lemonadebunny ( @lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca ) to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?message-squaremessage-square136linkfedilinkarrow-up176
arrow-up176message-squareWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true? lemonadebunny ( @lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca ) to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前message-square136linkfedilink
minus-square lagomorphlecture ( @lagomorphlecture@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Africa is, like, huge. So saying Russia is small because it fits within Africa doesn’t make it sound small to me.
minus-square Kodemystic ( @Kodemystic@lemmy.kodemystic.dev ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前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.
minus-square hazel 🤷🏻♀️🏳️🌈 ( @iamhazel@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前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.
minus-square Velonie ( @Velonie@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前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???
minus-square hazel 🤷🏻♀️🏳️🌈 ( @iamhazel@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Maybe if there are territorial disputes / conflicts (Ukraine also no) they do this instead of picking a side? No idea
minus-square lagomorphlecture ( @lagomorphlecture@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前Haha I get it now. I thought you were literally trying to say that isn’t very big and I was like “but no, it is!”
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…
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
Haha I get it now. I thought you were literally trying to say that isn’t very big and I was like “but no, it is!”