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Undergrad A small rectangle on a large ball - distortion?
Hi Let's assume we have a, say, 10 cm * 20 cm, not very thick, rectangular object. We also have a huge ball, with a known radius of about 1 m. Now be put that rectangle onto the ball surface. What happens to the rectangle? I know that a 2D-object doesn't fit very well onto a spherical...- gerbil
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