ok let me attempt to explain better
the earth is shapes like a sphere. now going east to west, the earth is wider at the equator than at the pole.
therefore, if one was to translate the earth into a disk, the southpole in the disk would end up being wider than BOTH thew equator and the North Pole. the only way this would make sence would be for the earth to have a wedge cut out of it, like pac man's mouth
I see! A translation is in order:
"Ok, allow me to demonstrate that I am not a lunatic.
The Earth is spherical, which means a line of latitude running East-West around the globe is longest at the equator, going to zero at the poles. However, if the Earth were a disc, the longest line of latitude would be at the South pole. RE and FE distances are incompatible.
This situation could be rectified by the disc having a larges, curved-wedge section cut out of it."
It's the southern hemisphere travel times argument again folks.