primitives discuss how large Africa is

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023435155

Oh my.

Apparently the malarial primitive's not aware that one can't take the surface of a globe and lay it down flat on a piece of paper for a map; there's going to be distortions.

And obviously she's too stupid to realize that there's different sorts of maps.

malaise (108,807 posts)    Fri Aug 9, 2013, 03:45 PM

The real size of the African Continent

http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2013/04/the-true-size-of-africa-erroneous-map.html

Although featured in 'The West Wing', this map dishonesty is anything but fictional. The video below will give you an accurate look at the size of Africa.
 
People are often not aware of how large Africa continent really is. The image below is an accurate look at Africa relative to some major countries:
 
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ClfIgQoIvL0/UWLleT93YoI/AAAAAAAADto/-Xle6X_dZd8/s1600/The+true+size+of+Africa+%E2%80%93+it%E2%80%99s+bigger+than+you+think.gif
 
Why do they think they all want a piece

leftstreet (23,288 posts)    Fri Aug 9, 2013, 03:48 PM

1. Interesting!

Thanks for posting this

**** the malarial primitive.

<<<knew since the fourth grade how big Africa really is. 

Whoooop-whoooop-de-do.

[JohnnyReb]

The below sentence was copied for the first link.......

A simple change in the look of a map can cause a reconsideration of your fixed ideas about a place.

I've reconsidered my fixed ideas.....and come to the same conclusion, Africa is still the asshole of the world.

[Bad Dog]

The below sentence was copied for the first link.......

A simple change in the look of a map can cause a reconsideration of your fixed ideas about a place.

I've reconsidered my fixed ideas.....and come to the same conclusion, Africa is still the asshole of the world.

But it is a larger asshole than you thought.

[marv]

And the purpose of this little exercise is? Does anybody really care how big the continental land mass of Africa is?

Hmmmmmm,........I thought so!

[franksolich]

And the purpose of this little exercise is? Does anybody really care how big the continental land mass of Africa is?

Hmmmmmm,........I thought so!

Yeah.  I wonder if the malarial primitive's non-racist enough to be concerned that on the same maps that distort Africa, Greenland similarly is distorted.  But maybe she doesn't care about Greenlanders.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Malaise, you moron, that's why they make these things called "Globes."

 

[marv]

The primitives probably didn't learn, as I did in the seventh grade, of the purpose of the Mercator projection.

[98ZJUSMC]

And the purpose of this little exercise is? Does anybody really care how big the continental land mass of Africa is?

Hmmmmmm,........I thought so!

My first thought, also.  Who the **** cares.  

The (D)Ubees all posses a pubescent sexual fascination with anything African.

[GOBUCKS]

I have just consulted with the National Geographic Atlas of the World.

At its widest point, from east to west, Africa spans about nine inches.

North to south, it's nearly thirteen inches.

On another page, New England is nearly as big.

[Chris_]

Is it still okay to call Africa the Dark Continent, or would that be considered racist now?

[jukin]

Big continent that is for sure. Dark one too. Also you can count on one hand how may technological inventions have come out of Africa. Exclude SA and you can count to zero.

Scientifically, by way of genome, Africans are another species. 

[Carl]

I missed the memo...what part of a stone aged,arid or jungle wasteland do we want?

God knows Kenya must be full of idiots.

[Chris_]

I missed the memo...what part of a stone aged,arid or jungle wasteland do we want?

God knows Kenya must be full of idiots.

I hear Zimbabwe is real tony.

[Texacon]

What good is it to compare a continent to countries?  I don't get it.

Is it possible they think those countries are continents?  Do the DUmmies think there are like a hundred continents on planet earth with Africa being the largest?

KC

[JohnnyReb]

I missed the memo...what part of a stone aged,arid or jungle wasteland do we want?

God knows Kenya must be full of idiots.

Well, they do have one less than they used to have.

[GOBUCKS]

Also you can count on one hand how may technological inventions have come out of Africa. Exclude SA and you can count to zero.

Well, I can only think of two things that originated in Africa.

AIDS, and our current president.

[obumazombie]

Well, I can only think of two things that originated in Africa.

AIDS, and our current president.

Which is which ?

[ColonelCarrots]

Sources tell me that yes Africa is pretty big.

[diesel driver]

The primitives probably didn't learn, as I did in the seventh grade, of the purpose of the Mercator projection.

Nautical navigation.

[Splashdown]

Big continent that is for sure. Dark one too. Also you can count on one hand how may technological inventions have come out of Africa. Exclude SA and you can count to zero.

Scientifically, by way of genome, Africans are another species.

In Africa's defense, some pretty interesting things happened up in that northern part--Egypt. Math and the pyramids, for example. And where Libya now is once boasted a pretty powerful general: Hannibal.


But since we switched from BC to AD, you're pretty much dead on.

By the way, the DUmmies' fascination with that stupid TV show continues.

[Big Dog]

Is it still okay to call Africa the Dark Continent, or would that be considered racist now?

No, now you must call it "The African-American Continent".

[Big Dog]

Sources tell me that yes Africa is pretty big.

DUmmies lie, all the time, but I'll take your word for it.

Africa is big.

[ColonelCarrots]

DUmmies lie, all the time, but I'll take your word for it.

Africa is big.

Thank you. I heard it on my police scanner.