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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Is it just me or does this world map look off?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Most map projections dramatically underestimate the size of the Pacific Ocean:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/point-nemo

We're just not used to seeing this half of the planet depicted, and the Pacific IS almost half of the entire planet.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

It is centered on the Pacific Ocean, which is a bit unusual indeed

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This probably isn't what happened to you, but my brain assumed the dark areas were the land masses for a good long while until I realized why it looked like a nonsense map lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That happened to me too! Was fighting my brain to remember water blue

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Looks pretty typical for an Aussie. Pacific in the middle.