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Title: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: franksolich on August 09, 2013, 02:53:36 PM
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.

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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

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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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: JohnnyReb on August 09, 2013, 03:14:42 PM
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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: Bad Dog on August 09, 2013, 04:57:00 PM
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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: marv on August 09, 2013, 05:16:34 PM
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!
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: franksolich on August 09, 2013, 05:25:10 PM
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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on August 09, 2013, 06:06:27 PM
Malaise, you moron, that's why they make these things called "Globes."

 :hammer:
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: marv on August 09, 2013, 06:14:43 PM
The primitives probably didn't learn, as I did in the seventh grade, of the purpose of the Mercator projection.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: 98ZJUSMC on August 09, 2013, 07:35:17 PM
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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: GOBUCKS on August 09, 2013, 07:46:27 PM
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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: Chris_ on August 09, 2013, 07:56:32 PM
Is it still okay to call Africa the Dark Continent, or would that be considered racist now?
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: jukin on August 09, 2013, 08:10:59 PM
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. 
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: Carl on August 09, 2013, 08:19:05 PM
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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: Chris_ on August 09, 2013, 08:22:34 PM
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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: Texacon on August 09, 2013, 08:24:22 PM
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
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: JohnnyReb on August 09, 2013, 08:52:47 PM
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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: GOBUCKS on August 09, 2013, 09:00:55 PM
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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: obumazombie on August 09, 2013, 09:02:59 PM
Well, I can only think of two things that originated in Africa.

AIDS, and our current president.

Which is which ?
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: ColonelCarrots on August 09, 2013, 09:34:38 PM
Sources tell me that yes Africa is pretty big.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: diesel driver on August 10, 2013, 03:18:07 AM
The primitives probably didn't learn, as I did in the seventh grade, of the purpose of the Mercator projection.

Nautical navigation.



Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: Splashdown on August 10, 2013, 04:13:24 AM
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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: Big Dog on August 10, 2013, 06:57:11 AM
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".
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: Big Dog on August 10, 2013, 06:59:38 AM
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.
Title: Re: primitives discuss how large Africa is
Post by: ColonelCarrots on August 10, 2013, 07:30:25 AM
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.