In addition to the Mova Globe [1], Bunny also thought I would enjoy this globe:
[As if regular jigsaw puzzles were hard enough.] [2]
A three dimensional 540 piece jigsaw puzzle of the Earth—an actual nine inch globe. Of course, that's the finished piece. This is what I was faced with when I started:
[A pile of pieces.] [3]
It certainly didn't hurt that each piece was numbered on the back.
[To make sure you have every piece] [4] [It's a numbers game ...] [5]
It was quite fun, and it felt a bit like making the Death Star, in an odd way.
[I started with a bottom-up approach ... ] [6] [The land was easy to put together, but the Earth is 75% water ... ] [7] [So I decided to change to a top-down approach to things.] [8] [The Earth is hollow! Hollow I say!] [9] [But I managed to puzzle this out.] [10]
[1] https://www.movaglobes.com/
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[8] /boston/2012/08/10/./6.jpg
[9] /boston/2012/08/10/./7.jpg
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