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This is the true size of Africa (mstdn.social)
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[–] FishFace@piefed.social 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm not sure I've ever seen a Mercator map except in internet content complaining about them

[–] shadowtofu@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Have you used Google Maps? Or OpenStreetMap?

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 5 points 4 weeks ago

Huh.

Well I'll be damned! I actually thought Google zoomed out to a globe but that's only on the satellite layer.

At least those tools actually are for navigation, not for showing the entire world.

[–] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 0 points 3 weeks ago

That seems like one of those education things.