> we tend to underestimate the extent of area-based comparisons compared to length-based ones. so the disparity is even larger than our brains perceive from thi

> we tend to underestimate the extent of area-based comparisons compared to length-based ones. so the disparity is even larger than our brains perceive from this figure. but I couldn't find a way to fit a line 2,000 times longer than another in the same image! Psst, somebody tell twitter about log-log scaling. I can't be arsed to make an account.