2807: Bad Map Projection: ABS(Longitude) - Revision history

FaviFake: /* Trivia */

2025-03-02T17:01:58Z

‎Trivia

162.158.102.236 at 15:37, 22 August 2024

2024-08-22T15:37:58Z

172.71.242.186: /* Explanation */ added link to seventh comic in Bad Map Projections series, released 27/6/24

2024-06-27T08:20:08Z

‎Explanation: added link to seventh comic in Bad Map Projections series, released 27/6/24

1234231587678 at 00:07, 27 February 2024

2024-02-27T00:07:14Z

B for brain: /* Explanation */un-labeled it incomplete

2023-10-09T08:23:08Z

‎Explanation: un-labeled it incomplete

JLZ0kTC5 at 22:34, 5 October 2023

2023-10-05T22:34:59Z

FaviFake at 09:11, 5 August 2023

2023-08-05T09:11:35Z

Eelitee: ...nobody remembered to do this?

2023-08-05T02:13:34Z

...nobody remembered to do this?

162.158.35.7: Undo revision 319968 by 162.158.102.178 (talk) Overcomplicated, and all this needs is for it to be non-negative. Which it did already (for anything >-360degrees, well within spec))

2023-07-29T22:07:42Z

Undo revision 319968 by 162.158.102.178 (talk) Overcomplicated, and all this needs is for it to be non-negative. Which it did already (for anything >-360degrees, well within spec))

162.158.102.178: attempting to remedy the issue of nonpositive longitude on 0

2023-07-29T18:30:16Z

attempting to remedy the issue of nonpositive longitude on 0

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 ==Trivia==
-The map has a few spelling errors, such as "Reykjavík" being misspelled as "Reykjavic", and the Aleutian Islands being misspelled as "Aelutian islands".
+The map has a few spelling errors, such as Reykjavík being misspelled as "Reykjav'''i'''c", and the Aleutian Islands being misspelled as "A'''elu'''tian Islands".
 {{comic discussion}}
 [[Category:Bad_Map_Projections]]

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 ===Correct formula===
-Possible correct formulae to get only positive longitudes of 0°≤LONGITUDE<360°, especially from the typical map range of -180°≤LONGITUDE≤+180°, are:
+Possible correct formulae to get only positive longitudes of 0°<LONGITUDE≤360°, especially from the typical map range of -180°≤LONGITUDE≤+180°, are:
 :LONGITUDE=LONGITUDE+360*FLOOR(1-LONGITUDE/360)
-:LONGITUDE=(LONGITUDE+360) MOD 360;
+:LONGITUDE=360-(360-LONGITUDE) MOD 360;
 These may assist in creating a world map centered on the Pacific, not too dissimilar to the one portrayed in [[503: Terminology]], which might be the conceit behind this comic's 'error'.

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 ==Explanation==
-This is the sixth comic in the series of [[:Category:Bad Map Projections|Bad Map Projections]] displaying Bad Map Projection #152: ABS(Longitude). It came about 15 months after the fifth [[2613: Bad Map Projection: Madagascator]] (#248).
+This is the sixth comic in the series of [[:Category:Bad Map Projections|Bad Map Projections]] displaying Bad Map Projection #152: ABS(Longitude). It came about 15 months after the fifth [[2613: Bad Map Projection: Madagascator]] (#248), and was followed 11 months later by [[2951: Bad Map Projection: Exterior Kansas]] (#45).
 In this map, [[Randall]] has plotted the world map featuring all the landmasses from both western and eastern hemispheres. But the longitudes west of the prime meridian, normally given negative values from 0° to -180°, have been made positive using the "ABS()" function that gives the {{w|absolute value}} by effectively stripping off the minus sign from any value. This results in the features on one side of the world being overlaid upon those of the other side, but mirrored. A similar concept was explored earlier in [[1500: Upside-Down Map]]. The caption "Whoops, made all longitudes positive" is similar to the caption in [[2256: Bad Map Projection: South America]] ("Oops, all South Americas!"). That was a reference to the cereal [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/oops-all-berries-box-parodies ''Oops! All Berries''].

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	Additionally in northern Siberia is the label "Franklin's ''very'' lost expedition". {{w\|Franklin's lost expedition}} was an attempt to find a passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Arctic passage. Naturally, a sea voyage ending up in the middle of a large landmass would be considered very lost.{{citation needed}}		Additionally in northern Siberia is the label "Franklin's ''very'' lost expedition". {{w\|Franklin's lost expedition}} was an attempt to find a passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Arctic passage. Naturally, a sea voyage ending up in the middle of a large landmass would be considered very lost.{{citation needed}}
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		+	The title text references titles found in relaxing music videos called "positive vibes only", attempting to make the listener feel more positive and relaxed. Here, Randall adds his map projection, making it "positive vibes/longitudes only".

	===Correct formula===		===Correct formula===

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
−	~~{{incomplete\|Created by a ANGRY MAP GENERATOR. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}~~
	This is the sixth comic in the series of [[:Category:Bad Map Projections\|Bad Map Projections]] displaying Bad Map Projection #152: ABS(Longitude). It came about 15 months after the fifth [[2613: Bad Map Projection: Madagascator]] (#248).		This is the sixth comic in the series of [[:Category:Bad Map Projections\|Bad Map Projections]] displaying Bad Map Projection #152: ABS(Longitude). It came about 15 months after the fifth [[2613: Bad Map Projection: Madagascator]] (#248).

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 In this map, [[Randall]] has plotted the world map featuring all the landmasses from both western and eastern hemispheres. But the longitudes west of the prime meridian, normally given negative values from 0° to -180°, have been made positive using the "ABS()" function that gives the {{w|absolute value}} by effectively stripping off the minus sign from any value. This results in the features on one side of the world being overlaid upon those of the other side, but mirrored. A similar concept was explored earlier in [[1500: Upside-Down Map]]. The caption "Whoops, made all longitudes positive" is similar to the caption in [[2256: Bad Map Projection: South America]] ("Oops, all South Americas!"). That was a reference to the cereal [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/oops-all-berries-box-parodies ''Oops! All Berries''].
-Thanks to the relative sparsity of western continents (most prominently the Americas, but also roughly half of Antarctica, the westernmost parts of Europe and Africa, the easternmost part of Siberia, and multiple Pacific islands), and the landless expanses of the Pacific, this is surprisingly not too dissimilar to an east-only fragment of a world map. Just with the reversed 'new world' lands added to the usual extents of continents of Africa and Eurasia and the somewhat familiar notable Antarctic Peninsula being recognisable but in an odd position (and reversed) with no sign of the {{w|Ross Sea|Ross}} and {{w|Weddel Sea}}s (as eastern-Antarctic landmass takes precedence). Most continents can be traced out, but North America overlaps so much with Asia that most of its outlines are hidden.
+Thanks to the relative sparsity of western continents (most prominently the Americas, but also roughly half of Antarctica, the westernmost parts of Europe and Africa, the easternmost part of Siberia, and multiple Pacific islands), and the landless expanses of the Pacific, this is surprisingly not too dissimilar to an east-only fragment of a world map. Just with the reversed 'new world' lands added to the usual extents of continents of Africa and Eurasia and the somewhat familiar notable Antarctic Peninsula being recognizable but in an odd position (and reversed) with no sign of the {{w|Ross Sea|Ross}} and {{w|Weddel Sea}}s (as eastern-Antarctic landmass takes precedence). Most continents can be traced out, but North America overlaps so much with Asia that most of its outlines are hidden.
 Some features of the real world disappear, such as the English Channel, the North American Great Lakes, and the Strait of Gibraltar. The Arabian Sea becomes a lake as South America cuts it off from the rest of the Indian Ocean (Indian-Pacific Ocean?). To further interest the [[977: Map Projections|map-connoisseur]], various locations are marked and dotted upon their genuine or reflected positions, putting into close proximity various locations that have (mainly) trans-Atlantic separation in reality. Some of these locations have been renamed in this projection by combining the names of newly overlapping locations. These are:
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 :LONGITUDE=(LONGITUDE+360) MOD 360;
-These may assist in creating a world map centred on the Pacific, not too dissimilar to the one portrayed in [[503: Terminology]], which might be the conceit behind this comic's 'error'.
+These may assist in creating a world map centered on the Pacific, not too dissimilar to the one portrayed in [[503: Terminology]], which might be the conceit behind this comic's 'error'.
 ==Transcript==

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	In this map, [[Randall]] has plotted the world map featuring all the landmasses from both western and eastern hemispheres. But the longitudes west of the prime meridian, normally given negative values from 0° to -180°, have been made positive using the "ABS()" function that gives the {{w\|absolute value}} by effectively stripping off the minus sign from any value. This results in the features on one side of the world being overlaid upon those of the other side, but mirrored. A similar concept was explored earlier in [[1500: Upside-Down Map]]. The caption "Whoops, made all longitudes positive" is similar to the caption in [[2256: Bad Map Projection: South America]] ("Oops, all South Americas!"). That was a reference to the cereal [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/oops-all-berries-box-parodies ''Oops! All Berries''].		In this map, [[Randall]] has plotted the world map featuring all the landmasses from both western and eastern hemispheres. But the longitudes west of the prime meridian, normally given negative values from 0° to -180°, have been made positive using the "ABS()" function that gives the {{w\|absolute value}} by effectively stripping off the minus sign from any value. This results in the features on one side of the world being overlaid upon those of the other side, but mirrored. A similar concept was explored earlier in [[1500: Upside-Down Map]]. The caption "Whoops, made all longitudes positive" is similar to the caption in [[2256: Bad Map Projection: South America]] ("Oops, all South Americas!"). That was a reference to the cereal [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/oops-all-berries-box-parodies ''Oops! All Berries''].
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	Thanks to the relative sparsity of western continents (most prominently the Americas, but also roughly half of Antarctica, the westernmost parts of Europe and Africa, the easternmost part of Siberia, and multiple Pacific islands), and the landless expanses of the Pacific, this is surprisingly not too dissimilar to an east-only fragment of a world map. Just with the reversed 'new world' lands added to the usual extents of continents of Africa and Eurasia and the somewhat familiar notable Antarctic Peninsula being recognisable but in an odd position (and reversed) with no sign of the {{w\|Ross Sea\|Ross}} and {{w\|Weddel Sea}}s (as eastern-Antarctic landmass takes precedence). Most continents can be traced out, but North America overlaps so much with Asia that most of its outlines are hidden.		Thanks to the relative sparsity of western continents (most prominently the Americas, but also roughly half of Antarctica, the westernmost parts of Europe and Africa, the easternmost part of Siberia, and multiple Pacific islands), and the landless expanses of the Pacific, this is surprisingly not too dissimilar to an east-only fragment of a world map. Just with the reversed 'new world' lands added to the usual extents of continents of Africa and Eurasia and the somewhat familiar notable Antarctic Peninsula being recognisable but in an odd position (and reversed) with no sign of the {{w\|Ross Sea\|Ross}} and {{w\|Weddel Sea}}s (as eastern-Antarctic landmass takes precedence). Most continents can be traced out, but North America overlaps so much with Asia that most of its outlines are hidden.