lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?message-squaremessage-square656fedilinkarrow-up1631arrow-down117
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minus-squarehazel 🤷🏻♀️🏳️🌈@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWait so it’s purely projection distortion that makes Russia seem half the size of the old world?? This blew my mind. Also fun fact Google seems to have stopped outlining Russia (not other countries) when you click them in Google Maps.
minus-squareVelonie@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoYou got me clicking countries on the map now. I really can’t find a consistent reason why sometimes it shows the outline and sometimes it doesn’t… Canada: yes Russia: no South Korea: no China: no Spain: no France: yes Iraq: yes Kyrgyzstan: no Mongolia: yes Japan: no USA: yes Malaysia: yes What pattern is there here???
minus-squarehazel 🤷🏻♀️🏳️🌈@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMaybe if there are territorial disputes / conflicts (Ukraine also no) they do this instead of picking a side? No idea
Wait so it’s purely projection distortion that makes Russia seem half the size of the old world?? This blew my mind.
Also fun fact Google seems to have stopped outlining Russia (not other countries) when you click them in Google Maps.
You got me clicking countries on the map now. I really can’t find a consistent reason why sometimes it shows the outline and sometimes it doesn’t…
What pattern is there here???
Maybe if there are territorial disputes / conflicts (Ukraine also no) they do this instead of picking a side? No idea