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What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true? (lemmy.ca)
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[โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children)

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.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Africa is, like, huge. So saying Russia is small because it fits within Africa doesn't make it sound small to me.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    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???

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