Fun with maps

[gh]

this is amazing... click on green dots anywhere in the world and hear what local radio station(s) is currently playing

http://radio.garden/visit/london/0eZoYyEW

[Atticus]

this is amazing... click on green dots anywhere in the world and hear what local radio station(s) is currently playing
http://radio.garden/visit/london/0eZoYyEW

Went to the most remote sport in (my) Siberia (Anadyr, Russia) and they're playing American pop!

[gh]

if you can't trust National Geographic, who can you trust?

Why your mental map of the world is (probably) wrong
These are some of the most common geographic misconceptions that are both surprising and surprisingly hard to correct.



https://www.nationalgeographic.com/c...2FE12D08DE3687

[Atticus]

Why your mental map of the world is (probably) wrong

I was pretty good with knowing most of that, but besides my Siberia misconception, I also had the Africa one, despite knowing where ZeroLatLong is.

[lonewolf]

I don't know how that is possible but it was fun... wonder why stations are clustered in some places and sparse in others

[wamego relays champ]

I do not think it actually tunes local air broadcasts, but rather it finds online radio streaming on the internet and plots its "home base" on a globe. Stations with no online streaming not listed. A "station" listed near my town only streams online and has no on-air broadcast.

Nice globe interface, though.

[TN1965]

Plate tectonic evolution from 1 Billion years ago to the present.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQqQ...ature=emb_logo

[Halfmiler2]

Heavy metal in Andorra!

[Halfmiler2]

Above the Arctic Circle north of Norway, there is a Channel 1270 playing American music from the pre WWII era.

[bambam1729]

This is unbelievably cool - https://laughingsquid.com/4k-mars-rover-footage/

[Atticus]

This is unbelievably cool - https://laughingsquid.com/4k-mars-rover-footage/

Just watched on my 4K 75" TV . . . wow . . .

[lonewolf]

Not a verdant planet. I predict it will be difficult to colonize.

[bambam1729]

Not a verdant planet. I predict it will be difficult to colonize.

You're correct but pretty amazing to think you're looking at a barren planet, close-up, that is millions of miles (or km) away from us. Amazing science to do that.

[gh]

a new flat map of the world aims to reduce distorted views. It's NY Times, but it wasn't firewalled for me.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/s...64ec6c6db2007c

[Atticus]

a new flat map of the world aims to reduce distorted views. It's NY Times, but it wasn't firewalled for me.

Couldn't see it till I went to incognito [CTRL-SHIRT-N].
Interesting solution, but a globe is best!