The truth about the world map

[ReturnOfJudah]

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

so no cliffs

 

[MikeyC]

so no cliffs

We've had this thread before.

Basically, the Mercator map projection doesn't show the size of countries accurately. Some people believe that's due to imperialistic proclivities, when in fact it was designed mainly for nautical navigation.

 

[GodsPerspective]

We've had this thread before.

Basically, the Mercator map projection doesn't show the size of countries accurately. Some people believe that's due to imperialistic proclivities, when in fact it was designed mainly for nautical navigation.

Who else besides a cracker would write this?

Can you prove this statement sir?

 

[King]

https://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1...g2MzQyMQ)MQ~!CN*OTkyMTY5Nw.NzMxNDcwNQ(MjI1)MA
If you play around with this for a couple of minutes you'd be surprised how big certain land masses are vs how they're made to look on a world map.

 

[Jacaveli The Don]

We've had this thread before.

Basically, the Mercator map projection doesn't show the size of countries accurately. Some people believe that's due to imperialistic proclivities, when in fact it was designed mainly for nautical navigation.

Look at this fakkits copy and paste job

 

[Black Magisterialness]

We've had this thread before.

Basically, the Mercator map projection doesn't show the size of countries accurately. Some people believe that's due to imperialistic proclivities, when in fact it was designed mainly for nautical navigation.

And the average child isn't going to become a marauding seafarer. There's literally no reason to use the Mercator ever from an educational point of view.