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[–] 52 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Crazy how much more of the world is closer to Georgia than Georgia

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Nah, exactly 50% "of the world" is closer to Georgia than Georgia because the dividing line forms two perfect hemispheres. It just doesn't seem like it because more of the world's land area is closer to Georgia.

    The fact that the map fails to color in the oceans doesn't help, of course.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Is it because of the Mercator projection?

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I'm just as annoyed by the overuse of the Mercator projection as the next guy, but no, I don't think we can blame it in this particular instance. Consider the similar case of a day/night map, which pretty clearly reads as 50/50 even when it's Mercator:

    day/night map using Mercator projection

    (Upon further scrutiny comparing these two maps, I think the missing Antarctica might be a factor too.)

    Also, relevant XKCD.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I live in Georgia (please help)

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Damn, I never realized that Georgia is actually bigger than Georgia

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    I got really confused about the shape of the boundary until I remembered about map projections all being terrible

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    Part of the former USSR were closer to Georgia than Georgia.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I was thinking this may have confused people following the trump indictments, but then I realized most people don't know a Georgia exists outside of the US and I got sad because I couldn't be witty to strangers on the interwebs.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    Together they form The United States of Georgia^TM

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The country of Georgia in the former USSR.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    unless you're like Ray Charles, then georgia is always on your mind

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Georgia on my mind

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    საქართველო?

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