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Re:Maps Distort How We See the World by darkwater on Thursday June 22, 2023 @05:12AM (#36429677)
Well I actually used to think - before being educated about map constraints and the Mercator projection - that "Wow Greenland is HUGE".
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Re:Maps Distort How We See the World by kortilla on Thursday June 22, 2023 @05:47PM (#36439528)
How old were you when you learned that though? I thought the same thing until we were shown why it’s misleading in like the 4th grade.
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