# Why are online log-log plots so inaccurate?

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**Created:** [February 23, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-online-log-log-plots-so-inaccurate/682019 "2014-02-23T14:55:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-online-log-log-plots-so-inaccurate/682019/3 "2014-02-23T15:58:57Z")

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I noticed a different amazing ignorance a few days ago. Googling “image latitude” one finds many [sites like this one](http://www.worldmapsonline.com/LESSON-PLANS/6-latitude-globe-lesson-5.htm) which think latitude lines are equally spaced along the axis. :smack: (And that page is a “lesson.”)

Besides Occam’s Razor (never ascribe to fraud or malice what can be explained by ignorance or stupidity), I have no answer to OP. I post merely to compliment for a great username/topic combination. 🆒

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