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[-] RovingFox@infosec.pub 44 points 1 year ago

After one month of europa universalis.

[-] alcyoneous@midwest.social 42 points 1 year ago

This really hurts my brain

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago

Yes this is weirdly confusing

[-] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

But somehow extremely satisfying.

[-] harl3k1n@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago

I don't get it. Is this just random or is there any thought or intention behind the relocation of certain countries?

[-] u202307011927@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

The space has to fit the countries. It's random.

[-] theKalash@feddit.ch 12 points 1 year ago
[-] u202307011927@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

It is a joke :)

Look at a geographical map, the real world looks different

[-] theKalash@feddit.ch 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I realised it's not a real map ...

But I thought there was maybe some reason behind why some countries where relocated and others weren't.

[-] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

There's some reason. It's a horizontally flipped map of europe (except for Iceland, Spain and Portugal). The British Isles and Sardinia are scaled to resemble the rough layout of the "base" continent.

[-] theKalash@feddit.ch 4 points 1 year ago

There’s some reason. It’s a horizontally flipped map of europe (except for Iceland, Spain and Portugal).

I agree. However I also got an reply from the creator of the map and he said it was just a joke. But there is more.

My hypothesis is, it's basically half assed. They tried to make a map of Europe, but inverted but didn't finish. Like why is Italy just plasterd over North Germany?

I think they tried something but couldn't be arsed to finish.

[-] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah and France is bleeding out, but the western part is perfectly normal. The map doesn't hold up to scrutiny but I liked the little mindfuck and chuckle.

tbh I think the Italy part is kinda genius because it gives (at very first glance) the appearance of not only denmark, but a little bit of scandinavia is there. So there's not just "nothing" and the mind fills it out with scandinavia at first

[-] geissi@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago

And on the 8th day @joomokarc said
"I thinks this would look better over here."

[-] bad_alloc@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago

Missed lots of opportunities for offense here:

  • Move Spain into Portugal, Spain becomes Andorra
  • Attach Portugal to any Eastern European country
  • Move all of Germany into Malloca, make the free land Austria with an Italy hat.
  • Mark northern Belgium as "Wallonia" and the south as "Flanders"
  • Make Greek islands Turkish
[-] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Russia trying to act like it's one of Europe

[-] Kaerell_@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure Portugal and Spain are reversed, otherwise it's a great map !

[-] Katzastrophe@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

We were so close to perfection, if only you had landlocked us, but no, the curse of towels on lounge chairs will continue

[-] u202307011927@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Say "let's play »guess the country«" without saying "let's play »guess the country«"

[-] Katzastrophe@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And here I thought the german towel shuffle was well known

But honestly, this map is really well done, at first glance it looks perfectly normal until one realises Italy has done a summersault into the north seas.

Congrats, you should be incredibly proud of this

[-] Ccc@jlai.lu 6 points 1 year ago
[-] AccurstDemon@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Hhaahaha so clever, I've notice Iceland there!

[-] SomeoneElse@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sunscreen sales are about to go through the roof in the UK, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

[-] heimchen@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

🫠🫠🫠

[-] Tulko@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Czechia and Slovakia still no sea. sad noises

[-] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

This is so cursed 💀

[-] Damage@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

Giga-Sardinia

[-] CIWS-30@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I don't get it, it all just looks like the "EU" or "Nato" to me, or whatever you're calling it now.

/S

[-] Paul_279@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Where is Ireland? 🇨🇮

And Why is Crimea a Part of Russia and Not of Ukraine?🇺🇦⬜🟦⬜

[-] themusicman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[-] Paul_279@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, thanks, I don't saw it.

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