What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 613 points – 12 months ago659Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsRussia is actually pretty small and it almost fits inside Africa. Try it out: https://www.thetruesize.com/ EDIT: Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.I think that says more about how unbelievably massive Africa is."pretty small", it's like 2 Canada's.Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.Russia is the biggest country on the planet by land area.Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.That's a neat website, but is there any way to rotate the countries?NopeAfrica is, like, huge. So saying Russia is small because it fits within Africa doesn't make it sound small to me.Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.Wait so it's purely projection distortion that makes Russia seem half the size of the old world?? This blew my mind. Also fun fact Google seems to have stopped outlining Russia (not other countries) when you click them in Google Maps.You got me clicking countries on the map now. I really can't find a consistent reason why sometimes it shows the outline and sometimes it doesn't.. Canada: yes Russia: no South Korea: no China: no Spain: no France: yes Iraq: yes Kyrgyzstan: no Mongolia: yes Japan: no USA: yes Malaysia: yes What pattern is there here???Maybe if there are territorial disputes / conflicts (Ukraine also no) they do this instead of picking a side? No idea
Russia is actually pretty small and it almost fits inside Africa. Try it out: https://www.thetruesize.com/ EDIT: Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.I think that says more about how unbelievably massive Africa is."pretty small", it's like 2 Canada's.Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.Russia is the biggest country on the planet by land area.Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.That's a neat website, but is there any way to rotate the countries?NopeAfrica is, like, huge. So saying Russia is small because it fits within Africa doesn't make it sound small to me.Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.Wait so it's purely projection distortion that makes Russia seem half the size of the old world?? This blew my mind. Also fun fact Google seems to have stopped outlining Russia (not other countries) when you click them in Google Maps.You got me clicking countries on the map now. I really can't find a consistent reason why sometimes it shows the outline and sometimes it doesn't.. Canada: yes Russia: no South Korea: no China: no Spain: no France: yes Iraq: yes Kyrgyzstan: no Mongolia: yes Japan: no USA: yes Malaysia: yes What pattern is there here???Maybe if there are territorial disputes / conflicts (Ukraine also no) they do this instead of picking a side? No idea
"pretty small", it's like 2 Canada's.Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.
Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.
Russia is the biggest country on the planet by land area.Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.
Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.
Africa is, like, huge. So saying Russia is small because it fits within Africa doesn't make it sound small to me.Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.Wait so it's purely projection distortion that makes Russia seem half the size of the old world?? This blew my mind. Also fun fact Google seems to have stopped outlining Russia (not other countries) when you click them in Google Maps.You got me clicking countries on the map now. I really can't find a consistent reason why sometimes it shows the outline and sometimes it doesn't.. Canada: yes Russia: no South Korea: no China: no Spain: no France: yes Iraq: yes Kyrgyzstan: no Mongolia: yes Japan: no USA: yes Malaysia: yes What pattern is there here???Maybe if there are territorial disputes / conflicts (Ukraine also no) they do this instead of picking a side? No idea
Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.Wait so it's purely projection distortion that makes Russia seem half the size of the old world?? This blew my mind. Also fun fact Google seems to have stopped outlining Russia (not other countries) when you click them in Google Maps.You got me clicking countries on the map now. I really can't find a consistent reason why sometimes it shows the outline and sometimes it doesn't.. Canada: yes Russia: no South Korea: no China: no Spain: no France: yes Iraq: yes Kyrgyzstan: no Mongolia: yes Japan: no USA: yes Malaysia: yes What pattern is there here???Maybe if there are territorial disputes / conflicts (Ukraine also no) they do this instead of picking a side? No idea
Wait so it's purely projection distortion that makes Russia seem half the size of the old world?? This blew my mind. Also fun fact Google seems to have stopped outlining Russia (not other countries) when you click them in Google Maps.You got me clicking countries on the map now. I really can't find a consistent reason why sometimes it shows the outline and sometimes it doesn't.. Canada: yes Russia: no South Korea: no China: no Spain: no France: yes Iraq: yes Kyrgyzstan: no Mongolia: yes Japan: no USA: yes Malaysia: yes What pattern is there here???Maybe if there are territorial disputes / conflicts (Ukraine also no) they do this instead of picking a side? No idea
You got me clicking countries on the map now. I really can't find a consistent reason why sometimes it shows the outline and sometimes it doesn't.. Canada: yes Russia: no South Korea: no China: no Spain: no France: yes Iraq: yes Kyrgyzstan: no Mongolia: yes Japan: no USA: yes Malaysia: yes What pattern is there here???Maybe if there are territorial disputes / conflicts (Ukraine also no) they do this instead of picking a side? No idea
Maybe if there are territorial disputes / conflicts (Ukraine also no) they do this instead of picking a side? No idea
Russia is actually pretty small and it almost fits inside Africa. Try it out: https://www.thetruesize.com/
EDIT: Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.
I think that says more about how unbelievably massive Africa is.
"pretty small", it's like 2 Canada's.
Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.
Russia is the biggest country on the planet by land area.
Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.
That's a neat website, but is there any way to rotate the countries?
Nope
Africa is, like, huge. So saying Russia is small because it fits within Africa doesn't make it sound small to me.
Ok I expressed myself in the wrong way. What I meant was, Russia is not as big as I thought it was. Of course, it's still really huge.
Wait so it's purely projection distortion that makes Russia seem half the size of the old world?? This blew my mind.
Also fun fact Google seems to have stopped outlining Russia (not other countries) when you click them in Google Maps.
You got me clicking countries on the map now. I really can't find a consistent reason why sometimes it shows the outline and sometimes it doesn't..
Canada: yes
Russia: no
South Korea: no
China: no
Spain: no
France: yes
Iraq: yes
Kyrgyzstan: no
Mongolia: yes
Japan: no
USA: yes
Malaysia: yes
What pattern is there here???
Maybe if there are territorial disputes / conflicts (Ukraine also no) they do this instead of picking a side? No idea