you stop after 1!
Should do abs lat also and fold the equator
Might be nice for New Zealand to have some neighbours - perhaps then they wouldn't keep getting left off of maps.
This is actually sort of informative. You can see how much further south South America extends compared to Africa and Australia.
The Congo and Amazon rainforests wouldn't be connected at all
It’s a joke map ya know