Unfolding the Earth - Myriahedral projections

How can we unfold the Earth? Making a map of the earth is a classic problem. Here a new method is shown: Divide the surface of the globe in many triangles and unfold it. Ten variations are shown, which get stranger and stranger...

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• map
• projection
• earth
• world
• myriahedral

[wpymy]

LOT'S WORKS!! COOL! How many people did it?

[jackvanwijk]

I did this on my own.

[wpymy]

How did make it? What program? it's so interesting!!

[jackvanwijk]

I wrote a custom application in Delphi to produce this. For more info, see the paper at my website.

[osorious]

A good summary of all multiple answers to an old question! Very nice! Could you add the names of the projections?

[jackvanwijk]

Good idea, should do that at some time. For now, look at the website or the paper for more detail.

[VagianTuerous]

Flat Earth theorists don't have this problem. Bet you science guys wished you thought of that, eh? Lol, Just kidding.

[kaderoder]

HEY if you keep opening and closing it like that you're gonna break it, and we're not gonna get you another one.

[lukeyobuck12]

poop

[hyperchess]

cool



[ajfytd2k]

wow

[jettbugg]

See Bucky Fullers dymaxion...the one you missed.

Nice post.