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cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 days ago

The true size of…

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The true size of…

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cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 days ago
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Compare Countries With This Simple Tool
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Drag and drop countries around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised at what you find! A great tool for educators.
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  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    Oh yeah, it’s the Mercator projection’s silliness made visible. Maybe that’s why Trump wants Greenland in the first place…

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      It’s still massive without distortion.

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    Trump should move the USA up north, so it truly becomes great. Maybe that’s why he wants to buy Greenland.

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    It’s hilarious when you slide a country toward one of the poles and it suddenly becomes larger than the entire planet.

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      They should clip really, but it obviously doesn’t become bigger, stuff that’s off the map just doesn’t count…

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    fire site

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    When people say the US can’t have high speed rail.

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    Even when knowing about this effect on maps I didn’t think Madagascar was larger than Sweden, that’s cool!

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    Not pictured: your mom.

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    Texas is way bigger

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      It’s dwarfed by its ego, though.

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