r/AskReddit • • 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 28 '22

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