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Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by emalek86(m): 7:19am On Jul 26, 2014 |
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Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by Strongfaze(m): 7:24am On Jul 26, 2014 |
Interesting. How many distortions are we going to endure? SMH 1 Like |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by Deiok(m): 7:45am On Jul 26, 2014 |
Woww, i have always know that the map is not too acurate. I know these because of the asian countries. |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by hemor(m): 7:46am On Jul 26, 2014 |
educative....but I can't agree with u dat all this maps including google map are wrong buh i can't back it up. let's assume you're right, are we supposed to go to space ourselves to check it out? so we just have to use and believe whatever they want us to. How could u be sure dat dose maps are wrong? did u go there urself? How do we know that there are 9 planets? or that the solar system exists at all? cos we haven't been there. How do we know that elements called hydrogren, helium e.t.c in chemistry exists at all? cos we can't see them. How do we know that electrons are negative while protons are positive? or dat dey exist at all? cos we can neither see nor touch them. All this things are things, they told us and we believed it. So let's just accept the generally accepted map. who knows if earth is spherical at all? |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by Pain(m): 7:48am On Jul 26, 2014 |
Olekumaster: the problem is i can't locate my hometown "Akutupa Kiri" on the world map. Abeg who dem give d space to? It's probably under a garbage heap. Try organizing environment sanitation for that shi* thole town. Trust me it will be visible after that. |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by nickz(m): 7:57am On Jul 26, 2014 |
i stopped using google map when i was directed to a residential building in place of a bank/ atm |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by DatechMan(m): 8:23am On Jul 26, 2014 |
Google maps would be accurate after I invent holographic screens or Spherical Monitors. Lol This distortion are minimal on globe maps. Is there a perfect way to project a sphere on 2D? (Tech Drawing Waec 2015). As for misdirection by Google maps, sorry bro it's not totally Google's fault. People add places to Google maps manually since Google can not differentiate a hotel from a bank or worse still a poultry. Someone probably told Google that that building is a bank. This happens a lot especially to Nigeria since only few people contribute. Computers are not so smart. Are they? You can make a positive contribution by indicating to Google maps that that place no be bank. God bless Nigeria 3 Likes |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by esere826: 8:53am On Jul 26, 2014 |
@OP wow!! Thanks. this was very informative. Its something i never happened on |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by Nobody: 8:58am On Jul 26, 2014 |
Pain:now that's not funny. Grow up!!! 1 Like |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by Stephxoblessed(f): 9:01am On Jul 26, 2014 |
My first comment on Nairaland. |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by Tats(m): 9:03am On Jul 26, 2014 |
If the current map is wrong, how come the view of earth from space by astronauts and satellites always look similar to how the world map looks? |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by sapientia(m): 10:01am On Jul 26, 2014 |
Maybe OP means that globes that used to be in my primary school classes were wrong.. Maybe.. Just maybe i might think it twice.. But to reason that up till now.. Scientists are still lying about maps is funny.. If they are.. Why is longitude and latitude able to get a location with a pin point accuracy? |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by ichidodo: 10:25am On Jul 26, 2014 |
Stephxoblessed: My first comment on Nairaland.Yaaay!! |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by Nobody: 10:25am On Jul 26, 2014 |
ademoladeji: . Kdry fish |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by henryobinna(m): 10:40am On Jul 26, 2014 |
shadowwalker101: Hmm educativevery very educative |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by Nobody: 11:13am On Jul 26, 2014 |
No wonder Boko haram pay dem whity make dem shrink sambisa forest make we no fit locate them... Choi,where is guru?#Despicable me! |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by category(m): 12:11pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
So you quoted d OP just to say ok. Silly ademoladeji: . K |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by kobonaire(m): 12:13pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
Stephxoblessed: My first comment on Nairaland.i hope your previous account gets unbanned soon ... |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by epospiky(m): 12:43pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
WOW! Well, it could be so. |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by ademoladeji(m): 1:28pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
vizier007:. Foool |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by ademoladeji(m): 1:29pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
vizier007:. What's your problem? You dnt wanna diss me |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by ademoladeji(m): 1:30pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
Lightwand:. No vex brov... I go try nxt tym |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by ademoladeji(m): 1:31pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
category: So you quoted d OP just to say ok. Silly. Lolz... No be my fault na! |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by ijawcitizen(m): 2:58pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
No wonder every version of biafran map is always wrong. |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by mahleeq(m): 3:11pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
ehhen, kiwalo kan aye?ogun kogun, itunmo? |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by haryomikun(m): 5:18pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
vizier007:He wrote k. meanin 'okay'. I can't call dat childishness bt I can say itz reasonable either |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by mytym(m): 6:20pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
Syenite: The Mercator projection could have been effected due to the sphericity of the Earth. When u are positioned for instance at d equator and look towards the North pole it will seem as if the continents taper with increased offsets from the eaquator. This tapering results in an apparent reduction in size of the continents towards the North Pole. This explains it all. Educative! |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by macsika: 6:37pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
For me... I know its out of topic but Africa has the best and most organised shaped and geography....it's so naturally endowed. |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by SkinnyDude(m): 6:39pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
google map app tóo dey chop my MB. i no go open am again. |
Re: Why Every World Map You're Looking At Is wrong by olu77(m): 7:30pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
Stephxoblessed: My first comment on Nairaland. You are welcome. Have u paid your acceptance fee? 1 Like |
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