Talk:2613: Bad Map Projection: Madagascator

Hopefully the vandal won't bother this one. 172.70.211.18 17:23, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Looks like they did, but they seem to be done because someone gave them the emoticon. --172.70.126.87 22:36, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

A mistake. We already know it's likely they'll be back at a later date with some other stunt to stroke their supremely fragile ego. (Whether or not things like this comment provokes them, I definitely consider my conscience clear in this regard.) But what happens, happens. 172.69.79.223 22:43, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Is it any surprise they're already back? The emoticon was a cheap excuse for the infantile, childish behaviour of someone without a life that gets their shits and giggles out of being nothing more than a pest.Mapron01 (talk) 23:01, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Anyone else want to play this (and the other bad map projections) as maps in a 4X/Grand Strategy game? Mazz0 (talk) 18:02, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Clicking on the original comic brings up the actual projection used, it looks like.

this page is kinda sussy tbh 172.70.214.81 18:11, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Why was this page mentioning Among Us? The game has no relation to map projections at all172.70.251.112 18:16, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

among us has many relations to map projections tho 172.69.33.35 18:17, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

   - Among Us: deception based video game
   - Map projections: how to put the globe on a flat surface
   I see no relations at all, what are you on? 172.70.246.65 18:33, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

no among us is actually very related, take a look at the wikipedia page 172.70.211.18 18:36, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

  I have looked at the Wikipedia pages, and there is _no_ reference to Among Us on any map-related pages (and vice versa). What is your problem? 172.70.242.195 18:43, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

maybe you didnt look hard enough 172.70.211.72 18:45, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

I take it you're the vandal... Something (talk) 19:00, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

ID does imply they are the vandal, they were adding the lyricis earlier today...Mapron01 (talk) 19:23, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

I'm on an old machine here (because it usually doesn't matter), and clicked on the image on the xkcd site to get the image, to be told that Your browser does not support WebGL :'( by the URL https://mrgris.com/projects/merc-extreme/#-4.64274,55.45253 - I will have to check from a less 'primitive' device, but it looks like it's got a special click-through, which might be worth mentioning in the Explanation. I can check myself in a few minutes, but noting here first in case I get delay. 141.101.98.11 19:38, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

I have added the click. It opens an website app showing a Mercator with the North Pole set to wherever you want, with this one in particular set Mahé just as Randall said. Mapron01 (talk) 19:40, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Added a table, based upon some rapid pixel-analysis I did. No, I didn't include Indonesia, etc, and the "Africa size probably includes Madagascar" sort of thing could need sorting, but I mentioned that below so nobody is under misapprehension. 162.158.34.221 22:04, 29 April 2022 (UTC)