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Your map has been lying to you. 🗺️👀 I built (well Your map has been lying to you. 🗺️👀

I built (well, told Claude to write) a little map toy that lets you pick any country and watch the whole world re-project around it — so that country finally shows up at its actual size and shape. Then it draws the "normal map" version on top as a ghost.

Spoiler: Greenland's map-shape is about 16× the area of its real one. Sixteen. Did Mercator really say "make it huge, nobody will check."

Try it with your own country and prepare to feel either smug or betrayed. Link in comments

(Dark mode and a Google-Maps-style light mode, because I have standards. Press G to toggle the ghost if you want to feel something.)

#maps #cartography #mercator #geography #mapnerd #datavisualization #d3js #webdev #geographyfacts #truesize #worldmap #learnsomethingnew #maplover #worldschooling #sideproject #scienceproject #whyisgreenlandbig

https://oblique-mercator.gary-afa.workers.dev/
Goodnight moon! Managed to 'trick' a security cam Goodnight moon!

Managed to 'trick' a security camera into taking a photo every 15s

#moonset
We have a confirmed turtle nest right outside the We have a confirmed turtle nest right outside the house! 

Thank you @doecayman for coming out to process the nest.

#turtlenest #greenseaturtle #nowwewait #worldschooling
Today's science project ... the Tusi Illusion Eac Today's science project ... the Tusi Illusion

Each bearing only moves in a straight line

#worldschooling #scienceproject #3dprinting #tusiillusion
Five years of travel condensed into a 2 minute vid Five years of travel condensed into a 2 minute video! Thank you Claude!

#worldschooling #roadtrip #traveltheworld
Planning ahead and incubating next year's Easter b Planning ahead and incubating next year's Easter bunnies ... 

#babyeasterbunnies #nytcooking

NYT's Chocolate Easter Egg Nests
AI generated water colours and one original photo AI generated water colours and one original photo from Amelia's sailing class

#sailing #cayman #worldschooling #homeschooling
Had Amelia's friends over and we inflated an expir Had Amelia's friends over and we inflated an expired life raft for entertainment. 

#beachday #liferaft #homeschooling #worldschooling
Wall of memories! #worldschooling #5yearsoftravel Wall of memories!

#worldschooling #5yearsoftravel
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