[maybewhenthesun]

> So lie? Any 'visualisation' is a 'lie'.

If you look at google maps you'd think the distance between New York and Los Angeles is about 3 inch (depending on your zoom factor).

If you manage to grasp that abstraction, you might think the roads are about 5 miles wide.

etc etc.

where to draw the line.

[philipwhiuk]

> If you look at google maps you'd think the distance between New York and Los Angeles is about 3 inch (depending on your zoom factor)

But not twice the distance between Sacremento and San Jose.