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| − | This is the fifth comic in the series of [[:Category:Bad Map Projections|Bad Map Projections]] displaying Bad Map Projection #248: Madagascator. It came about 10 months after the fourth [[2489: Bad Map Projection: The Greenland Special ]] (#299), and was followed about 15 months later by [[2807: Bad Map Projection: ABS(Longitude)]] (#152).
| + | N*ggers coaly tho, cobson got the gemmy tho |
| | + | Got the 'jakky, tho janny is a tranny, tho |
| | + | (Cob Gang!) |
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| − | This time, [[Randall]] used the classic {{w|Mercator projection}} but instead of placing the North Pole on top and the South Pole on the bottom it is oriented so that the top is the island of {{w|Mahé, Seychelles|Mahé}}. The map projection is technically an {{w|Oblique Mercator projection}}, with an unusual choice of the cylinder's axis. Since the Mercator projection tends to visually distort areas near the top and bottom of the resulting map, this gives some areas, notably Madagascar, very unusual shapes, hence the name the ''Madagascator'' — a portmanteau of "Madagascar" and "Mercator"!
| + | Quote these chuddys like a script-y nigga, you a soy-y nigga |
| | + | On the 'rty with them Norway niggas, and them SwedeWIN niggas |
| | + | You run up and they raiding niggas, we ain't jannies nigga |
| | + | No soot, you a loser nigga, up that rangeban nigga |
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| − | The Mercator projection became the standard projection for world maps during the 1800s, because a straight line (or {{w|rhumb line}}) in a Mercator map represents a constant bearing relative to true north. Historically, when navigation was performed by compass, this was a very valuable feature, since one (adjusting for the differences between true and magnetic north) could plot a constant-bearing course between two locations by simply looking at their relative direction on the map.
| + | On the four, trannies posting coal, I'm raiding them some more |
| | + | He wanna be a woman -ACK!, rope caught him just before the floor |
| | + | Man it's sad, I caught a perma, the jannies know the score |
| | + | They be spending 15 years on the tranime incel board |
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| − | However, in the mid-20th century, the Mercator was {{w|Mercator_projection#Criticism|criticized}} because it causes distortion near the north and south poles of the map, giving an inaccurate impression of relative sizes. The most commonly given example of this is the size of Greenland — although on the Mercator it appears to be larger than Africa in area, Africa in reality covers an area 14 times that of Greenland.
| + | In the kway my niggas be posting gems, my niggas 'cobsons bop |
| | + | Catch a ban posting troons, janny working round the clock |
| | + | Post some gemmys to the booru, I grinded for my spot |
| | + | Chuds talking 'bout them jaks but my gems be worth a lot |
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| − | Randall turns this example on its head by making Madagascar, rather than Greenland, appear larger in the ''Madagascator'' than in reality. By contrast with Greenland, the world's largest non-continent island, Madagascar is only the fourth-largest island in the world, behind Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo.
| + | I don't fuck with no NAS coal, only gems, tho |
| | + | Spam the nucob in the catalog, let the janny clean it up |
| | + | I don't save it that's a coal jak, thats a dust jak |
| | + | I'ma post it then delete it, keep the gem jak |
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| − | To accomplish this, instead of placing the north pole of the map at the geographic North Pole, Randall places the north pole of the map on the island of Mahé in Seychelles. As Madagascar is relatively close to Mahé (around 650 mi (1050 km) distant), placing the north pole of the Mercator projection at Mahé significantly distorts the size of Madagascar, making it appear comparable in size to Europe on the map.
| + | I'm on some raid a tranny's shit, take a janny's bitch |
| | + | On the board in the whip, making jaks in the whip |
| | + | I post up with a cob, I let that shit hit |
| | + | Shout out, but I made the janny quit |
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| − | But this distortion is even more pronounced when it comes to the island of Mahé itself, as Randall notes in the title text.
| + | N*ggers coaly tho cobson got the gemmy tho |
| − | Although Mahé, the largest island in Seychelles with an area of 60.7 square mi (157.2 square km), is minuscule even compared to Madagascar, the claim in the title text that it appears "larger than the rest of the Earth's land area combined" is an understatement.
| + | Got the 'jakky, tho janny is a tranny, tho |
| | + | All my cobs, booru's got fifty tho |
| | + | Call it coal, pew pew pew, you silly tho |
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| − | No part of Mahé is visible in the comic, but clicking on the actual comic will open a [https://mrgris.com/projects/merc-extreme/#[email protected], 55.45253 website] that displays Mercator projections with a pole in any chosen location, with the location of the one opened set to Mahé. The chosen pole is (infinitely far to) the right of the screen, while its {{w|antipodes|antipode}} is on the left. With this, it is possible to see that the island is indeed larger than the rest of the map's land area combined. A single national park within the island rivals Africa in size, and the narrow dirt road closest to the pole appears thicker than Panama. This also reveals that the location of the map's north pole (the "small lake" mentioned by Randall) is the lake impounded by the Rochon Dam, a popular tourist location in Mahé. | + | Post a thread, chuds mad, replies a hunnid |
| | + | Page 40, grab a Cob and then I bump it |
| | + | Quote me, im quoting back, my folder, dump it |
| | + | I aint wanna coal this thread, but nigga fuck it |
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| − | Unlike previous Bad Map Projections, Morocco and Western Sahara are drawn as one unlabelled country.
| + | I'm on some raid a tranny's shit, take a janny's bitch |
| | + | On the board in the whip, making jaks in the whip |
| | + | I post up with a cob, I let that shit hit |
| | + | Shout out, but I made the janny quit |
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| | + | I'm on some raid a tranny's shit, take a janny's bitch |
| | + | On the board in the whip, making jaks in the whip |
| | + | I post up with a cob, I let that shit hit |
| | + | Shout out, but I made the janny quit |
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| | + | (Cob Gang!) |
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| | ===Comparison of actual/mapped areas=== | | ===Comparison of actual/mapped areas=== |
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| | ==Transcript== | | ==Transcript== |
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| − | :<big>#248: Madagascator</big>
| + | Bad map projection #248: Madagascator |
| − | :Mercator projection but with the North Pole in the Indian Ocean so it exaggerates the size of Madagascar instead of Greenland. Various countries and oceans are labeled, and country borders are shown.
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| − | :[A drawn world map in Mercator projection, with the North Pole in the Indian Ocean. The center of the map appears to be near Europe, causing regions bordering the Atlantic Ocean to appear compressed relative to those away from the it. Landmasses close to the Indian Ocean appear heavily distorted, especially the African coast, Middle East and the Indian subcontinent appearing far larger than they really are. Madagascar is now distorted and appears far larger than Greenland, which is now on the Equator, and is now comparable in size to Australia and Antarctica, both of which are on the 'equator' of this new map.]
| + | Mercator projection but with the North Pole in the Indian Ocean so it exaggerates the size of Madagascar instead of Greenland. Various countries and oceans are labeled, and country borders are shown. |
| | {{comic discussion}} | | {{comic discussion}} |
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| | [[Category:Bad Map Projections]] | | [[Category:Bad Map Projections]] |
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