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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | The {{w|Mercator projection}} is a | + | {{incomplete|Created by someone who's not really into maps. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | The {{w|Mercator projection}} is a map projection of the Earth presented by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. It was the standard map projection for some time, though it is currently less used because of its distortion issues. | ||
− | + | Cueball uses White Hat's mistrust of the Mercator projection to convince him of ridiculous facts about Canada, namely that it is simply a small island in {{w|Lake Ontario}}. The title text continues on these falsehoods, claiming that the {{w|Great Lakes}} are simply "water on the far side of Canada Island", and that it is possible to drive directly into Alaska from the Pacific Northwest region of the US (it's not, Canada is in the way). | |
− | + | The Mercator Projection was previously mentioned in [[977: Map Projections]]. Randall's comment on it is "You're not really into maps." | |
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− | The Mercator Projection was previously mentioned in [[977: Map Projections]] | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball | + | :[Cueball and White Hat standing and talking.] |
:Cueball: Did you know Canada is actually a smallish island in Lake Ontario? | :Cueball: Did you know Canada is actually a smallish island in Lake Ontario? | ||
:White Hat: What? | :White Hat: What? | ||
:Cueball: Yeah, it only appears to have a land border with the U.S. due to the Mercator Projection. | :Cueball: Yeah, it only appears to have a land border with the U.S. due to the Mercator Projection. | ||
:White Hat: Wow! I had no idea. | :White Hat: Wow! I had no idea. | ||
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:[Caption below the frame:] | :[Caption below the frame:] | ||
:At this point people feel so misled by the Mercator Projection that you can use it to convince them of basically any map fact. | :At this point people feel so misled by the Mercator Projection that you can use it to convince them of basically any map fact. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Maps]] | [[Category:Maps]] | ||
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