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MattSh

(3,714 posts) Tue Oct 9, 2012, 01:05 AM Oct 2012

The True Size of Africa ~ HINT: It's bigger than you think!

Oh, found here... http://flowingdata.com/2010/10/18/true-size-of-africa/

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The True Size of Africa ~ HINT: It's bigger than you think! (Original Post) MattSh Oct 2012 OP

Somebody flunked plate tectonics jberryhill Oct 2012 #1

Somebody funked how to put plates away after washing pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #11

Who put 'em there? jberryhill Oct 2012 #12

Whichever kid had that chore on his list that day pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #14

That would be me, ahem. ellisonz Oct 2012 #15

It's the Mercator projection that fools people. GaYellowDawg Oct 2012 #2

And Cuba look as small as Long Island. eppur_se_muova Oct 2012 #9

Oh fine. Everyone just use Africa as the world's beach house. Kurovski Oct 2012 #3

Flat maps always introduce distortion pokerfan Oct 2012 #4

That's cool! stuntcat Oct 2012 #20

Let's attack it and divide it up BillyJack Oct 2012 #5

Wow. Interesting. It makes sense that's where man first appeared. SunSeeker Oct 2012 #6

i knew it was bigger but didn't realize by how much. wow. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #7

That's cool...I always liked globes, myself! nt MADem Oct 2012 #8

No more borders! n.t. rogrot Oct 2012 #10

That takes care of the Mexican border issue jberryhill Oct 2012 #13

Can you imagine the teabagger angst if the US did have a border with Nigeria or China? pampango Oct 2012 #16

Great illustration dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #17

never mind quinnox Oct 2012 #18

Makes me think of this.. KatyMan Oct 2012 #19

or this pokerfan Oct 2012 #21

So am I. cliffordu Oct 2012 #22

And it's fucking heavy too!!! -..__... Oct 2012 #23

Britain is approx 209,000 sq km. Madagascar is approx 587,000 sq km... LeftinOH Oct 2012 #24

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. Somebody flunked plate tectonics

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 01:08 AM

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pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

11. Somebody funked how to put plates away after washing

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:06 AM

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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

12. Who put 'em there?

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #11)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:42 AM

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pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

14. Whichever kid had that chore on his list that day

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #12)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:52 AM

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ellisonz

(27,711 posts)

15. That would be me, ahem.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #14)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:11 AM

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What you got a problem with my plate stacking?

GaYellowDawg

(4,447 posts)

2. It's the Mercator projection that fools people.

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 01:14 AM

Oct 2012

It makes Greenland look almost as big as Africa.

eppur_se_muova

(36,263 posts)

9. And Cuba look as small as Long Island.

Reply to GaYellowDawg (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 02:15 AM

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Reportedly, this affected the thinking of those who pushed for the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)

3. Oh fine. Everyone just use Africa as the world's beach house.

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 01:14 AM

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it's true...I never realised.

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)

4. Flat maps always introduce distortion

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 01:20 AM

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stuntcat

(12,022 posts)

20. That's cool!

Reply to pokerfan (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:49 AM

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I'm saving that, I never heard of some of them, TY.

BillyJack

(819 posts)

5. Let's attack it and divide it up

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 01:22 AM

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there is obviously enough for all of us 1st world countries to get our 'fair share'!

SunSeeker

(51,559 posts)

6. Wow. Interesting. It makes sense that's where man first appeared.

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 01:32 AM

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Seems just going by land mass, probability would be greater for it to have happened on this continent.

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

7. i knew it was bigger but didn't realize by how much. wow.

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 01:33 AM

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MADem

(135,425 posts)

8. That's cool...I always liked globes, myself! nt

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 01:34 AM

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rogrot

(57 posts)

10. No more borders! n.t.

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 05:48 AM

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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

13. That takes care of the Mexican border issue

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:45 AM

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Now, about those Chinese coming in from Nigeria...

pampango

(24,692 posts)

16. Can you imagine the teabagger angst if the US did have a border with Nigeria or China?

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #13)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:23 AM

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Having Latinos on the other side of the border provides them with enough motivation to want a big wall on the border. If it were Blacks or a billion Chinese on the other side, who knows how high a wall the "we want our country back" folks would insist on.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

17. Great illustration

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:25 AM

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quinnox

(20,600 posts)

18. never mind

Reply to MattSh (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:29 AM

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Are they saying this map is an accurate representation, or are they saying this map is what school kids are led to believe about the size of Africa, and is false?

I see now that this is apparently accurate.