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Everyone knows Greenland is the real proponent of the Mercator projection. Using the unfair influence of their massive perceived size on the map to unfairly inf
by ertgbnm 1y ago
Everyone knows Greenland is the real proponent of the Mercator projection. Using the unfair influence of their massive perceived size on the map to unfairly inflate their importance in global politics and economics. It's time to put Greenland back in its place.
- rsynnott 1y agoI am now wondering if Trump's Greenland obsession is because he thinks it's very bigly, due to Mercator (it appears larger than the US in a Mercator projection).
- xnx 1y agoYou're not the only one who has wondered this: https://www.newsweek.com/mercator-projection-greenland-donald-trump-2011694 https://www.newsweek.com/mercator-projection-greenland-donal...
- rsynnott 1y ago> "I love maps. And I always said: 'Look at the size of this. It's massive. That should be part of the United States.'" Oh, huh, I was joking, but actually based on this he probably _does_ think that (unless he was looking at equal-area maps, which is unlikely).
- grues-dinner 1y agoMaybe they should put Roosevelt's massive 50-inch globe back in the Oval Office. Assuming there's a place for more Big Balls in federal government?
- readthenotes1 1y agoHe wants "the rare earths"