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13 points bharbr | 3 comments | 07 Nov 25 04:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

1. ggm ◴[07 Nov 25 06:20 UTC] No.45843970[source]▶

The one time a non Mercator map would have significantly helped them tell this story.. and what do they pick?

A 3D globe view "from above" was probably simplest.

2. wkat4242 ◴[07 Nov 25 09:28 UTC] No.45844834[source]▶

Yeah lol this way it really looks like a boneheaded idea

3. atonse ◴[07 Nov 25 13:23 UTC] No.45846065[source]▶

haha I came here to post exactly this. “I bet the route doesn’t look so roundabout if it were put on an actual 3d globe”

China launches 18 day Arctic shipping route