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The true size of… (thetruesize.com)

submitted 1 month ago by cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 37 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah, it's the Mercator projection's silliness made visible. Maybe that's why Trump wants Greenland in the first place...

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

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

[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] kewko@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] unknown1234_5@kbin.earth 4 points 1 month ago

fire site

[–] macaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

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

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Not pictured: your mom.

[–] M137@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

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