mapto@feddit.bg to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 day agoThis is the true size of Africamstdn.socialexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down14
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkThis is the true size of Africamstdn.socialmapto@feddit.bg to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squaresuperduperpirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 day agoSilly Mercator projection
minus-squaredegen@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours ago~Its gonna take a lot to drag me away from you~
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 hours agoStill best for sailing the high seas. You think I just go after software? /s
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-223 hours agoNo, one kilometer in Africa is about 60 % shorter than in russia.
minus-squarebonenode@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·21 hours agoThis. It’s closer to the equator, so they are rotating faster which means the kilometers get shorter. Don’t you just love science?
Silly Mercator projection
~Its gonna take a lot to drag me away from you~
Still best for sailing the high seas.
You think I just go after software? /s
No, one kilometer in Africa is about 60 % shorter than in russia.
This. It’s closer to the equator, so they are rotating faster which means the kilometers get shorter. Don’t you just love science?