xkcd #2911: Greenland Size
xkcd #2911: Greenland Size
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The Mercator projection drastically distorts the size of almost every area of land except a small ring around the North and South Poles.
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As per Roseanne Barr.
Of course men are better than women at reading maps. Only a man would tell you that one inch is the same as 100 miles!
Obligatory Big Train link: "the actual train wouldn't be quite as fast as that."