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BlueKat 09/14/25 4:56:32 AM #1:	https://www.reuters.com/graphics/AFRICA-MAP/lgpdaqrdyvo/ I'm sure most of you know this already but the Mercator map had greatly inflated the size of northern countries making Africa look much smaller in comparison. --- There is no good. There is no evil. There just is. <cite>BlueKat posted [p:986407407] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>https://www.reuters.com/graphics/AFRICA-MAP/lgpdaqrdyvo/I'm sure most of you know this already but the Mercator map had greatly inflated the size of northern countries making Africa look much smaller in comparison. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnsteadyOwl 09/14/25 8:03:58 AM #2:	I remember in my elementary school we were taught that any 2D map of the earth's surface is necessarily going to be distorted in some way and we were shown other types of maps, but I don't know if that's true everywhere. The Mercator map isn't bad but it's important to understand that it doesn't represent the relative sizes of landmasses accurately. --- "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." <cite>UnsteadyOwl posted [p:986408018] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>I remember in my elementary school we were taught that any 2D map of the earth's surface is necessarily going to be distorted in some way and we were shown other types of maps, but I don't know if that's true everywhere. The Mercator map isn't bad but it's important to understand that it doesn't represent the relative sizes of landmasses accurately.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 09/14/25 8:05:29 AM #3:	I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism <cite>Zikten posted [p:986408024] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KnightofShikari 09/14/25 8:09:41 AM #4:	https://youtu.be/jtBV3GgQLg8 --- The Earth is round. Two plus two equals four. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 election for President and Vice President of the United States <cite>KnightofShikari posted [p:986408042] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/jtBV3GgQLg8</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 09/14/25 8:11:04 AM #5:	Zikten posted... I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism This is actually a myth. The Mercator map was designed and popularized because it's useful for navigation. Maps that more accurately represent Africa's size existed at the same time, they just were less practical. There is no way to represent the Earth correctly on a 2D map. Not that people weren't racist fucks but it wasn't "Yeah let's make Africa small, fuck em lol" I mean think about it the country that got the biggest penis enlargement was Canada. Meanwhile England and Spain and France still look ashamed to take their shorts off in the lockerroom. --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:986408047] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism</quote>This is actually a myth.The Mercator map was designed and popularized because it's useful for navigation. Maps that more accurately represent Africa's size existed at the same time, they just were less practical. There is no way to represent the Earth correctly on a 2D map.Not that people weren't racist fucks but it wasn't "Yeah let's make Africa small, fuck em lol" I mean think about it the country that got the biggest penis enlargement was Canada. Meanwhile England and Spain and France still look ashamed to take their shorts off in the lockerroom. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_____Cait 09/14/25 8:18:48 AM #6:	Alaska is like a good quarter or more of the continental US iirc. --- ORAS secret base: http://imgur.com/V9nAVrd 3DS friend code: 0173-1465-1236 <cite>_____Cait posted [p:986408093] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>Alaska is like a good quarter or more of the continental US iirc.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El_Marsh 09/14/25 8:28:02 AM #7:	I never would have guessed that a geographic model from the 16th century was incorrect --- https://i.imgur.com/RPUuSll.gifv <cite>El_Marsh posted [p:986408125] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>I never would have guessed that a geographic model from the 16th century was incorrect</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HighSeraph 09/14/25 8:47:32 AM #8:	Zikten posted... I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism It doesn't have anything to do with racism it's the result of converting a globe into a flat rectangular image. --- The shadows I live with are numberless <cite>HighSeraph posted [p:986408231] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism</quote>It doesn't have anything to do with racism it's the result of converting a globe into a flat rectangular image.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AvlButtslam 09/14/25 8:59:57 AM #9:	HighSeraph posted... It doesn't have anything to do with racism it's the result of converting a globe into a flat rectangular image. Yeah but try to make maps more accurate by relative size now and see what happens --- http://i.imgur.com/98y63.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yOcp8.jpg http://i.imgur.com/wdX6S.jpg <cite>AvlButtslam posted [p:986408316] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>HighSeraph posted... </cite><quote>It doesn't have anything to do with racism it's the result of converting a globe into a flat rectangular image.</quote>Yeah but try to make maps more accurate by relative size now and see what happens</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EndOfDiscOne 09/14/25 9:12:42 AM #10:	Zikten posted... I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism --- I am the Cheese! I am the best character on the show! I am better than both the salami and the bologna *COMBINED!* <cite>EndOfDiscOne posted [p:986408399] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HBKick18 09/14/25 9:34:30 AM #11:	I already knew Africa is way bigger than represented but I had no idea Russia was that distorted. --- Proud fan of the worst team in American professional sports history: the Chicago Cubs. <cite>HBKick18 posted [p:986408566] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>I already knew Africa is way bigger than represented but I had no idea Russia was that distorted.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 09/14/25 9:49:11 AM #12:	doesn't everyone just use google maps now --- https://i.imgur.com/286sD4e.png http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:986408687] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>doesn't everyone just use google maps now</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 09/14/25 9:51:26 AM #13:	AvlButtslam posted... Yeah but try to make maps more accurate by relative size now and see what happens what does this mean --- https://i.imgur.com/286sD4e.png http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:986408703] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>AvlButtslam posted... </cite><quote>Yeah but try to make maps more accurate by relative size now and see what happens</quote>what does this mean</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
specialkid8 09/14/25 10:28:50 AM #14:	Yeah, it seems weird to focus this on Africa like the map projection is some kind of injustice rather than just an accepted technical flaw of translation. --- https://i.imgur.com/AUXKMK4.jpg <cite>specialkid8 posted [p:986409001] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, it seems weird to focus this on Africa like the map projection is some kind of injustice rather than just an accepted technical flaw of translation. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TendoDRM 09/14/25 10:53:49 AM #16:	El_Marsh posted... I never would have guessed that a geographic model from the 16th century was incorrect Its inaccuracy has nothing to do with the 16th century, though, just geometry. They did the projection correctly. --- Cel Damage! Tonight at 8:00! <cite>TendoDRM posted [p:986409209] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>El_Marsh posted... </cite><quote>I never would have guessed that a geographic model from the 16th century was incorrect</quote>Its inaccuracy has nothing to do with the 16th century, though, just geometry. They did the projection correctly. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_cranky_hermit 09/14/25 11:15:14 AM #17:	Any projection will be inaccurate, and any method will have tradeoffs. You can't peel an orange and make it into a flat sheet of peel, and you can't do the same for the earth's surface without distorting the continent's shapes or relative sizes. Mercator isn't really "wrong"; its intended purpose was to aid sea navigation, and anything you might to do improve its accuracy in representing the shape or size of countries would make it less useful for that purpose. In any event, the Robinson model is, I think, a pretty good compromise for visualizing the earth's layout. --- http://thecrankyhermit.shoutwiki.com Year-by-year analysis of the finest gaming has to offer, and (eventually) more! <cite>The_cranky_hermit posted [p:986409387] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>Any projection will be inaccurate, and any method will have tradeoffs. You can't peel an orange and make it into a flat sheet of peel, and you can't do the same for the earth's surface without distorting the continent's shapes or relative sizes. Mercator isn't really "wrong"; its intended purpose was to aid sea navigation, and anything you might to do improve its accuracy in representing the shape or size of countries would make it less useful for that purpose.In any event, the Robinson model is, I think, a pretty good compromise for visualizing the earth's layout.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paragon21XX 09/14/25 11:35:18 AM #18:	Zikten posted... I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism Nope. A line on the Mercator map is called a rhumb line which represents a constant compass heading from one point on the earth to another (not necessarily the shortest distance which is the Great Circle, but the rhumb line is the easiest to follow). --- Politicians are the weeds of the galaxy. <cite>Paragon21XX posted [p:986409590] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism</quote>Nope. A line on the Mercator map is called a rhumb line which represents a constant compass heading from one point on the earth to another (not necessarily the shortest distance which is the Great Circle, but the rhumb line is the easiest to follow).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GeminiDeus 09/14/25 12:18:22 PM #19:	Okay, Africa is really huge, but how many Africas can fit in Texas? Probably like 10, minimum. --- Without truth, there is nothing. <cite>GeminiDeus posted [p:986409956] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>Okay, Africa is really huge, but how many Africas can fit in Texas? Probably like 10, minimum.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssb_yunglink2 09/14/25 12:22:41 PM #20:	Zikten posted... I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism As everyone else has said, racism isnt the reason for this --- Hee Ho <cite>ssb_yunglink2 posted [p:986409989] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense with the history of racism</quote>As everyone else has said, racism isnt the reason for this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/14/25 12:23:14 PM #21:	El_Marsh posted... I never would have guessed that a geographic model from the 16th century was incorrect It's not "incorrect" per se it's just that when you try to flatten the surface of a sphere into a rectangular piece of paper, some deformity must occur. The Mercator projection was designed to deform in such a way that drawing straight lines across the ocean and then trying to follow them will actually lead you to your destination. The only truly correct map is a globe. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:986409991] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>El_Marsh posted... </cite><quote>I never would have guessed that a geographic model from the 16th century was incorrect</quote>It's not "incorrect" per se it's just that when you try to flatten the surface of a sphere into a rectangular piece of paper, some deformity must occur. The Mercator projection was designed to deform in such a way that drawing straight lines across the ocean and then trying to follow them will actually lead you to your destination. The only truly correct map is a globe.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnsteadyOwl 09/14/25 12:38:38 PM #22:	Tyranthraxus posted... It's not "incorrect" per se it's just that when you try to flatten the surface of a sphere into a rectangular piece of paper, some deformity must occur. The Mercator projection was designed to deform in such a way that drawing straight lines across the ocean and then trying to follow them will actually lead you to your destination. The only truly correct map is a globe. Yeah, the real problem is picking any 2D map of the world and saying that's definitively what the surface of the Earth looks like. They're all going to be off in some way. How much that matters depends on what you're using it for. Best for students to see several different views of the world and help them to understand none of them are completely right (except, as you said, a globe). --- "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." <cite>UnsteadyOwl posted [p:986410098] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>It's not "incorrect" per se it's just that when you try to flatten the surface of a sphere into a rectangular piece of paper, some deformity must occur. The Mercator projection was designed to deform in such a way that drawing straight lines across the ocean and then trying to follow them will actually lead you to your destination. The only truly correct map is a globe.</quote>Yeah, the real problem is picking any 2D map of the world and saying that's definitively what the surface of the Earth looks like. They're all going to be off in some way. How much that matters depends on what you're using it for. Best for students to see several different views of the world and help them to understand none of them are completely right (except, as you said, a globe).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 09/14/25 1:39:31 PM #23:	Mercator is still useful even today. Basically every online mapping software uses a variant of the Mercator projection because it preserves local shapes and angles, scales seamlessly as you zoom, and loads quickly because the math is simpler than other projections. The racism stuff is hogwash and only took off in the '70s when Arno Peters started telling lies to promote his terrible, horrible projection, which he had stolen from another projection a century earlier that everyone had ignored. --- http://i.imgur.com/VeNBg.gif http://i.imgur.com/gd5jC8q.gif http://i.imgur.com/PKIy7.gif http://i.imgur.com/3p29JqP.gif <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:986410663] in The true s... [t:81041013]...</cite> <quote>Mercator is still useful even today. Basically every online mapping software uses a variant of the Mercator projection because it preserves local shapes and angles, scales seamlessly as you zoom, and loads quickly because the math is simpler than other projections.The racism stuff is hogwash and only took off in the '70s when Arno Peters started telling lies to promote his terrible, horrible projection, which he had stolen from another projection a century earlier that everyone had ignored.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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