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Comment by Anduia | original | Longest Straight Line Paths on Water or Land on the Earth (2018)
[−]Anduia · 2026-08-30 Sun 13:33 UTC · link
Flat earthers don't use Mercator projection, they use polar azimuthal equidistant (AEQD) projection centered in the north pole.

I think it would be something like Portugal-Kamchatka:

https://i.ibb.co/9mqz8fvb/image.png

[−]madcaptenor · 2026-08-30 Sun 13:55 UTC · link
I didn't know that. Makes more sense than a rectangular projection at least.