Showing the features of the earth on a traditional map is like stretching the orange peel into an oblong shape, while forcing the stem to be at the top. The result is serious distortion and loss of realistic representation.
而用傳統地圖來表現地球景物，就好像是把橘子皮硬拉扯成長方形，並強迫橘子的果蒂固定在長方形頂端，其結果當然就會造成嚴重的變形失真。