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[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 38 points 2 months ago

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

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 2 months ago

It's still massive without distortion.

[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months 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 2 months ago

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 2 months 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 5 points 2 months ago
[-] macaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

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

[-] M137@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

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

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

Not pictured: your mom.

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