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[–]GameFreak4321 84 points85 points ago

Where is Antarctica?

[–]steak21 16 points17 points ago

It is on the other side of the road.

[–]YaranakuchaNe 127 points128 points ago

It's inexplicably missing. Just like logic from religion.

[–]Sick_Cats 39 points40 points ago

That's the most deep, intellectual, original thing I have never heard on this subreddit in my life.

[–][deleted] 49 points50 points ago

If you can't take the jizz, get out of the circlejerk.

[–]Archery999 17 points18 points ago

Does everybody here have to be able to take a bukkake then?

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

You can either join it, walk by hastily or take (fake fb) pictures.

But taking a seat in the center of it and complaining that people are aiming their self-righteousness straight at your eyes is counterproductive.

[–]ImAFlyingWhale 2 points3 points ago

Someone should start a religion based solely on logic. Oh wait...

[–]GameFreak4321 2 points3 points ago

[–]seniorpantaloons 6 points7 points ago

It's under Eurasia, but due to the projection does not look like it does on maps and globes..

Can I prove it? Sure.

There are seven continents, which are as follows: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica.

In the picture, the continents are laid out as follows: Australia to the top left, South America below Australia, North America to the right of South America, Europe and Asia to the right of North America, Africa is southwest of Eurasia. That's six of the continents, so the only remaining one must be Antarctica, Q.E.D.

Edit: Why it isn't Greenland:

Area. The black mass that I claim is Antarctica is roughly half the size of Africa and North America. It looks roughly the size of Australia (due to warping of projection), and quite a few of the black mass can fit into Eurasia.

Greenland is about 2,166,086 km2, which makes it about 1/13th the size of Africa, and 1/11th the size of North America. If the continents are even roughly to scale, Greenland would be much smaller.

Anarctica, on the other hand, has an area of about 14,000,000 km2. almost half the size of North America and just over half the size of Africa, which is what we see in the map.

[–]ThirdFloorGreg 3 points4 points ago

Its a rearranged Mercator projection, relative sizes do not correspond to reality. Actually, is you rearrange a Mercator projection, nothing corresponds to reality.

[–]Lord-Longbottom 2 points3 points ago

(For us English aristocrats, I leave you this 2,166,086 km -> 10767547.5 Furlongs, 14,000,000 km -> 69593573.6 Furlongs) - Pip pip cheerio chaps!

[–]-Hastis- 1 point2 points ago

I though it was the landmass at the right of Africa...

[–]Zertiof 2 points3 points ago

That's a picture of the future, the continents drastically shift and antartica sinks

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[–]GameFreak4321 3 points4 points ago

Pretty sure that's Greenland.

[–]HarrumphingDuck 0 points1 point ago

Good thing you pointed that out. I nearly had to reevaluate my entire life.

[–]huntdawgin 0 points1 point ago

Actually, Im pretty sure it is down by the butt. Its projection is weird though because they just wrapped a mercator projection.

[–]EpicJ 216 points217 points ago

Clearly the chicken has evolved from a fire breathing t-rex check mate christians.

[–]Polaris_Sun 40 points41 points ago

I find it more intriguing that Greenland is the asshole of both these theories.

[–]Braanium 16 points17 points ago

And America contains the heart in both two, I believe. I'm smelling a conspiracy.

[–]baculumsucker 6 points7 points ago

Well, China itself looks like a rooster.

[–]RahadJackson 77 points78 points ago

So a dragon, in other words.

[–]jooze 22 points23 points ago

Distinct lack of wings, but you still made me feel silly.

[–]Jtcor 5 points6 points ago

Only European dragons have wings like what you think

[–]princetrunks 8 points9 points ago

Actually... The chicken really did evolve from the T-Rex

[–]-Hastis- 8 points9 points ago

Well, one of his cousin probably, not the T-Rex directly...

[–]jettrscga 23 points24 points ago

If you put that russia thing on its back instead, you have a wing and it's a dragon!

[–]MedievalKnieval 70 points71 points ago

russia thing

It's called Europe and Asia... sometimes Eurasia

[–]Meatball_express 3 points4 points ago

Divided by the Eural mountains!

[–]delebird 2 points3 points ago

anal.

[–]probablyazebra 1 point2 points ago

But it's mostly Russia :).

[–]SquidNipples 0 points1 point ago

Eurasia are our allies.

[–]mandelbratwurst 7 points8 points ago

Looks more like an asia-breathing t-rex

[–]im_an_optimist 1 point2 points ago

I cant find Africa on the t-rex, am I just missing it?

[–]EpicJ 1 point2 points ago

It's the head, it is upside down.

[–]ThirdFloorGreg 0 points1 point ago

More like turned 90°, except north isn't actually particularly up. Actually upside down Africa would have morocco clockwise from Egypt.

[–]im_an_optimist 0 points1 point ago

Ahh, i found.

[–]sex_with_orcas 1 point2 points ago

or projectile vomiting.. this reminds me of those ink blot cards.

[–]Cyrus23 0 points1 point ago

Fuck you, chicken tastes better than t-Rex!

[–]Spiderdan 48 points49 points ago

[–]DavieJones333 4 points5 points ago

Well played.

[–]saltingthatsnail 1 point2 points ago

Came here for this.

[–]TheJonzeRocket 0 points1 point ago

We all came here for this.

[–]Draugo 0 points1 point ago

Have your obligatory C&H karma points.

[–]Hail-the-Anglosphere 22 points23 points ago

They always forget Tasmania.

[–]Gustomaximus 5 points6 points ago

We try our best ;)

/r/sydney

[–]rmsugars 2 points3 points ago

I think it's in the chickens foot.

[–]Iazo 65 points66 points ago

Chickenmate, atheists.

[–]tot_tot_tot 29 points30 points ago

I for one welcome our chicken overlords.

[–]trekbette 2 points3 points ago

You people really have egg on your faces.

[–]RomeRawr 18 points19 points ago

*Chickmate

[–]GethLegion 3 points4 points ago

Are you a Kiwi?

[–]Circus_Birth 8 points9 points ago

Chick-fil-a, atheists.

[–]MoarVespenegas 15 points16 points ago

That's a cock.
Checkmate, homophobes.

[–]MrsLoveKaulitz 9 points10 points ago

To me, it looks like they exaggerated Alaska a bit.

[–]chriswalkenspal 7 points8 points ago

Alaska? Take a look at Greenland.

[–]dan1point5 1 point2 points ago

Haha it's almost the size of Africa, it's all very out of proportion

[–]marpocky 12 points13 points ago

Mercator'd!

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

I learned about this on Reddit and now I can't help but see it everywhere; It's the Wilhelm scream of maps.

[–]xHassassin 4 points5 points ago

Different projections fuck different things up. Mercator was chosen because it has good representation near the equator and keeps constant course lines straight.

[–]ASIWYFA 6 points7 points ago

so did the chicken come first then? or is the earth the egg? SO MANY QUESTIONS!

[–]MrsLoveKaulitz 2 points3 points ago

The chicken IS the egg.

[–]djm1st 2 points3 points ago

The chicken... right... came like first... ON the egg, which we call "Earth" right... and so like... the chicken is on the egg so they both were there first and then the egg came out of the chicken but the egg was also what held the chicken so the chicken is the egg while also being the chicken on the egg which is Earth which is like an egg...

[–]MrsLoveKaulitz 1 point2 points ago

Dude...I think we figured out life itself.

[–]core-x-bit 1 point2 points ago

Mind=blown lol

[–]Awesomeade 8 points9 points ago

TIL Africa is smaller than the USA.

[–]-Hastis- 1 point2 points ago

Hum, on the map, Africa is actually bigger than the USA (USA is about equivalent to the north section of Africa on the map)... except if you meant that North America is in reality the USA...

[–]jaker1013 3 points4 points ago

Australia is way fucking bigger than that

[–]VelikiHren 4 points5 points ago

Actually, Slovenia does kinda look like a chicken :)

[–]bevinkackon 3 points4 points ago

There is no god. That's clearly a rooster.

[–]MeMyMoo 0 points1 point ago

I was checking to see if I was the only one that noticed. Was also thinking that we Americans arn't the only giant cocks.

[–]ThirdFloorGreg 0 points1 point ago

Uh, dude, roosters are chickens.

[–]abom420 2 points3 points ago

I bow to our Chicken overlords. Praise dear leader.

[–]meowmeo 4 points5 points ago

Yes, yes. BOW DOWN before the mighty COCK and you will be saved.

[–]SantiagoHardgrave 2 points3 points ago

Where's Antarctica?

[–]perfek 2 points3 points ago

Cock.

[–]tigerpolis 1 point2 points ago

My sentiments exactly.

[–]harajukukei 2 points3 points ago

a lime has exactly 2oz. of juice. god is real and he likes mojitos.

[–]Firedruid321 2 points3 points ago

So is Slovenia like a little baby of the world? :3

[–]vidx2 1 point2 points ago

well said. Dobro da si sliko dal!

[–]Ilerea_Kleinokitz 5 points6 points ago

Haha, using the ridiculously distorted miller projection makes this image even funnier.

[–]ThirdFloorGreg 1 point2 points ago

How can you discern Miller from Mercator after it's been rearranged like this?

[–]Ilerea_Kleinokitz 0 points1 point ago

I didn't, I just took a guess

[–]War_Pigg_75 3 points4 points ago

I wouldn't say it fit perfectly, chickens usually don't have gaps in them.

[–]iFlick 3 points4 points ago

Course they do, city slicker!

So do sheep...

[–]NoRaptors 0 points1 point ago

You forgot

Source: Welshman

[–]secret3 2 points3 points ago

If there's no Mercator projection How do you distort the size and shape of the continents so much so that they fit into a chicken?

[–]1gnominious 1 point2 points ago

Looks more like a turkey to me. I WILL SEE YOU BURN BLASPHEMER!

[–]Biggie18 1 point2 points ago

Good game guys, good game...

[–]ICrimsonI 1 point2 points ago

i can also rearrange a chicken into food. oh wait.

[–]elguapo_frank 1 point2 points ago

This is meant to be funny, but I think you are onto something.

[–]estebansuttles 1 point2 points ago

It looks more like a rooster crowing ...js

[–]gamenovice19 1 point2 points ago

not sure if actual Christian guy or just a Redditor making fun of them

[–]Greneath[S] 0 points1 point ago

I have reliable sources that prove it to be the latter.

[–]gingerroute 1 point2 points ago

sooo...the chicken came first?

[–]pacreams 1 point2 points ago

so the chicken did come first!!!!

[–]INFECTION67 1 point2 points ago

The real Pangaea.

[–]from_da_lost_dimensi 1 point2 points ago

This also answers the centuries old question : The chicken came before the egg. Double checkmate atheists.

[–]wodino 1 point2 points ago

Ailiens.

[–]starshipp 1 point2 points ago

Ultra-mega chicken?

[–]hellcrapdamn 0 points1 point ago

It is legend.

[–]Fuzzy_Toast 1 point2 points ago

Tis a rooster, not a chicken.

[–]Beuks 1 point2 points ago

THAT'S A ROOSTER. ATHEISTS WIN.

[–]bracomadar 1 point2 points ago

All hail the cock god!

[–]SepharuSakhmet 1 point2 points ago

HA! That's a rooster not a chicken, checkmate!

[–]SevenDeadlyNinjas 1 point2 points ago

Don't you mean CHICKMATE?

BAKAWWWWK!????

[–]billywitchdrdotcom 1 point2 points ago

So to god, we're just a bunch of cocks?

[–]vasovagalsyncope 3 points4 points ago

False.

You have lost the argument by not using Gall-Peters projection. Also forgot Antarctica.

[–]Taisen91 1 point2 points ago

lol this is pretty funny actually

[–]dudner 0 points1 point ago

Your chicken is upside down. There's no way Australia could be at the top

[–]GJCaesar1138 0 points1 point ago

Because you used an equirectangular projection?

[–]AdvocateForLucifer 0 points1 point ago

I believe this also answers the "chicken-egg" question.

[–]Fiach_Dubh 0 points1 point ago

because Antarctica.

[–]R3Mx 0 points1 point ago

so... does that mean the chicken came first?

[–]theboyd1986 0 points1 point ago

So where is Britain? Am I blind?

Edit: found it!

[–]Pie_Face 0 points1 point ago

Actually the giblets below it's head means that this is a cockrel, not a chicken. DOES THAT ROCK YOUR WORLD ATHEISTS?!

[–]jasonbeastt 0 points1 point ago

So... Chicken came before the egg?

[–]ToxicGinseng 0 points1 point ago

I'm buying it!

[–]default_name 0 points1 point ago

He convinced me, converting to Lutheranism tomorrow.

[–]c0lin46and2 0 points1 point ago

Antarctica looks like the sigil of the house Stark. Cool!

[–]Thatzeraguy 0 points1 point ago

Looks more like two bears high-fiving to me

[–]NoRaptors 0 points1 point ago

There are 6 different comments about the 'chicken/egg' thing. Guys, read the comments before you go making the obvious joke.

[–]JustTellingTheTruth 0 points1 point ago

This is brilliant. "Proof" of Intelligent Design...

The image of a chicken "exists" because the human brain extrapolates the shapes and forms an image of a chicken which does not exist. Sound familiar?

[–]nilum 0 points1 point ago

It's a cock, so God must really like the cock.

[–]firedragonxx9832 0 points1 point ago

Praise the holy Chicken.

[–]Press_Z_toDownvote 0 points1 point ago

So who's cock is the God?

[–]strawberryblonde89 0 points1 point ago

It's just the universe telling us to eat more chicken.

[–]anarchyinthesc 0 points1 point ago

Shalom Auslander's "God is a Big Happy Chicken"

[–]cherryjuiceandvodka 0 points1 point ago

greenland is 1/4th the size of australia in reality and yet appears like twice as large on this thing arrrrgh..

[–]jello_cosby 0 points1 point ago

i like how japan makes the slanty chicken eye

[–]Oliver-Michael 0 points1 point ago

So the chicken did come before the egg.

[–]contramantra 0 points1 point ago

PRIMAL RAGE

[–]coelfrier 0 points1 point ago

Complete confirmation that the chicken came before the egg

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

It could actually be pretty badass if our creator was a fucking chicken.

[–]FourCounters 0 points1 point ago

That is a good looking Chicken you got there boy.....

[–]iAkhilleus 0 points1 point ago

Because you need a cock to bring order in this world.

[–]Blodwyn35 0 points1 point ago

Im a chicken Marge

[–]strongnc21 0 points1 point ago

You're absolutely right. We surrender. :-p

[–]SaberCaesar 0 points1 point ago

Not only is antartica missing, but so is iceland

[–]kgkilla85 0 points1 point ago

Africa is the dark meat.

[–]Squally425 0 points1 point ago

No wonder everything in the world tastes like chicken.

[–]Duthos 0 points1 point ago

Clearly, god must therefore be a chicken.

[–]dr_chinstrap 0 points1 point ago

This makes more sense than anything I have ever heard.

[–]simon_wang12 0 points1 point ago

that's all the evidence i need

[–]somewhat_irrelevant 0 points1 point ago

It's so caccool!

[–]hamjim 0 points1 point ago

Reunite Pangaea!

[–]monyamafiya 0 points1 point ago

Well missplaced islands

[–]rekrek 0 points1 point ago

yes because god wanted the continents to form a cock. majestic.

[–]Menospan 0 points1 point ago

The funny thing is China is already the shape of a chicken

[–]mbd34 0 points1 point ago

Ben Stein's next documentary... "Fowl Play: Why Scientists Are Too Chicken To Admit That Geography Proves Intelligent Design"

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

You will have me with this answer. Why did the Continents cross the road?

[–]harrygibus 0 points1 point ago

Hey chicken, you've got something on your chin. Oh, it's just south america.

[–]boonetang321 0 points1 point ago

No, Antarctica is above russia and provides the tail of the chicken.

[–]KEYBORED10 0 points1 point ago

Now is it chicken first or egg first?

[–]Jaksongitr 0 points1 point ago

Why'd the earth chicken cross the road?

[–]apullin 0 points1 point ago

ahaha China is the chicken's cloaca

[–]azimuthentertainment 0 points1 point ago

All hail the chicken, that laid the cosmic egg

[–]Radical_Ed 0 points1 point ago

If there weren't any Dinosaurs, then why do Africa and South America fit together to make a T-rex head?

Dinosaurs 1, Creationist 0.....Manchester United 3 :P

[–]MustangMark83 0 points1 point ago

I think this is done by an atheist trying to stir up some shit. I don't know any christian who would think this is amusing or create any sort of proof of existance for god. Are you atheists even trying anymore?

[–]OneStepFromHell 0 points1 point ago

So what came first the chicken or the world?

[–]Crede 0 points1 point ago

Pattern recognition?

[–]caroline_ 0 points1 point ago

Is this all to scale? I had no idea New Zealand was so tiny.

[–]TangerianPrincess 0 points1 point ago

So god is a chicken?

[–]mypantsareonmyhead 0 points1 point ago

New Zealand represent! We're the lower part of the leg. How frickin' awesome.

[–]Sopps 0 points1 point ago

What about this classic?

[–]lordyloo 0 points1 point ago

So is fried chicken the food of the antichrist? One order of antichrist and waffles, coming up, sir.

[–]slugger570 0 points1 point ago

The game is up guys, might as well give up now. But wait what came first the chicken or the egg contienent?

[–]evinism 0 points1 point ago

See, it's more impressive than you think, because he knew what projection we'd use.

[–]big_star 0 points1 point ago

God is a cock?

[–]stootboot 0 points1 point ago

So the chicken came first?

[–]Olaxan 0 points1 point ago

Well, damn. That is all the evidence I needed.

[–]kuzatorn 0 points1 point ago

Because most chickens have low intelligence much like most Christians. Checkmate.

[–]cinect 0 points1 point ago

You do know that theists are able to make jokes, too?

[–]C_T_C_C 0 points1 point ago

God= Chicken?

[–]Mogknight23 0 points1 point ago

So, I guess we must abandon our Flying Spaghetti Monster and begin following Thy Holiest of All Poultry.

[–]Flurryyea 0 points1 point ago

Well cluck.

[–]DueyDerp 0 points1 point ago

Finally! Australia can takes it's rightful place at the top of the world.

[–]SOUTHPAWMIKE 0 points1 point ago

I'll see you all in church, then.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

I'M A BELIEVER

[–]aidanf123 0 points1 point ago

MINDFUCKED!

[–]TristanTheViking 0 points1 point ago

God is a chicken.

[–]slightlyasleep 0 points1 point ago

As an atheist (read: scientist), it is my duty to debunk this and I once read that Neil deGrasse Sagan said, "chickens are proof that posting pictures on reddit that we all agree with will get us karma."

[–]thiswontbeefunny 0 points1 point ago

The CHICKEN came first!? DAMNIT!! I had my money on the egg....

[–]Lameduck57 0 points1 point ago

i like this one better http://imgur.com/TOzqy

[–]GreenElite87 0 points1 point ago

This should be the new Pangaea....taking nominations for the new name!

[–]Tightly_Wound 0 points1 point ago

I would much rather worship a chicken that the god of abraham. Imagine chicken god being awesome and sending vegans to hell for being dicks and ripping off pieces of his body and deep frying it with his chicken lord magic.

[–]naughtysanchez 0 points1 point ago

so wut ur saying is... we should be worshiping chickens?

[–]nikOHlas 0 points1 point ago

I do, I say, I do believe that looks more like a rooster Imgur

[–]schrodingersmonkey 0 points1 point ago

pretty sure that's a rooster

[–]Mrkantony 0 points1 point ago

rooster... its a rooster

[–]Imagicka 0 points1 point ago

Figures, my comment was the same as the first one. But, I make a poster.

[–]Negro_Napoleon 0 points1 point ago

[–]Boraggle 0 points1 point ago

THE WORLD IS A CHICKEN, YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID

[–]laughingstick 0 points1 point ago

God created in his own image.

[–]RodrigoAlves 0 points1 point ago

Africa is delicious.

[–]Graviest 0 points1 point ago

This is quite clever.

[–]banasaurusrex 0 points1 point ago

the world fits so perfectly into a chicken because some forever alone guy or girl refuses to believe the truth and has enough time to arrange things into a completely coincidental idea/thought. He/She also left out all the parts that prove this "God" is not real, but an idea forced into little children's minds, forcing them to believe it all their lives and not believe anything that goes against what they believe. That is why the world fits so perfectly into a chicken.