this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2023
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Historic(al) Map Porn

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[–] RedditExodus@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Roll charts are very similar to this and still get used today for some motorcycle rallies.

[–] FlyingSquid@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

I've seen that before and it's just charming, but it doesn't seem all that useful. More of a novelty. The effort it would take would be more than the effort of just using a regular map.

[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seems like it would be easier to just hang on to the tiny maps without the watch.

[–] sorebuttfromsitting@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah where’s the ‘zoom out’

[–] FlyingSquid@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

"I keep sliding my finger and thumb apart and it does nothing except once I ripped the paper!"