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bangaladore01/21/20254 repliesview on HN

Not the same idea, but the same category. You can Drag countries to different places on the Mercator projection to see how they warp and change size.

Classic example is moving Greenland onto the US. Or Russia. Russia isn't talked about much in this case, but its dramatic how it changes.

https://www.thetruesize.com/


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saghm01/22/2025

An example I saw in school is that (if I remember correctly) you can fit the continental US, Europe, and China all inside Africa with some room to spare (and maybe a couple other large things I'm forgetting!)

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aylmao01/21/2025

Some very impressive ones to look at here:

- Colombia is about as tall as the USA's West Coast.

- Brazil is comparable to Canada.

- Indonesia is wider than Europe.

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jvanderbot01/21/2025

Oh so the whole UK would fit in Texas, USA a couple times.

And Greenland is like CA, OR, WA, NV combined.

Good to know.

cluckindan01/21/2025

”We and our 727 technology partners ask you to consent…”

I would bet the billionaires in Trump’s good boys club are in it for the pardons they need after justice realizes what is being done with everyone’s personal data.