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robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

The size of Portugal compared to Spain

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The size of Portugal compared to Spain

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robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months ago
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  • cyan_mess@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    If you think that’s impressive, just look at the size of Spain compared to Spain 1000152489

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      Man, the mercator projection really messes up the perspective, I never would have guessed!!

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      Wow, it covers Spain almost entirely

    • wabafee@lemmy.world
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      What are those rectangle territories on the top left?

      • robocall@lemmy.worldOP
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        Those are just decoration

      • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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        I’ll assume you’re joking but funnily enough, there is piece of Spain in France:

        • robocall@lemmy.worldOP
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          That’s so Spain to just leave an exclave in France

      • someonesmall@lemmy.ml
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        deleted by creator

  • NateNate60@lemmy.world
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    Can’t believe Portugal is nearly the same size as Portugal

    • wuffah@lemmy.world
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      They are completely different colors, however. 🤔

      • Billegh@lemmy.world
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        Red Portugal is best Portugal

        • samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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          • mokus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            The Portugal she told you not to worry about

          • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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            Oooh, I’m a rebel just for kicks, now

        • selokichtli@lemmy.ml
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          Communist Portugal.

          • Billegh@lemmy.world
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            Our Portugal 🇵🇹

    • FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world
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      They would be the exact same size if Portugal didn’t have that Lisboa sized gap by its western border

      • potoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.world
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        Holy shit, I don’t think you can just go around saying “Lisboa sized gap,” wtf.

        • FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world
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          My apologies

          A lisboa shaped gap

          • fulcrummed@lemmy.world
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            There is no one accepted standard for a Lisboa. All Lisboas are beautiful in their own right.

  • Pk_thunder@sh.itjust.works
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    This might be my favorite shitpost of all time haha

    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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      I don’t get it. The joke is “haha it’s actually not a misleading projection”… ?

      • owsei@programming.dev
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        Mercator’s deformation show up when you move countries north/south. Since Portugal only moved slightly East the apparent size basically didn’t change. (You can even see and compare real Portugal just left of the red projection)

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          Right. The reason I don’t get the post is that I thought everyone would know and see this ^

          I feel like this post is taking a picture of a cube, calling it a cube, then I’m supposed to doubt that it’s a cube. Which I wouldn’t…

          • faythofdragons@slrpnk.net
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            That’s right, it goes in the square hole

  • panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
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    Can you put Portugal A little to the left so I can see Spain better?

    • GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      If you line it up right, the borders are exactly the same shape! What a crazy coincidence!

      • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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        Get more evidence for continental drift.

  • Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz
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    #mapsWithoutNZ

  • Tja@programming.dev
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    So thats why the Portuguese description on products is always smaller than the Spanish one!

    Jamón presunto

    • paequ2@lemmy.today
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      TIL: jamón en portugués es «presunto»

      I would have read it as: jamón, presunto? supuesto? tal vez? quién sabe.

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        Presuntamente jamón, pero igual es papel reciclado.

  • raman_klogius@ani.social
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    Mr president a second Portugal has hit the Iberian peninsula

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  • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.ca
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    Damn that’s a good shitpost.

  • FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world
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    This is surprising to a lot of people because everyone is used to seeing mercator projection maps, which skew the true size of countries

  • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club
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    The size of two Portugals compared to most of France:

  • Deme@sopuli.xyz
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    Huh, I wonder how it compares to that other country to the west there.

    • gigastasio@sh.itjust.works
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      That’s Vermont. It’s not supposed to even be there.

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    But how big is it compared to France?

  • aeiou@piefed.social
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    I went through like three full thought cycles before realizng this was a shitpost. Good job.

  • assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world
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    The mercator projection really oversells the size of portugal. If you ordered a large pizza you’ll have to eat it outside of the country.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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      So true, it fits on my phone screen. A large pizza definitely wouldn’t fit.

  • oni ᓚᘏᗢ@lemmy.world
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    me lo voy a robar

    • robocall@lemmy.worldOP
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      do NOT steal Portugal!!

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