Just wondering

[bronzeage]

So, is AU/NZ on the bottom or the top?

Au/Nz is on the bottom because that was the only open space left on the map.

 

[cheesehead2]

Au/Nz is on the bottom because that was the only open space left on the map.

But. Is it really the bottom? Top? Who really knows. Perhaps it's really on a side.

 

[Hypoxia]

What happens if you are standing at the north or south pole? Does North, South, East and West cease to exist?

From the North pole, every lateral direction is South, and vice-versa. 'East' and 'West' become meaningless as terrestrial direction names; "(counter)-clockwise" or a measurement of degrees from a meridian suffice. Similarly, consider the Milky Way. We can speak of Galactic North and South but not East or West, not for that sort of geometry. And a galaxy doesn't even have a north or south pole! Poor bastard...

What is north of the north pole? Is like, what was in place before the universe was created?

North of terrestrial north, you'll find galactic north. See, just expand your frame of reference! And before the universe... we have possibly-infinite cosmic froth. We can likely never know what happened then. But we can make up stories.

What will we do when the magnetic field flips and the north pole becomes the south pole, magnetically speaking? New maps and compasses?

The map is not the territory. Just repaint all the compasses. Easy.

 

[bronzeage]

But. Is it really the bottom? Top? Who really knows. Perhaps it's really on a side.

Map making has always been ruled by politics.

The maps are wrong.

 

[Hypoxia]

Map making has always been ruled by politics.

The maps are wrong.

The Gall-Peters Projection is wrong, too.

The global Mercator Projection is a navigational chart with no attempt at preserving area -- a straight line between two points on the chart is a Great Circle route on the globe, the shortest line. Gall-Peters is one of many types of equal-area projections, one that is very poor at representing the shape of global landforms; better projections exist.

The whole Mercator vs Gall-Peters kertuffle is a straw-man, a political red herring. Don't look behind the curtain.

Every map and chart has purposes and effects beyond the obvious. Power lurks within that parchment. Drawing lines and naming places is the privilege of conquerors, literally marking their territory. If you don't like the lines and names you see on a map or chart, go conquer the place. Then you can do as you wish.

Map-making accompanies the usual rapine, ravishment, plundering, pillaging, etc. Of course you can avoid the messiness by hacking Google Maps and renaming stuff. Think of it as virtual conquest. What, you'll miss out on the rapine and ravishment? Too bad.

 

[bhurry]

The Gall-Peters Projection is wrong, too.

The global Mercator Projection is a navigational chart with no attempt at preserving area -- a straight line between two points on the chart is a Great Circle route on the globe, the shortest line. Gall-Peters is one of many types of equal-area projections, one that is very poor at representing the shape of global landforms; better projections exist.

The whole Mercator vs Gall-Peters kertuffle is a straw-man, a political red herring. Don't look behind the curtain.

Every map and chart has purposes and effects beyond the obvious. Power lurks within that parchment. Drawing lines and naming places is the privilege of conquerors, literally marking their territory. If you don't like the lines and names you see on a map or chart, go conquer the place. Then you can do as you wish.

Map-making accompanies the usual rapine, ravishment, plundering, pillaging, etc. Of course you can avoid the messiness by hacking Google Maps and renaming stuff. Think of it as virtual conquest. What, you'll miss out on the rapine and ravishment? Too bad.

Not quite sure how you can rename something if you it's true. Just to many things seem left unsaid.

 

[cheesehead2]

Not quite sure how you can rename something if you it's true. Just to many things seem left unsaid.

Like Hillary ?

 

[benschup]

Map making has always been ruled by politics.

The maps are wrong.

Hillary will change it all. Everyone will be happy. Any direction will be a happy one.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Soon one of the Hillary/Obama 'fans' are going to credit them with killing off the dinosaurs.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Soon one of the Hillary/Obama 'fans' are going to credit them with killing off the dinosaurs.

Well, she WAS there.

 

[benschup]

Well, she WAS there.

Maybe all this is true. People believe her . Maybe we don't know what way we are going.