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True Size of Africa (i.imgur.com)

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[–]NathanBarley 89 points90 points ago

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TIL that Africa is actually larger than Earth itself.

[–]gerbs 19 points20 points ago

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Also, Alaska is no longer part of the U.S..

[–]skarface6 3 points4 points ago

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Hawaii is its own kingdom again, too.

[–]nixonrichard 31 points32 points ago*

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Yeah. I'm not quite sure I'm getting the point of this graphic. Africa is the second largest continent, being much smaller than Asia and slightly larger than North America.

Is this really all that controversial or important? Is it even interesting?

I mean, we all have seen globes, haven't we? Maybe rather than twisting china sideways and stuffing it inside of a map of Africa, we should just look at a goddamn globe to see how big things are.

[–]Delmier776 11 points12 points ago

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There actually is controversy because of how different map projections show land mass size.

Mercator projection vs Galls-Peters projection

[–]SSChicken 13 points14 points ago

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None of this applies to globes, though, and that's what Nixon was regarding specifically. He does have an edit, so if he originally said maps then you may carry on!

[–]yupko 0 points1 point ago

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The Gall-Peters projection is just as horribly distorted as Mercator, but in a different way.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Go on...

[–]yupko 1 point2 points ago*

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While Mercator hugely enlarges northern areas of the Northern hemisphere and far Southern hemisphere, Gall-Peters does so near the equator and up to the tropics. While Greenland, Antarctica, and Russia are cartoonishly large in Mercator, Africa, South America, and the Indonesian islands are cartoonishly tall in Gall-Peters.

[–]framk 158 points159 points ago

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You know what other countries fit in Africa? The countries of Africa.

[–][deleted] 85 points86 points ago

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They fit perfectly! That has to be proof of intelligent design.

[–]jthei 43 points44 points ago

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Nope, there's a small gap between Egypt and Sudan - just disproved intelligent design. Go me.

[–]Zackismet 8 points9 points ago

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Bir Tawil is the most unwanted territory on Earth

to be fair, they're kind of a creep

[–]cannabist 0 points1 point ago

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God is amazing.

[–]gsfgf 22 points23 points ago

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Whoa

[–]defenestratingdoors 10 points11 points ago

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TIL Republic of the Congo and Democratic republic of the Congo are two different countries.

[–]Taibo 10 points11 points ago

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Much like Republic of Korea and Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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Or the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.

[–]1984comment 6 points7 points ago

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Or the United States of America and the States that just happen to be United in America.

[–]Gyvon 1 point2 points ago

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You mean Texas and those 49 lesser states?

[–]this_sort_of_thing 0 points1 point ago

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Actually it's nothing like North/South Korea...the names are just similar, but there's no.....it's nothing like North/South Korea bro

[–]Taibo 0 points1 point ago

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That was his whole point. He didn't know that "Congo" was two different countries, like how "Korea" is two different countries.

[–]justguessmyusername 0 points1 point ago

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TIL that you learned that.

[–]orangekid13 2 points3 points ago

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YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT!

[–]lukas5150 55 points56 points ago

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Russia laughs

[–]Big_Angus 19 points20 points ago

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What Fits Into Russia?

[–]bat-man 3 points4 points ago

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Shit! Russia is HUGE.

[–]Choo41 12 points13 points ago

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Enhance?

[–]helloterence 35 points36 points ago

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Here

[–]Choo41 4 points5 points ago

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Thanks

[–]dave_casa 0 points1 point ago

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Holy shit, that world in real life.

[–]rquinn 0 points1 point ago

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Interestingly they have China listed as the 3rd largest country with regards to land mass (it's either 3rd or 4th, depending on who you ask) - yet they list the USA as having the greater land mass.

[–]Buelldozer 66 points67 points ago

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The U.S. part is inaccurate as it doesn't contain Alaska and at 1.7 MILLION square kilometers that's a real big chunk of territory to leave off.

[–]Sir_Knumskull 31 points32 points ago

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They also dropped Scandinavia out of Europe.

[–]Narcotic 33 points34 points ago

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Also note that Madagascar didn't close their ports in time and became infested with U.K.

[–]Nivlac024 7 points8 points ago

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i can never infect Madagascar

[–]OHSHI- 0 points1 point ago

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They also dropped most of Europe.

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[–]edubation 12 points13 points ago

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My favorite part of the Daily Show book: "Did you know, if Alaska was placed over the United States, it would crush all those beneath it"

[–]zserf 4 points5 points ago

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Suck it, Texas!

[–]iorgfeflkd 0 points1 point ago

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Continental, contiguous, conterminous...there sure are a lot of names for those 48 states.

[–]siddboots 7 points8 points ago*

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Not really misleading though, since the giant map makes it very clear that they are talking about the contiguous USA. However, the table on the left should probably be clarified.

Edit: The tables on the left and right actually show the combined area of all states and incorporated territories.

[–]Hillside_Loafer 3 points4 points ago

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TIL that africa looks much bigger if you ignore large parts of USA and Europe!

[–]HazyEyedOwl 1 point2 points ago

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Good point.

[–]imightbetrollingyou 0 points1 point ago

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The point was to give perspective on the size of Africa by comparing it to well-known geographic references. As many people fail to realize how big Alaska is, it would have been detrimental to the exercise to include it. Therefore, you're a faggot.

[–]xmtmckeex 9 points10 points ago

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China Part 2 was probably my favourite sequel.

[–]OHSHI- 0 points1 point ago

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Idk, higher production values but there were some major plot holes.

[–]dave_casa 6 points7 points ago

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Scumbag Mercator projection.

[–]Xenc 10 points11 points ago

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Good old United Kingdom, not fully participating as usual!

[–]eiriklf 4 points5 points ago*

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Seems nobody noticed scandinavia was gone :(

Edit: also the table with exact data doesn't contain the same countries that are on the map, I find that quite misleading.

[–]Momentstealer 95 points96 points ago

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Interesting, but silly. Africa is a continent, not a country.

[–]voteforlee 55 points56 points ago

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I don't think it's silly at all. People are severely misinformed about the size of the continent

[–]Xanthan81 111 points112 points ago

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I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so, because, uh, some... people out there in our nation don't have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education, like such as South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and... I believe that they should, our education over here in the US should help the US, er, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our children...

[–]thatstheguy 14 points15 points ago

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Link for anyone who's confused.

[–]Xanthan81 11 points12 points ago

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Now I'm confused...

[–]whoami9 3 points4 points ago

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It's the "US Americans" that makes it art.

[–]3cardmonty -1 points0 points ago

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It's actually a legitimate term that's used to avoid offending other residents of the Americas (Canadians and Latin Americans). Maybe she was just being culturally sensitive.

[–]whoami9 0 points1 point ago

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You're like the most optimistic guy in the world. I want to live in your head.

[–]3cardmonty 0 points1 point ago

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Haha I figured the possibility was so ridiculous that there was no need for a sarcasm tag... :)

[–]Xanthan81 0 points1 point ago

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Most likely, she had somebody coach her before and all of the terms she learned meshed together, such as the Iraq.

[–]zuperxtreme 20 points21 points ago

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What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[–]GenTso 7 points8 points ago

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Not sure what the downvotes are for.

Do people really have trouble recognizing a quote from Billy Madison?

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    [–]TakesOneToNoOne 1 point2 points ago

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    Really? Who may I ask? I think most people realize that most continents are quite large (apart from the little baby continent, Europe.)

    Look at North America alone, Canada is frigging huge.

    [–]Astrokiwi 0 points1 point ago

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    Canada's only a little larger than the US.

    Seriously! The mercator projection makes it look huge, but Canada is only like 4% larger than the US. Canada, the US, China, Brazil, and Australia are all similar in size (Australia is the smallest of those, at about 80% of the area of the US), with Russia 70% bigger than Canada.

    [–]pitman 2 points3 points ago

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    Relevant

    [–][deleted] 20 points21 points ago

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    Who said it was a country?

    [–]Momentstealer 16 points17 points ago

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    The comparison chart is all of Africa vs a whole bunch of countries (with the exception of Europe). The text on the chart is also referring to children being quizzed on the population of their "country". The list on the right hand size is also comparing countries. There happens to be 54 countries in Africa.

    Since Africa is the second largest continent, why not compare continent size?

    [–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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    It seems we're be misunderstanding each other. The text beneath the chart argues we should notice geographical ignorance. One aspect of that ignorance is misjudgment of Africa's size. Another is how large one country is compared to another. To illustrate the former point, the poster crams three huge countries into Africa. This still leaves room for other big countries. Nowhere does it say Africa is a country.

    [–]Ynotdude 18 points19 points ago

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    The issue is the map compares large countries to an entire continent, which is a bit like comparing an apple to a barrel of apples. Clearly you're going to be able to fit lots of countries in a continent.

    Rather than comparing the size of respective continents, which would make more sense, they compared many different countries with a continent. If, for example they had tried to fit continents in Africa they would have a much more difficult time:

    1. Asia - 17,139,445 square miles (44,391,162 square km)
    2. Africa - 11,677,239 square miles (30,244,049 square km)
    3. North America - 9,361,791 square miles (24,247,039 square km)
    4. South America - 6,880,706 square miles (17,821,029 square km)
    5. Antarctica - 5,500,000 square miles (14,245,000 square km)
    6. Europe - 3,997,929 square miles (10,354,636 square km)
    7. Australia - 2,967,909 square miles (7,686,884 square km)

    [–]Calsendon 6 points7 points ago

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    The creator used countries because most people are more aware of the size of their own countries.

    [–]Ynotdude 2 points3 points ago

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    Wouldn't comparing the size of some of the larger countries in Africa to those they're more aware make more sense then?

    [–]Calsendon 1 point2 points ago

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    Because the people this article is referring to would recognize very few, if any, African countries.

    [–]Todomanna 1 point2 points ago

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    The people the article is referring to will likely never see this picture.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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    So where the fuck is Australia?

    [–]Alphachicken 1 point2 points ago

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    They put countries in Africa to give the reader perspective. I can actually grasp how big America is, for example, and putting America on Africa gives me a much better sense of scale.

    [–]jordanofthehill 0 points1 point ago

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    Nothing about this is stupid. Well said!

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      [–]Clung 1 point2 points ago

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      This guy.

      [–]baumkramer 4 points5 points ago

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      It doesn't matter. The way almost all maps are drawn Africa's size is lowered.

      [–]Thieves_MacGyver 25 points26 points ago

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      It is not that the size of Africa is lowered, it is because of its location on the equator. On most maps, the only geography to proper scale is on the equator, and everything else is stretched to keep the longitude lines parallel. The effect is the same, that Africa looks smaller in relation to other regions, and that Greenland (for example) looks fucking huge.

      [–]AgentConundrum 21 points22 points ago

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      Obligatory West Wing

      [–]JakMon777 0 points1 point ago

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      My friend showed me this a while ago. My mind was blown.

      [–]zserf 0 points1 point ago

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      My highschool math classroom had a ton of different projections of the world on one of the walls.

      [–]ryinzana 0 points1 point ago

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      I was hoping someone would post this. One of my favorite West Wing moments...

      [–]gsfgf 0 points1 point ago

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      I hope I wasn't the only one that had to learn that Africa is big from the West Wing...

      [–]baumkramer 0 points1 point ago

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      Yeah, lowered was not the right word.

      [–]IllegalThings 1 point2 points ago

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      Almost all maps sold have area closer to the poles skewed, because navigational maps need direction of travel to be a straight line. There are however plenty of maps capable of preserving area.

      [–]g1zmo 0 points1 point ago

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      Because, CJ, the Mercator projection has fostered European imperialist attitudes for centuries and created an ethnic bias against the third world.

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        [–]kbreddit95 3 points4 points ago

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        I didn't know that China had a sequal...awesome.

        [–]isyourlisteningbroke 0 points1 point ago

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        It didn't get great reviews.

        [–]kbreddit95 0 points1 point ago

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        Bet half the shit was censored as well.

        [–]isyourlisteningbroke 0 points1 point ago

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        Didn't Kim Jong-il kidnap some dude from South Korea to make it?

        [–]hacksoncode 7 points8 points ago

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        AKA, 20% larger than North America and 30% smaller than Asia.

        [–][deleted] 25 points26 points ago

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        I don't understand why circle-jerking over Africa's surface area became an African nationalist meme. If anything, it brings its failure to achieve much of anything into keener focus; Europe is so much smaller, but so much wealthier, despite clearly having far fewer natural resources.

        I mean, yes, there are good reasons for this, but if you're going for brainless self-congratulating, it seems to me there are better things to focus on.

        [–]Volksgrenadier 5 points6 points ago

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        To be perfectly fair, while Africa has a wealth of mineral deposits, it was unfortunately not gifted with an easily accessible abundance of the coal and iron that allowed for such an easy, self-sustaining Industrial Revolution in Europe.

        [–]yellowstone10 3 points4 points ago

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        And as everyone knows, you want to build your first camp near a source of coal, so that you can craft torches and keep the zombies away.

        [–]GoatBased 7 points8 points ago

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        The number of "resources" doesn't matter, what matters is what those resources are. For example, coal and iron are extremely important resources and have been since the industrial revolution.

        Aside from South Africa there isn't a lot of coal in Africa. Again, aside from South Africa and a few northern African countries, there isn't a lot of iron.

        [–]amit_in_space 14 points15 points ago

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        Europe has a -huge- advantage in terms of living conditions - temperate weather, no droughts, fewer diseases etc.

        There's also the argument that a lot of Europe's success and wealth is based on the pillaging of Africa's natural resources!

        [–]Woofcat 5 points6 points ago

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        fewer diseases etc.

        This comes after years of having massive diseases due to humans acclimating to living in close quarters with animals.

        [–]lotlotters 0 points1 point ago

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        Or the fact that the African climate is suitable for mosquitoes, especially the Aedes mosquito which causes malaria.

        [–]TheProphetMuhammad 10 points11 points ago

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        In Europe the Black Plague killed millions of people.

        In Africa the Black Plague are millions of people.

        [–]iorgfeflkd 3 points4 points ago

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        That's racist.

        [–]aaronjpark -4 points-3 points ago

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        There's also the fact that a lot of Europe's success and wealth is based on the pillaging of Africa's natural resources!

        FTFY

        [–]Volksgrenadier 5 points6 points ago*

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        Not really, no. By the time the "Rush for Africa" occurred, Europe was by far the most affluent area of the world. It could be argued that the slave trade was responsible for much of Europe's economic prosperity, but by and large the Industrial Revolution which made that prosperity possible flowed from England, and England's wealth and power flowed from the millions of oppressed Indians rather than Africans.

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          [–]abadgaem 2 points3 points ago

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          How is this brainless self-congratulation? It's simply an infographic dispelling misconceptions about the size of Africa.

          Anyways, you should read Guns, Germs, and Steel to get an understanding for sub-Saharan underdevelopment relative to Europe. Most landlocked countries, lack of navigable rivers criss-crossing inland like in Europe, mostly non-temperate zones, lacking in seasons that kill parasites and diseases, etc.

          [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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          I have read Guns, Germs and Steel. It's not as good or as widely applicable as Jared Diamond wants to pretend it is, but he does touch on at least some of the good reasons I said there were.

          [–]edubation 1 point2 points ago

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          Its probably one of the top referenced books around here, FWIW. Well, non-Hitchikers book.

          [–]3cardmonty -1 points0 points ago

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          I don't understand why circle-jerking over Africa's surface area became an African nationalist meme.

          Do you have any examples of this? Because surely this graphic isn't one. It's not about self-congratulation but about correcting misconceptions about Africa's size that are a product of how most maps are projected.

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            [–]twentysevenstds 2 points3 points ago

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            It's cool how Alaska is apparently no longer part of the United States (or Hawaii for that matter...).

            [–]AssassinAzn 2 points3 points ago

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            Relevant

            [–]quadtodfodder 2 points3 points ago

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            fuck that. dymaxion map FTW!

            http://simonwoodside.com/weblog/images/2005/dymaxion/dymaxion_map.jpg

            [–]jb2386 1 point2 points ago

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            Man, looking at that I never knew how much of a similar shape Africa is to Australia when rotated!

            [–]Banko 0 points1 point ago

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            What are the white spots?

            [–]gsfgf -1 points0 points ago

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            Because that's useful...

            [–]saucercrab 2 points3 points ago

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            In theaters this summer: CHINA PART 2

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            COMING SOON

            [–]omegaweapon 2 points3 points ago

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            HA!!! you could not fit Australia in there. i will throw my head back now in laughter. BWAA HA HA HA HAA!

            [–]GoatBased 2 points3 points ago

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            Are you joking? I hope you are. Australia is 1/3rd the size of Africa. It is the smallest continent.

            [–]omegaweapon -1 points0 points ago

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            Yet it is not in Africa

            [–]krakow057 4 points5 points ago

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            can you imagine if those shitty country were almost as good as the ones that fit that?

            the world would be an AMAZING place

            [–]isyourlisteningbroke -1 points0 points ago

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            hahaha poland.

            [–]Rudiger036 4 points5 points ago

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            http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/hgs9h/til_how_big_africa_really_is/

            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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            http://www.reddit.com/r/all/search?q=true+size+of+africa

            [–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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            We should definitely invade China Part 2.

            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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            I think the Russians and Japanese already have Manchuria invading covered.

            [–]peno_asslace 6 points7 points ago

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            Jesus fucking Christ! This was posted a few hours ago!

            A simple search would also let you know it was posted billions of times on Reddit.

            The karma whoring is getting out of control

            [–]bucko503 4 points5 points ago

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            Seriously -- These are both on the first page. Downvoted OP to Africa

            [–]ray13eezy 0 points1 point ago

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            Yes. I felt sharing this obvious proof of douchebaggery. I will most likely be downvoting everything by OP from now on.

            [–]Choo41 1 point2 points ago

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            Who knew that Netherlands + Belgium = A mini Great Britain

            [–]SparklesMcGee 1 point2 points ago

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            This picture could be replaced by one that just says "Fucking huge".

            [–]PsalmLove 1 point2 points ago

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            Asia, Africa, North and South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia too.

            [–]Banko 0 points1 point ago

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            Not all of Asia, though. It doesn't include Siberia, Indonesia, etc...

            [–]drscooby 1 point2 points ago

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            SCTV did a skit called "What Fits into Russia". Same rules apply.

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXqKkYYALMU

            [–]IllegalThings 1 point2 points ago

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            I'm willing to accept a slightly distorted view of earths geography in exchange for being able to pick a direction of travel armed with only a location, a map, and a compass.

            [–]paakjis 1 point2 points ago

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            someone make true size of russia

            [–]furiousgtz 1 point2 points ago

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            we get it its big

            [–]tcostart 1 point2 points ago

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            Don't people use globes any more? Or Google Earth? Seriously, who is surprised by the fact that Africa, the second largest continent on our planet, is that big?

            [–]sloo 4 points5 points ago

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            That's a lot of AIDS

            [–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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            A poster on a library wall at BU looks like this. It fits China, the United States, and Europe into Africa. It's easy to forget how much a map affects how you think of the world.

            [–]dooglies 7 points8 points ago

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            Asia fits China, Russia, AND India. I think it's clear what the superior continent is.

            [–]tldr_MakeStuffUp 1 point2 points ago

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            Upvote for BU! Commencement is tomorrow!

            [–]Amberite2190 2 points3 points ago

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            Your comparing a Continent to Countries... put all of North America in there instead of just the united states and your comparison wanes.

            [–]salimmk 0 points1 point ago

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            came here to say this

            [–]Naatan 2 points3 points ago

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            Yes, the African continent is larger than most countries in the world. Also, elephants are heavier than ants.

            What's your point?

            [–]tylerkent 1 point2 points ago

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            That's a cool and useful graphic! Thanks!

            [–]sockeplast 1 point2 points ago

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            Hmm, interesting, another repost

            [–]dermballs 1 point2 points ago

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            Ahhh, this old repost. It has been around 3 months though, I'll let the upvotes decide.

            [–]1984isnotamanual 0 points1 point ago

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            I did a module on African Nationalism in University, and the first thing my lecturer did was show us a map like this.

            [–]wheelinthesky 0 points1 point ago

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            Makes me proud to think I built a nice railroad across it in Railroad Tycoon 2.

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            This or something similar gets posted all the time on reddit. Do people never look at maps or what?

            [–]mindbleach 0 points1 point ago

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            Does anyone have the true size version of this graphic?

            [–]acegibson 0 points1 point ago

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            And there are suitcases literally everywhere with diamonds in them.

            [–]PerfectlyDarkTails 0 points1 point ago

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            TIL the whole of great Britain can fit into Madagascar.

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            Relevant

            [–]WarHymn 0 points1 point ago

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            Asia knows that it is the biggest and therefore does not have to run around telling everybody how endowed it is. Asia drives a sensible car and dresses modestly. Africa on the other hand drives a donk with 24" blades with music blaring at top volume and wears expensive clothes and jewelry it can't afford.

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            I kid u not when I was younger this question kept me up at night!

            [–]acman319 0 points1 point ago

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            I wish Italy were that close to New York. Would make life much more convenient.

            [–]saladfinger 0 points1 point ago

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            Africans..... They're so dirty and muslimy.

            [–]ericje 0 points1 point ago

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            So Scandinavia and the western part of Russia are not part of Europe?

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            http://www.reddit.com/r/all/search?q=true+size+of+africa

            [–]ravendward 0 points1 point ago

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            China Part 2 is probably my least favorite country. It pales in comparison to China Part 1.

            [–]r2002 0 points1 point ago

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            Am I the only one who didn't know that Japan was a bigger country than Germany and Italy? Mind Blown.

            [–]danielcjn 0 points1 point ago

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            What's the point of this 'map'? How about a 'map' of Asia (or even China by itself) and how many African countries can fit in it?

            Africa is a continent with a plethora of very distinct countries, not some homogeneous landmass where everyone speaks "African".

            [–]no1113 0 points1 point ago

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            Uh, while I'm not vouching for the accuracy of this map (I don't know one way or the other), didn't/don't you see the big, red, orange, and yellow blotches inside Africa with the words China, Japan, and India on them?

            That seems to cover literally the entirety of Asia doesn't it?

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            Where's Alaska?

            [–]Antrix32 0 points1 point ago

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            This is a repost from a day ago and it almost has as much upvotes as the original.

            [–]shea241 0 points1 point ago

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            KAI KRAUSE?

            [–]Bobsutan 0 points1 point ago

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            Learned this as a footnote in high school. Personally I wish more people realized this and was represented on maps and globes. Might help give people a better perspective in how they view the world (figuratively and literally).

            [–]Blacksheep01 0 points1 point ago

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            This map is uninteresting. What I really want to know is, how many Rhode Islands (my home state and an official unit of measure) fit inside Africa? Because that is always really impressive. Like "that lake is the size of Rhode Island" or "That meteor is the size of Rhode Island." Conversely, you can also say "50,000 Rhode Islands fit in Alaska" and that just sounds awesome. So what is it Africa? 20 million Rhode Islands? 40 billion? We all must know because...uhhh.....it will help save...errrr.....Africa?

            [–]JMB-CAL 0 points1 point ago

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            Why does size matter?

            [–]mickey_kneecaps 0 points1 point ago

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            This is stupid. Only idiots think that Africa is small, and while it is a nice sentiment to try and correct the misconception, the images of countries that have been fitted for this image are also distorted and misshapen. There is no map projection that will perfectly convey the relative sizes and positions of countries (or the general geography of the world). Luckily, there is an easy solution to this problem: buy a fucking globe.

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            what happen to canada?

            [–]cibyr 0 points1 point ago

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            True size of this image: too small to read the text.

            [–]justiceape 0 points1 point ago

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            This is what happens when people don't own fucking globes anymore.

            [–]65723 0 points1 point ago

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            Large in geography small in brains.

            [–]NFresh6 0 points1 point ago

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            Now show one of True Worth of Africa.

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            [deleted]

            [–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago*

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            Holy butthurt Irishman. Approximately no fucks would be given if it included the US as a part of Russia, besides a few people questioning how that could possibly even happen.

            [–]shillbert 16 points17 points ago

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            That's a bad metaphor; America and Russia are nowhere near each other. It's more like if Alaska were put in as part of Canada.

            [–]revengeonseattle 4 points5 points ago

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            you're getting downvoted because you sound like an idiot

            [–]quadtodfodder 1 point2 points ago

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            'cause the map is about land masses, not political bounds (see other similar threads here)

            [–]Thieves_MacGyver 2 points3 points ago

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            They are right next to each other, and form a convenient visual mass to scale other things against. So there is one "fucking way" that they are associated. But I totally understand the annoyance....if it is any comfort, this was probably made by and an ignorant fuck from a country that you don't know all the geographic/political details of either...........granted now that I look at it more, I am starting to get annoyed by the fact that they could have just labeled it right like they did with everything else....

            [–]thinkingperson 0 points1 point ago

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            upboated. Though I would use the example of putting Canada together as part of US.

            [–]PMan1 -1 points0 points ago

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            I don't know why you're getting downvoted either, seems reasonable to expect that a cartographer would know something about, you know, geography. Sticking Ireland and the UK together and calling it the UK make no sense.

            I'm not even going to think what the Alaskans think about being left out of the US. Not the first time I'd say.

            [–]MationMac -1 points0 points ago

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            I remember being shocked when i learned this in school.

            [–]ray13eezy -1 points0 points ago

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            You wanna know why I didn't upvote you? Because you stole something from something else, didn't link to the source, and are blatantly karma-whoring. I hope you die in a fire. You are the worst kind of person.

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