FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoExpand North! So much room up there.sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down120file-textcross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
arrow-up1148arrow-down1imageExpand North! So much room up there.sopuli.xyzFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square48linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
minus-squareSanctimoniousApelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoGotta love the magic of trying to map a 3D sphere into a 2D space. This article I just searched up seems at first glance to do a reasonable job of quickly explaining the reality.
minus-squareresipsaloquitur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 months ago Measurement United States Canada Who Wins? Coastline 19,924 km (12,380 mi) 202,080 km (125,567 mi) 🇨🇦 Canada by 914% How come no one is talking about Canadian beaches? Very cool visualization.
minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoCoastlines are fractals, so they’re all infinite and therefore equal.
minus-squareresipsaloquitur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoSome fractals are more infinite than others.
Gotta love the magic of trying to map a 3D sphere into a 2D space. This article I just searched up seems at first glance to do a reasonable job of quickly explaining the reality.
How come no one is talking about Canadian beaches?
Very cool visualization.
Coastlines are fractals, so they’re all infinite and therefore equal.
Some fractals are more infinite than others.