I&#x27;m surprised there are no globe makers that make oblate spheroid-shaped globes. While the sphere shape isn&#x27;t inherently &quot;wrong,&quot; a oblate spheroid is more accurate because the earth is compressed.<p>Would just be a cool niche to have scientifically more accurate globes.<p>Stack Exchange about the earth&#x27;s compression:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;earthscience.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;108&#x2F;why-is-earth-not-a-sphere" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;earthscience.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;108&#x2F;why-is-e...</a><p>Scientific American article about the earth&#x27;s true shape:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;earth-is-not-round&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;earth-is-not-round...</a>