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MattSh

(3,714 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 08:40 AM Mar 2015

27 hilariously bad maps that explain nothing - Vox

Maps can illuminate our world; they can enlighten us and make us see things differently; they can show how demographics, history, or countless other factors interact with human and physical geography. But, sometimes, maps can be utter disasters, either because they're wrong or simply very dumb. Here are a collection of maps so hilariously bad that you may never trust the form again. Tellingly, the bulk of the collection comes from cable TV news.

Super Bowl wins by Country - American greatness, in one map.



Whole Foods reshuffles Europe

Not since Napoleon have the borders of Europe been so dramatically redrawn. This map, which appeared in many Whole Foods locations for far longer than is understandable, has sunk the nations of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands into the sea. It has also shifted Spain and Portugal into the middle of the Mediterranean, forming a land bridge between France and Algeria, destroying hundreds of miles of great beaches in the process.



Complete story at - http://www.vox.com/2015/2/18/8056325/bad-maps

But here's one they missed:



Ulan Bator is the capital of Mongolia, and what's labeled as Ulan Bator is actually Kiev. In addition, Slovyansk is in the general neighborhood of Kramatorsk. Probably not surprising the CNN has the greatest number of wrong maps.

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27 hilariously bad maps that explain nothing - Vox (Original Post) MattSh Mar 2015 OP
Obligatory response: Cooley Hurd Mar 2015 #1
This young lady ........... left-of-center2012 Mar 2015 #3
Here's what one expert has to say... pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #2
:D BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #4
What, none from FAUX News ??? eppur_se_muova Mar 2015 #5
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