lemmyshitpost·Lemmy Shitpostbyrobocall The size of Portugal compared to SpainView original on lemmy.world975Comments77
FFinjaminPoach replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesThey would be the exact same size if Portugal didn't have that Lisboa sized gap by its western border27
potoooooooo 🥔 replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesHoly shit, I don't think you can just go around saying "Lisboa sized gap," wtf.27
ffulcrummed replylemmy.worldThere is no one accepted standard for a Lisboa. All Lisboas are beautiful in their own right.7
[[object Object] lemmy.ca2Hide 2 repliesCan you put Portugal A little to the left so I can see Spain better?84
GGreenCrunch replypiefed.blahaj.zone1Hide 1 replyIf you line it up right, the borders are exactly the same shape! What a crazy coincidence!24
ccyan_mess lemmy.blahaj.zone7Hide 7 repliesIf you think that's impressive, just look at the size of Spain compared to Spain 69
CCjwi replylemmy.worldMan, the mercator projection really messes up the perspective, I never would have guessed!!29
EExLisper replylemmy.curiana.net1Hide 1 replyI'll assume you're joking but funnily enough, there is piece of Spain in France: 3
TrickDacy replylemmy.world5Hide 5 repliesI don't get it. The joke is "haha it's actually not a misleading projection"... ?5
owsei replyprogramming.dev2Hide 2 repliesMercator'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)13
TrickDacy replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyRight. 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...7
EEcho Dot replyfeddit.uk1Hide 1 replyWell not exactly because it's still a misleading projection, because Spain is also incorrectly projected given how far north it is3
TrickDacy replylemmy.worldI meant misleading in a relative sense. In any case, this post makes no sense to me.2
GGork sopuli.xyz1Hide 1 replyWow I never realized how small it was in comparison until I saw it here.31
aassassinatedbyCIA lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyThe mercator projection really oversells the size of portugal. If you ordered a large pizza you’ll have to eat it outside of the country.26
EExLisper lemmy.curiana.netWhat I would like to know is how big it is compared to Iberian Peninsula.16
aaeiou piefed.socialI went through like three full thought cycles before realizng this was a shitpost. Good job.15
TTja programming.dev2Hide 2 repliesSo thats why the Portuguese description on products is always smaller than the Spanish one! Jamón ^presunto^15
paequ2 replylemmy.today1Hide 1 replyTIL: jamón en portugués es «presunto» I would have read it as: jamón, presunto? supuesto? tal vez? quién sabe.4
FilthyShrooms lemmy.worldThis is surprising to a lot of people because everyone is used to seeing mercator projection maps, which skew the true size of countries14
DDeme sopuli.xyz2Hide 2 repliesHuh, I wonder how it compares to that other country to the west there.13
PPeriodicallyPedantic lemmy.caThank you, I've always wondered how their sizes compare, this is a great visual representation. So clear.12
AAgent641 replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesWhy does Russia, the largest of the countries, not simply eat the rest?16
JJesus_666 replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyI mean, they're trying. Not very successfully as of late but they are.20
finallymadeanaccount lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyBah! That's nothing! You should see the size of Antarctica compared to Spain!8
LLemminary replylemmy.worldThey're so far apart it's almost the cartographical equivalent of licking your elbows.7
Can't believe Portugal is nearly the same size as Portugal
They are completely different colors, however. 🤔
Red Portugal is best Portugal
Oooh, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now
You're the man
The Portugal she told you not to worry about
Communist Portugal.
Soon mler.
Our Portugal 🇵🇹
They would be the exact same size if Portugal didn't have that Lisboa sized gap by its western border
Holy shit, I don't think you can just go around saying "Lisboa sized gap," wtf.
My apologies
A lisboa shaped gap
There is no one accepted standard for a Lisboa. All Lisboas are beautiful in their own right.
A large Portugal the size of a small Portugal.
Portugal 🇵🇹 does get the morning light tho
Umm doesn't it get the beautiful sunsets?
Can you put Portugal A little to the left so I can see Spain better?
If you line it up right, the borders are exactly the same shape! What a crazy coincidence!
Get more evidence for continental drift.
If you think that's impressive, just look at the size of Spain compared to Spain
Man, the mercator projection really messes up the perspective, I never would have guessed!!
Wow, it covers Spain almost entirely
What are those rectangle territories on the top left?
Those are just decoration
I'll assume you're joking but funnily enough, there is piece of Spain in France:
That's so Spain to just leave an exclave in France
Damn that's a good shitpost.
#mapsWithoutNZ
Technically the truth
Mr president a second Portugal has hit the Iberian peninsula
This might be my favorite shitpost of all time haha
I don't get it. The joke is "haha it's actually not a misleading projection"... ?
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)
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...
That's right, it goes in the square hole
Well not exactly because it's still a misleading projection, because Spain is also incorrectly projected given how far north it is
I meant misleading in a relative sense. In any case, this post makes no sense to me.
Wow I never realized how small it was in comparison until I saw it here.
Spain is indeed small
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.
So true, it fits on my phone screen. A large pizza definitely wouldn't fit.
The size of Portugal the Man compared to Spain:
The size of two Portugals compared to most of France:
What I would like to know is how big it is compared to Iberian Peninsula.
The artist should've gone full 🤪
me lo voy a robar
do NOT steal Portugal!!
I went through like three full thought cycles before realizng this was a shitpost. Good job.
So thats why the Portuguese description on products is always smaller than the Spanish one!
Jamón ^presunto^
TIL: jamón en portugués es «presunto»
I would have read it as: jamón, presunto? supuesto? tal vez? quién sabe.
Presuntamente jamón, pero igual es papel reciclado.
This is surprising to a lot of people because everyone is used to seeing mercator projection maps, which skew the true size of countries
Huh, I wonder how it compares to that other country to the west there.
Thank you, I've always wondered how their sizes compare, this is a great visual representation. So clear.
Anyone who wants to play https://thetruesize.com/
Why isn't Spain just eating Portugal?
Why does Russia, the largest of the countries, not simply eat the rest?
I mean, they're trying. Not very successfully as of late but they are.
They’re having a little trouble with Ukraine atm.
Portugal is just a portly rotated Nepal.
Does this mean they have fat, sideways Ghurkas?
Quality shitpost
Bullshit, I don't believe you.
But how big is it compared to France?
Bah! That's nothing! You should see the size of Antarctica compared to Spain!
They're so far apart it's almost the cartographical equivalent of licking your elbows.
What a shitty post
Do the size of Mallorca compared to Spain next please :)
🤯
This Azores erasure will not stand.
Has anyone played worldle?
https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/
sad fado noises
Idk... have you adjusted for map distortion?