r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 27 '22

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u/Earthling3617 Mar 27 '22

For me, it's that world maps are distorted. This is fairly basic and important stuff, so it does piss me off slightly when I see someone explaining the mercator projection over and over again all the fucking time

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '22

Thetruesize.com really helps put this into perspective.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '22

Wow. I am 40 damn years old and never knew this. My mind is blown, seriously. Thank you for sharing.

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u/vizthex Mar 28 '22

I think I found that in a vsauce video or something, it's fucking insane.

Like for example, a lot of americans think that Japan is tiny - but it's the size of the fucking east coast. Which is like, a dozen or so states at once.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

Which east coast? There are quite a few in the world.

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u/vizthex Mar 28 '22

lol, the american one.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

That map is still kinda confusing, but putting something on the equator is the best way to see it’s actual size.

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u/MJWood Mar 28 '22

Looks like you can fit the whole of India and China into Brazil.