UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows true size of all countries

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metalman•8 minutes ago

As the inventor of Globe On a String™©® I am WAY ahead of curve. It was touch and go there for a minuit, but the god like feeling of fishing a string through a planet and suspending it at my sole will, but well ok, I keep it in the livingroom and anyone who visits,but well again, ok, actualy everybody is wierdly intimidated by a Globe on a String™©® and wont give it a swing, though I'm telling you megalomania does have it's moments, and Globe on a String™©® is perfect for those moments where you realy want to take a disproportionate view of the world.

final_aeon•about 3 hours ago

Typical. They're trying to make the 3rd world huge

crote•about 1 hour ago

The "3rd world" is huge. Anyone who thinks otherwise is clearly in need of a less-misleading map.

On a traditional Mercator projection Africa looks to be smaller than the United States and Canada combined. In reality Africa is 50% larger - and those are the 2nd-largest and 3rd-largest countries in the world!

final_aeon•28 minutes ago

They're huge if you look at area, but what about other axes?

Bjartr•about 2 hours ago

Why do you think that the accurate size isn't worth representing?

final_aeon•about 1 hour ago

It's mathematically impossible. Political mathematics always ends well

VertanaNinjai•about 1 hour ago

Political mathematics like the Mercator projection which shrunk Africa to an unrealistic degree?

crote•about 1 hour ago

Obviously. Every projection will be off. Unless you are a 15th-century sailor, there is no reason to favor the Mercator projection over any other one. Sticking with it is also a political choice.

UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows true size of all countries

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