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Re:The True Size of Africa by yummyfajitas on Monday October 11, 2010 @02:23PM (#1780642)
But there is actually a reason the Mercator map (which distorts size) is so widely used, which isn't really mentioned in the clip.

Not a West Wing fan at all, but the reason for the Mercator projection was mentioned in the clip at about 1:10.

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