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Topic	What do you make of real NASA images vs. world can fit into Africa argument?
TheOneWithin 04/13/17 1:53:29 PM #9:	The curvature of the earth is a big factor of it. The earth being roughly a sphere distorts the focal point from which we view images, so some images are stretched out because its relative to the focal point we're viewing it from. in terms of actual surface area Africa consists of 20.4% of the Earth's land area, so yes this is image is true: https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2014-12/29/0/enhanced/webdr06/enhanced-buzz-29318-1419829620-9.jpg That image does not have the whole world though, only fifteen or s countries. <cite>TheOneWithin posted [p:877124685] in What do yo... [t:75233443]...</cite> <quote>The curvature of the earth is a big factor of it. The earth being roughly a sphere distorts the focal point from which we view images, so some images are stretched out because its relative to the focal point we're viewing it from. in terms of actual surface area Africa consists of 20.4% of the Earth's land area, so yes this is image is true: https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2014-12/29/0/enhanced/webdr06/enhanced-buzz-29318-1419829620-9.jpg That image does not have the whole world though, only fifteen or s countries.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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