• TheLemming@feddit.deOP
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      1 year ago

      It is a joke :)

      Look at a geographical map, the real world looks different

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        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.

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          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.

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            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.

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              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