Why all world maps are wrong

Making accurate world maps is mathematically impossible.
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Maps are flat representations of our spherical planet. Johnny Harris cut open a plastic globe to understand just what it takes to turn a sphere into something flat.
His struggle to make a flat map out of the plastic globe is indicative of a challenge mapmakers have faced for centuries: It is mathematically impossible to translate the surface of a sphere onto a plane without some form of distortion.
To solve this problem, mathematicians and cartographers have developed a huge library of representations of the globe, each distorting a certain attribute and preserving others.
For instance, the Mercator projection preserves the shape of countries while distorting the size, especially near the north and south pole.
For a more accurate view of land area look at the Gall-Peters projection, which preserves area while distorting shape.
In the end, there's not "right" map projection. Each comes with trade-offs, and cartographers make projection decisions based on the particular tasks at hand. But if you are interested in seeing an accurate depiction of the planet, it's best to stick with a globe.
Interact with projections: metrocosm.com/compare-map-proj...
Mercator tool: thetruesize.com/
Mike Bostock Map Transitions: bl.ocks.org/mbostock/3711652
Mercator Puzzle: hive.sewanee.edu/ldale/maps/10...
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[@TheSupahZ]

Nah

[@TheSupahZ]

But I will watch more of your videos 👍

[@Fevers]

Our school showed us this video

[@lauren4702]

1:32 it looks like a lot of cows there lol

[@fanpet3912]

Oh cool

[@kevintheshitposter4274]

Ohh then flat earthers are actually frustrated map makers

[@infinitedepth6767]

No.. We are frustrated map makers.. Flat earthers think earth is flat so they don't need to project a sphere on a plane..

[@imamjimjamlawrence]

@@infinitedepth6767 You might be a genius. God bless. --------------------------------- But, the continents sizes are completely misconstrued on globes, and maps, anyway, so it literally doesn't matter.

[@ke4uyp]

@@infinitedepth6767 If a fighter pilot was flying a F-22 Raptor at the equator going 1000 miles an hour traveling East or west and there was a common house fly in the cockpit and it was flying back and forth across the windshield obviously traveling North and South is the fiy flying 1000 miles an hour sideways?

[@infinitedepth6767]

@@ke4uyp Depends on frame of reference... If you consider with respect to earth then yes and if you consider with respect to plane then no...

[@ke4uyp]

@@infinitedepth6767 okay then if the plane is flying East is it going 2 thousand miles an hour with respect to the Earth and when it goes west is it going 0 miles with respect to the Earth?

[@Elia_P]

at this point i don't even know if i walk in a straight line or not

[@officerminiwheats]

You don't

[@jeremywoods770]

The cop said i didnt. Can someone call my mom please??

[@ImranLokman]

@@jeremywoods770 ..... Rip

[@parthernnixxart4623]

@@jeremywoods770 ooff

[@Vinnini]

Earth is non-Euclidean, ur never walking in a truly straight line

[@Zippy15]

RIP the inflatable globe that was absolutely demolished in the opening demo Let us honor his sacrifice.

[@tobilos_gaming]

F in the chat

[@akhandmishra6363]

*His/her/their sacrifice

[@Shrektopuz]

It wasn’t a sacrifice, It was a murder

[@sanil1]

RIP...literally

[@IndonesiaMajapahitNDPCA]

F for inflatable globe i wanna buy it too

[@bunsenn5064]

There was actually an award-winning computer program that managed to put together the world’s most accurate map. It portrays the poles as two points diagonal to each other on a plane, and wraps the hemispheres around them. It’s near impossible to use for navigation, and seems to make it hard to follow the objective location of countries, and somewhat bends the shape of land bodies, but it is the best map in existence at preserving the size and shape of countries all around.

[@l00per]

im pretty sure its called the AuthaGraph btw jsyk

[@bunsenn5064]

@@l00per That’s correct. The name was evading me at the moment.

[@marcopeterson805]

What about the Myriahedral projections

[@kedarmax]

I believe it was made after this video

[@michasokoowski6651]

It's the best all around, now problem is that it's useless because it's sacrifices everything for good all around result...

[@astrotheparrotlet3286]

map

[@rubberd6cky]

me too, fam, me too

[@fangirltrash3978]

Me too

[@bluemacaroons]

Technically ur learning life skills!

[@pree1689]

Mee to

[@unusuallunaa7697]

Spot on 😂

[@rachaelemukpoeruo3225]

The Mercator is why Americans think Africa is a country

[@flashstar1234]

Oh my goodness why does this make so much sense

[@sarahjones5136]

There are a lot of African Americans that live in the country Africa

[@danielsociety9234]

@@sarahjones5136 🤦‍♂️

[@randombanana640]

@@danielsociety9234 South Africa Is A Country Dude :D But Africa Is A Continent

[@randombanana640]

Yea True . Africa Is Humongous! It's Bigger Than China + USA + Canada Combined

[@Riddhi_Brahma]

Me : **already know this** Also me : **has 5 tasks to finish and still watches it**

[@pedropedrohan102]

I'm gonna say it A M O G U S

[@Riddhi_Brahma]

@@pedropedrohan102 lol 😂 I get the reference, but I meant tasks in real life (don't r/woosh me please)

[@pedropedrohan102]

@@Riddhi_Brahma i know

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@@pedropedrohan102 :)

[@pedropedrohan102]

@@Riddhi_Brahma :)

[@theleftuprightatsoldierfield]

Rules of maps 1. No map is wrong 2. No map is right 3. All map is map

[@omnia9348]

Did you just created the Three rules of maps?

[@alessandrocarbotti9241]

@@omnia9348 it's a thing said in a video of the youtube series of Map Men (try to give it a look, it's very interesting)

[@SacsachCCABP]

Explains why the map from dora keeps repeating his name. *All map is map* Thanks map men!

[@Trinitycore0720]

Map Men Map Men Map Map Map Men Men

[@dannym1882]

4. Never draw on a map

[@ExplorerKids145]

Wonder what map Dora used

[@bingbing5206]

Explorer Kids huh.......

[@serbianspaceforce6873]

Explorer Kids now I'm asking my childhood questions please stop

[@ExplorerKids145]

Parched Ocean LoL sorry

[@wikusssmuller7703]

Explorer Kids What

[@jacenembhard8027]

magic map

[@AttitUdeBenoiT]

Am i the only who hasnt seen a single flat earther comment but only anti flat earth comments

[@Ristretto_Interest]

Anti flat earther = round earther

[@highrevs6110]

You question is worded incorrectly. But YES to your meaning

[@ShaiMyst]

look again

[@j.r.1903]

that's because "flat earthers" are overestimated subject by the media. they talk about all the time, but in real life, it's easier to see a dancing bear than somebody that believes in flat earth

[@fpvangel4495]

The 0-G aircraft shows you what would happen to passengers if aircraft tried to fly around a ball. Case closed.

[@divyanshuraj1356]

I remember when I used to see the atlas in my childhood I used to wonder how India is bigger than Greenland in area if it looks half its size on the world map, but now I know

[@abasisc5391]

thanks vox

[@rperm834]

Same

[@BBPalmer420]

Jai Shri Ram

[@gotsm9959]

The Artist just likes India.

[@NghakteaFanai]

1:33 looks like hundreds of pictures of cows 😂

[@volactic5240]

MMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@jhooope4094]

Actually, The earth is one giant toyota corolla.

[@ritwikreddy5670]

No, it is a dodge demon.

[@kallefaarinen7572]

*_SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING_*

[@fletcherbrown1537]

No, it’s a 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona

[@samuilsbroadcastingcorpora403]

Heresy! The is (and has been for the past 40 years) a velociraptor on the back of four elephants on the shell of the Cosmic Tortoise

[@moistfig4207]

What about a flat giant Toyota corolla? Just making it fair for the flat earthers(I AM NOT A FLAT EARTHER).

[@MineCrafter-or4is]

When you don’t know the name of a inventor you say: This guy

[@hubb8049]

Mathematician

[@doby8544]

Intellectual

[@albabelen5628]

Pretty close tho. it was gauss not guy

[@INCOGNITO-iq4qy]

This absolute mad lad

[@dsmyify]

He knew the name, but not how to say it.

[@Nikioko]

Short answer: You cannot depict a spheric surface in a plane without distortion. That would be like the squaring the circle.

[@Gsoda35]

Do it for fun!

[@prime_optimus]

I will square the circle and the round squarers will pay for it.

[@deanpd3402]

You measure the area of a circle and then convert to a square...?

[@knowledgedesk1653]

@@deanpd3402 Tou can't because the root is transcendental

[@FBombs4All]

Ellipsoid!😂❤

[@Metzier]

Somewhere in the four-dimension world, a planet is being converted from a hypersphere to a spherical map.

[@shelbyr9434]

My teacher made us watch this for school and I'm just sitting here reading all the comments

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GLLLOOOOOOBBBBEEEEE

[@lovinganime8716]

That’s exactly what I’m doing rn 💀💀😂

[@roryholmes5569]

Me too

[@unattractiveaf9435]

same

[@brookehayy]

I think we all doing that rn xd

[@konyeeast168]

"Why all maps are wrong" because Vox is running out of viable video ideas..

[@rabbit6845]

Clinton funding must've stopped.

[@aphr0d]

Well I enjoyed this video and it was super informative. Some people want to be annoyed for no damn reason

[@israelt1764]

Mouseschwitz the last video is a repeat too but they re did them so they r better now

[@gummygnom]

Even Vsauce made a video about this. But more detailed.

[@tyrantkiller5388]

Finnish Nationalist yea I was waiting to see how they were gonna tie it to Trump being the worst thing ever nonsense.....

[@laurapausini303]

You are so sweet and kind human... I absolutely love your passion in sharing all yours and your sources valuable knowledge. Thank you. I feel lucky to have found you. 🙏❤️

[@tars1341]

Channels like Vox are one of the main reasons why KZbin is my favourite place on internet. Lots of educational infos which we can learn and enjoy with ease and fun Thanks ❤️♥️

[@tars1341]

@KomreedJR pls suggest

[@pats1943]

And feel validated in our own truth

[@emilym7499]

The 12,000 people that disliked this were either bored or flat earters

[@IDK098]

Yes lol

[@lhtyeehaw1319]

Agreed

[@austinpierce6746]

No its cause he turned literal map making into a shtick about white privallege.

[@emilym7499]

austin pierce What do you mean?

[@austinpierce6746]

Emily M I don't want this to become political. I am just going to say this. You remember that part in the video when he said something like "and this supported the mindset of European dominance and suppiority". Like omfg. You probably know that Vox takes left leaning stances on everything, and that's not inherinently a bad thing, but I swear to god. When you start preaching against white supremacy in a MAP MAKEING video, your gonna piss some people off

[@p0zs931]

1:21 *IS IT JUST ME OR THERE SEEM TO BE ALOT OF FACES*

[@elang1802]

Me too

[@krenizax4005]

They are maps

[@dziembaj]

And 1:33 is all cows

[@02superkid]

yup! the type of those creepy people you'll see in Wrong Turn

[@JoseGarcia-sl5rz]

What????

[@paulbuckles5353]

Fantastic video - great presentation of the reality of maps as representations with strengths and weaknesses; have the right tool for the task - maps included.

[@gontsemohapi7204]

I can't belive I'm almost 30 years old and only learning this today.. Mind blown 🤯

[@KangarooFam]

Tip: Use Google Earth

[@DiscontinuedChannelOne]

Stanford Chan r/wooosh

[@alostnerd7032]

ナイス thats not the use of that term

[@DiscontinuedChannelOne]

EdrianEditorial r/hmmm

[@alostnerd7032]

Erdoğan Keleş explain

[@blackspider7073]

Would like but comments are at 999

[@andeeandpaige2617]

Is nobody going to talk about how he casually pulls out a knife from his pocket?

[@ShufTheXD]

Maybe he just really hates globes and wants to keep knifes in his pockets so whenever he sees one he can just stab it open.

[@cliffreintzel9836]

What, you don't carry a knife in your pocket?

[@philtrash2303]

I dunno about you, but I keep a knife in my pocket all the time

[@imscaredofchairs6806]

AndeeandPaige 26 so you don’t carry a knife in your pocket all the time? How strange

[@daint9715]

You can see it at the beginning

[@pu-m3451]

😂👍 that was a cool way to explain it. I like the intro. Awesome.

[@hazbaska1]

As someone that just learned GIS, this video was very informative and complementary ^^

[@Nonchalant1996]

Am I the only one who got kinda sad when he cut open that perfectly fine inflatable globe?

[@flipfloprescueteam6210]

Yes

[@SonSukka]

I got sad because his attempt at flattening it was an unsuccessful mess.

[@carsonmccord6226]

Smilecythe that's the point. of this bideo. you can't do that

[@muntu1221]

gonfishin077 No, you can't. You can't make a perfectly flat rectangular plane from a sphere. At least, not with any form of spacial geometry I'm aware of.

[@SonSukka]

muntu1221 I meant that since he went through the trouble to cut the sphere open, I was expecting him to actually stretch and distort it into a flat face that would show on the physical object how the spherical map would skew. I know the point of that struggle was to illustrate how hard it is, but to not see any form of success left me disappointed. Hope that makes sense.

[@arrebhaii]

My mind to me: stop procrastinating and prepare for your test KZbin: why all world maps are wrong Me: mhmm might as well watch this

[@melissasanchez4066]

Wow this is also really me right now

[@aidanw9378]

Its educational, who cares

[@galaxya6406]

How about 1:10 I think that quite right projection

[@chewnip86]

i had to watch this fro a test

[@penansh1470]

This seemed More Important...

[@rajeshwalawalkar6657]

Very informative and awesome video editing.

[@sharakhan2267]

I'm a geography major student and I get to know this today! Wow!

[@Musiclover8825]

Vox, I have no idea how you pull those visuals off, but hats off to you for doing them

[@Dave-me3bi]

Tony Stark animations and programs. I expect you to know, tony stark

[@Musiclover8825]

I may create some pretty neat technology, but I'm still amused by the little things

[@samguy7654]

Dai_Veed I'd really like to learn how to do those types of animations but After effect is too expensive :(

[@Vox]

Very kind of you Tony!

[@samguy7654]

Vox Are you following me man? it's the third time I see you on a Vox video and you're always commenting after me... GET A LIFE!!... #Satire

[@jordanm2993]

1:30 and 5:17 Is it just me or do the maps look like a bunch of cows 🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄

[@TKVisme]

Yo

[@je709]

Bro

[@Guilherme-iy5ei]

IKR?

[@Tree_Branch]

That’s trippy

[@superalicia95]

Life changing 🐄🐄

[@saidmuhammed6717]

Hahahah that scene from the West Wing (best show ever) is exactly where I learned about the Mercator projection and started reading up about area accurate maps! Great shout out.

[@mentalizatelo]

Awesome explanation and production!

[@mastim6617]

“That was proved by this guy, a long time ago.” Sums up all of science.

[@abysslinde.zssprime6896]

Except for more recent science discoveries or discoveries made by women

[@thejummyjum6207]

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[@officerminiwheats]

Sums up chemistry and cartography and math. The classical sciences are kind of already fully discovered but others are rapidly evolving like biology, medicine, and computers

[@sarimsaleem9848]

mpampis mpampoglou not only women find out scientific discoveries

[@f.b.i9512]

mpampis mpampoglou like what?

[@manya6596]

"There is no right answer." Teachers: it dosent work like dat, check the TEXTBOOK!!

[@enwhy7810]

Teachers literally make less than supervisors at food markets. They enforce a curriculum.

[@oskarskrzypinski4937]

69 likes, nice

[@Zyleace]

Gosh, teachers here make that item a bonus item if it is factually wrong.

[@mrbotak9011]

@New Vorld Sounds the point is to educate you until you get a job that paid over 2000...trust me..they regret it..

[@jmg278]

@New Vorld Sounds For the ones who persue being very money wealthy working a normal teacher job in rich countries, and werent aware of the average salary, 2000 is little money. I get it, its ok.

[@finbarrohalloran6907]

Brilliant explanation. Helped me explain this problem to my children without having to cut up a globe! thank you!

[@brookenettles3963]

Great visuals and explanations!

[@lacaveahistoire5010]

Title:"Why all world maps are wrong" Conclusion:"But remember there is not right answer." Ok.

[@jordanalvaredo1255]

Yes, there is no right answer because all of them are wrong.

[@laskarsangkuriang5129]

Wrong x wrong = right. Remember mathematics dude!

[@jordanalvaredo1255]

@@laskarsangkuriang5129In this case, and in many more, it doesn't work like that. First of all, there are languages that admit double negation and others that don't. English doesn't. However, this time the sentence has a word that changes that possibility, the word 'because'. If you say 'these are not good because they are not red', that doesn't mean you are saying the opposite, you are just giving a reason to what you said previously.

[@markeezbaroon2033]

@@laskarsangkuriang5129 wrong x 0 =0

[@t21c42]

Thanks for saving my time

[@locutusdborg126]

In my office, I used to have a world map turned upside down. That would freak out people. But it got them thinking.

[@alex_roivas333]

was your map printed with the words "upside down" too?

[@locutusdborg126]

Espurr LOL

[@theGBOgamer]

i just looked at an upside down map it does scare me a little xD

[@itoohavedreams]

the GBO gamer Trust government

[@JohnTrustworthy]

Fun fact. The famous picture of Earth labeled "Blue Marble", was actualy taken upside down.

[@toiletbowl9483]

So anyway, I started laughing when the earth danced at 4:57 My humor is so broken

[@in5linesofcodeorless552]

There are no wrong projections but there is one right one:the globr

[@sim-bw8by]

The earth is flat. Jk I'm not a dumbass. It's triangular.

[@r_j_m07]

Yes

[@TabbyEgg312]

No its square.

[@dontbotherme4372]

y'all are wrong it's an rhombus dummies

[@dontbotherme4372]

@@cocormaryes3946 Not it's not

[@rahmel2009]

WROOOOONNNNNGGGGG!

[@jennadrake6011]

why did i think this would be a flat earther video?

[@abdenourbacha4782]

same

[@SunGodAtomes]

lol same

[@cvzer1170]

Jenna Drake because the earth is flat

[@michaelanderson2335]

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[@Jdh07]

Jenna Drake Lol me to

[@pranatikaran5365]

This video is very helpful for me when I was studying the chapter of Maps .

[@ComputerCurry]

Wow, great video. Very interesting topic.

[@mada0995]

1:32 I see just a lot of cows

[@yashironene5170]

Same

[@milkucookie]

Mee toooo

[@redrage369]

🤣

[@adidragomir7469]

Mooo too 😂

[@ameilioracryptos5298]

More like 1:33

[@_KungFuBarbie_]

Literally all the comments: Something about flat Earth... Something about flat Earth... Something about flat Earth... Something about flat Earth... Something about flat Earth... Something about cube Earth... Something about flat Earth... Something about flat Earth... Something about flat Earth... Hit or miss... Something about flat Earth... Something about flat Earth... Something about flat Earth... Something about flat Earth... Something about flat Earth... Comments like this one... Something about flat Earth...

[@albatomas6953]

Hit or miss

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@@albatomas6953 I guess they never miss HUH

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Blue Star YA GOT A BOY FRIEND I BET HE DOESN’T KISS YA MWAH

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TROLLED

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@@Em-sp7ov he go find another girl and he wont miss yah!

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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

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I truly agree with you on that,

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[@clarkmorris]

That is one of the best explanations of anything that I have ever seen. Thanks :-)

[@stromatic4]

You got all these maps but you still don't know where my swamp is Edit: this was a good comment back when my name was Shrek the Ogre

[@morpheusmvp7413]

Quick everyone type up CHRIS HANDSOME (it's the video with Shrek in the thumbnail).

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Shrek the Ogre HAHAHAHA made my day

[@oogabrioo1]

Shrek the Ogre 420 likes

[@dayc0re_violet]

Shrek the Ogre som...BODY ONCE TOLD ME

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Shrek the Ogre I

[@kyle-mb1ij]

all maps are wrong because the earth is flat

[@froggerfromspace]

but maps are flat?

[@DonDaddaDanoDaDaneCalledDanno]

Kyle Mixon *Hold this 👉 = "L"👋*

[@abyssstrider2547]

lol crazy flat earther

[@sccs9166]

really? interesting...

[@ThePrimordialChronicles]

Kyle Mixon XD

[@baphnie]

At least we can agree it's a globe.

[@povpup8575]

Sick, informative video.

[@ashirmalik2310]

"The flat Earth society is around the globe" "AROUND"

[@HarryWizard]

globe also means spherical but I do know this is from r/facepalm and that I am sort of wooshing this.

[@ashirmalik2310]

wooshing?

[@ashirmalik2310]

Oh...ironic cause I didn't get i... nevermind

[@JavierAndresAnd]

WOOOSH

[@thijsjong]

The Australians are upside down. That's why they drive on the left side.

[@samseidel9917]

49% of comments: people joking about the earth being flat 50% of comments: people complaining about the flat earthers 1% of comments: me making everything worse

[@yamatsukami987]

really makes you think, would the people who can't tell it is a joke the be the REAL flat earthers if that was the popular consensus?

[@GOATGamerProSticks]

No i will. This could be the shape of things chech it all out include all the storys of the bible u know they can be explained away as the views of the simple when applied to this model www.sitchinstudies.com/the-sumerian-solar-system.html global warming could be mass friction & tidal forces of the extra gravitational forces of a supposed binary star we have nemesis/wormwood on approach brown dwarf dead star, our axis tilt rivers of blood in the (bible) could be from the iron rich planet nibiru passing, floods 4 horseman u name it. 21st Aug 2017 is the first test of my sanity will america survive the eclipse the moons tidal force extra pull on yellowstone park & the primed west coast earthquake zone world ender right there. 23rd sep is the biblical rapture or when nemesis gets close enough to flip us or interact with jupiter? this is just from mass research over years to get a general picture it could be fantasy but still more beliveable than flat earth or the bibles on there own i think. Nostradamus predictions prompted my searches it snowballed from there lol just check some of my liked vids to waste your lives.

[@RobbieLeeFYI]

It's "waste" not "waist". And the moment you bring religion into an argument is the moment you lose said argument.

[@GOATGamerProSticks]

@Robie Lee Spell check thank you. Religion? argument care to elaborate im an atheist just pointing out the bibles could be based on miss enterpreted past events, after all man published or scribed them in the first place?

[@RobbieLeeFYI]

It is my opinion that religion was only invented so that the few who said they followed it could get out of paying their taxes, just like they do today. And that some people are stupid enough to believe the lies that this "God" or "gods" or whatever actually exist.

[@Muhammadarif1970]

A wonderful explanation. Thank you.

[@NeuraPod]

Thank you for making this video.

[@qichengyang8671]

Hate it or like it, you can't deny that Vox has some of the best music, graphic, and sound designs.

[@qicchuu]

Definitely!

[@altairibnlaahad6593]

Nobody hated it

[@anhvunguyen3995]

Even the subtitle

[@laundrydetergentnews902]

**denies**

[@SolvayConference]

Vox puts a lot of effort in every video.

[@DrJohnZoidberg]

1:32 That's a lot of cows

[@ilayohana3150]

xDDD

[@meitardahan8240]

You really had to copy that from me?

[@ff_crafter]

😂 😂 😂

[@MrTrinister2]

Meitar Dahan it’s the internet, what do you expect?

[@blazingspeed1275]

Indians are coming be ready.

[@polyninja4723]

It's very helpful Johnny, me struggling for finals seeing this ❤❤❤💯💯💢

[@klrjr.8161]

As time consuming as it would be, as an artist, I ask has a hand drawn, detailed and finished model ever been done ? Also another way, I think of flexible water slide decals,... All applied to the globe as cities, states , etc Thank you

[@CrimpyGummybear]

1000 degree knife vs plastic globe

[@mellovestodraw]

CrimpyGummybear =Plastic fumes (cancer). Enjoy!

[@MagicofKeelanWendorf]

CrimpyGummybear 😂😂😂

[@JesusIsaFlatEarther]

If the Revelation 12 sign this September is the beginning of the end. How about a pissed off God vs. a motionless flat plane full of arrogant, godless fools?

[@JesusIsaFlatEarther]

Ahmad, if only God tells us when the world will end. And the Jesus is the Word and the Word is God. And I pointed to a prophecy in a book called, The Revelation of Jesus Christ. Did God not tell us when the world will end? Maybe you should think before you open mouth an insert foot.

[@mosescalkins3609]

CrimpyGummybear massive knife vs africa

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

Earth isn’t flat or round, it’s shaped like mario

[@cool_kai3298]

Mario song goes on*

[@TheIceThorn]

Mamma mia...

[@noxaurum1]

Wrong, it's shaped like a velociraptor .

[@PotatoPI]

No it's big chungus

[@razvan_anton06]

You all wrong, the Earth is a donut

[@oddcomputerguy6245]

Nice work thanks for the info my friend ODD

[@VZYBOI]

I have the solution. Go to space with an iPhone X & fly around the globe one time while you’re filming in panoramic, trust, this is the answer we’ve all been waiting for

[@hamza-trabelsi]

why iphone X exactly ? Android could the job too ?

[@ther247]

that's actually will create Gall-Peters map

[@jere3604]

Hamza Trabelsi android peasant

[@Tusharpandasuperhero]

What about doing the same with a large globe?

[@ViratKohli-jj3wj]

@@Tusharpandasuperhero legend spotted

[@tjdneven]

0:15 *Every geography teacher’s nightmare*

[@yeshua7238]

My geography professor sent me here

[@yeshua7238]

My geography professor sent me here

[@neruneru9713]

@@yeshua7238 Same XD Well, he showed us this video at the beginning of the semester, and then two(?) months later this ended up in my recommended.

[@spider-mancantsee5875]

SupDoode no

[@meowmiaw420]

@SupDoode okay

[@surajpatil8670]

Wow! Very informative

[@ece9609]

arkaplandaki darbuka harika :DDD nice content 😄

[@kryptikknowledge1501]

Nobody: Jk Rowling: The earth is non binary

[@sfa-voiceofafrica]

It actually is...hehe

[@leonardoalvarenga7572]

@@sfa-voiceofafrica Well, it has two poles, though.

[@sfa-voiceofafrica]

@@leonardoalvarenga7572 what do you mean?

[@deadringer-cultofdeathratt8813]

KryptiK Knowledge and it has an INTENSE gravitational pull

[@eden7010]

Actually it makes sense. It doesn’t have genitals or gendered hormones so it wouldn’t make sense for it to have a gender (aka agender, which is part of nonbinary.)

[@lemons4663]

Vox:"remember there is no wrong answer" Me: fails math test*

[@marcus.the.younger]

he said "there is no right answer"

[@MsKwenchi]

@@marcus.the.younger GLeesons Map is the RIGHT answer

[@penansh1470]

@@MsKwenchi Are u a teacher or what 🙄 Vox is always right 👍🏻

[@lmaoded1550]

Lol

[@Wash3D122]

@@penansh1470 Always...

[@QuadraticCoStanza]

Lately I’ve been super frustrated by my public school history education w/ WW2; I was stoked to find this - I vividly remember learning about this in 4-5th grade 😂

[@alaunaenpunto3690]

What does Ww2 Have to do with it?

[@SendPie42069]

So happy Jonny is doing his own thing now

[@peachy2800]

Send this to a flat earthier with no context

[@gunide]

I would just show you the Azimuthal Equidistant map. You know, the one that globes used to become globes. It's also the map that your higher ups use. i.pinimg.com/736x/f6/0f/50/f60f508f27494c97f0c7f2ca28ade603--petri-dish-flat-earth.jpg infoclinic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ioyiyoyi.jpg i.pinimg.com/originals/ed/bb/02/edbb0279a88212ee393dc830b8572ea6.jpg There's a reason FE is growing. Do some real searching and try to see which model makes the most sense. (Do not even consider the Flat Earth Society, they portray the flat earth in a tongue-in-cheek demeanor.) [Your Playlist]: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXWulGmObbmLhKc kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWrMamqVgJ6Grpo kzbin.info kzbin.info/www/bejne/kInOdJp4ZciCfcU kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmfOoWOoltKLfdU kzbin.info/www/bejne/m57amHd_e7xsr8U kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpvZpaCwl6qao5o kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnjPaXxpoZJol8U

[@peachy2800]

There are many reasons why the earth would be flat but I'm just commenting on this video. if you were to look at a live video of the earth watch from NASA it show the blue atmosphere going around the earth appering round. I kinda don't get what your trying to point but it's just a comment

[@peachy2800]

I just thought, if the earth were to actually be flat it's orbit patters and gravity would be messed up when you think about it. How would it turn? How would the sun shine on earth? What would happen with the atmosphere?

[@gunide]

Crystal Orange The videos I linked cover all the questions you have. But to abridge, the Earth Is the universe. The Earth is motionless as scientifically proven by the Michaelson-Morley experiment, Sagnacs experiment, Airy's failure, et cetera. According to Cosmic background radiation, the Earth Is the center of the universe. There are quite a large number of globe believers that know this too. As far as we know, Earth is completely devoid of motion. The Sun, Moon and stars revolve around the Earth, just as they appear, and seem to follow a nature closer to a spotlight rather than a physical object. Even before all of this Flat Earth talk came up, I always knew gravity was not scientific. I had just thought electromagnetism took its place. There is no experiment (except for the absolutely sad excuse of so called science, the Cavendish "experiment" (which could of easily been a result of either wind or static)) that proves the Theory of Gravity a reality. The reason things fall is simple and practical: Weight, Density and Buoyancy. Anyway, I'm happy you didn't reply like 99% of non-"flat earthers", who only ridicule.

[@ragaanansiva3486]

he the man has a point btw I believe the earth is triangular

[@smylyface]

They used to teach this in school and explain the science behind it. Did they stop doing that? Do people really think Greenland and Africa are the same size? No wonder flat Earth is making a comeback. 😂🤣 BRING BACK GEOGRAPHY AND SCIENCE! PLEASE!

[@atcera8714]

☺smylyface☺ bring back common sense

[@donutminion8881]

☺smylyface☺ I actually remember learning this in 6th grade. So last I know, they still taught this in school back in 2013. Lol but Idk. They may have stopped teaching this by now🤔😂

[@andreas_adventures]

They do but people probably forget

[@janrdoh]

Well the ex President of South Africa "Zuma" said that all the worlds continents would fit into Africa so there is that.

[@ruffgook]

janrdoh well he is a dumbass. Asia is bigger than africa in size

[@leeshangjinmoe5848]

lets just dont forget antarctica, it is always the white stripe under the map while it is like a circle on an actual earth

[@pragnyaanudipa2318]

At 1:33 I can see cows, goats, cats, birds 😂😂

[@tanmaysahoo7416]

At 1:33 it looked like there are many cows on the screen ...hahaha

[@ddjanji]

haha ikr

[@AmritZoad]

no, ikw

[@Ltg4life6]

everything would've worked out if he had used the flat earth map

[@ddtstrc9678]

Roosta Willis no it wouldn't have I am not here trying to convince you to believe in something but I personally looked into this Flat Earth for a good while trust me it's just BS man. the Flat Earth map does not work especially below the equator the distances are all wrong but don't take my word look into it for yourself right now the Flat Earth movement has no map that works. good luck on your research buddy

[@Ltg4life6]

Jesus Madrid Lol you must be here to convince me if you had to state that your not here to convince me.

[@annegudi]

For a second in the thumbnail, I thought he was cutting it with a carrot. edit: woah tnx for the likes...😆 edit: HOLY COW, HOW COME THIS HAS ORE LIKES THAN HOW MANY SUBSCRIBERS I HAVE. =/

[@Just_A_Stranger]

😂😂😂

[@monmon-up9po]

He would have done a better job with a carrot, 🥕

[@olive7216]

KZbin Supremity omg same😂

[@annegudi]

😂

[@MNella-kr4yb]

Same

[@cedricadrienperrine1736]

Very useful video thanks a lot

[@tusharvatsa1547]

Thank you for making it simple

[@melos3391]

In the future we will probably make hologram maps

[@kr4zyy]

XxBattlefiledxX 1 what people said in the 1900s but now it's still not invented

[@pineappleflavour6186]

We can't predict the future

[@mihajey260]

XxBattlefiledxX 1 ok

[@dinnerbone6971]

XxBattlefiledxX 1 montgft

[@melissacorral8364]

XxBattlefiledxX 1 OMFG SAME PORRLIE PICKS

[@Thehackerguy2000]

k its been a while since vsauce has made a video on this; our turn.

[@nb4795]

vsauce*

[@Randomstuffs261]

vsausage ?

[@floatingcube9588]

Doesnt mean they have to copy vsauce.

[@gelko2676]

The main difference between Vox's and Vsauce's videos though, was that Vox somehow managed to sneak in their liberal agenda into what was supposed to be a factual and educational video.

[@webcypher6829]

How exactly do you think they bring up their liberal agenda?

[@kevinbrook7033]

Love this. I only learnt this fact in the past year when I started flying in VR in Microsoft Flight Simulator and got hooked. I ended thinking Antartica was the biggest continent in the world by far and Greenland was the size of Africa. Actually read about this Mercantor problem in Tim Marshall's book 'The Power of Geography', only last month and ended up buying a nice globe for a true reference which arrived this week. Now I know about this, I feel every household should have a globe. Thanks for such an easy yet comprehensive explanation!

[@ronrendon]

My question is this: what is the name and style of your boots?! I love em! Cheers! ps: Happy New Year!

[@TaiwanBobby]

Oh I thought he was gonna say that the map is racist or misogynistic

[@gunjeetsingh90]

I knew abt map projections before watching the vid but this being Vox.. i had a feeling it could be abt racism :P

[@tommygunsegs]

I was waiting...how long until Vox pulls the race card 3:05

[@gunjeetsingh90]

tommygunsegs Yeah.. but i had seen that West wing clip so i was hoping for something else..

[@samguy7654]

tommygunsegs But that is true though...

[@blaertes4976]

Levi Penterman he kinda did at one point with the imperialist attitudes bit

[@iparkedjimin3724]

I thought he was holding a carrot on the thumbnail

[@JessicaGomez-cs4ym]

Me too

[@JessicaGomez-cs4ym]

XD

[@anthonyprobably7109]

He is

[@JessicaGomez-cs4ym]

No he's not

[@anthonyprobably7109]

Jessica Gomez r/wooosh

[@coltoncarson_UKR-RUS]

"To show you the power of Flex Tape, I sawed this globe in half" -Vox 2016

[@cardinalRG]

It’s not a matter of anyone’s motives. Three dimensional reality simply cannot be rendered on two-dimensional media without distortion.

[@brightax7502]

yeah true

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

No, only Spherical shape things and maybe all objects that use that type of curvature

[@warrenguy76]

Full disclosure. I really thought Greenland was that bloody huge.

[@trex2957]

No. but your mom is.

[@aluisious]

It's more startling how big Africa is. Africa is friggin' huge.

[@juice6521]

I mean it's still pretty big.

[@brotherabrahamzamarripa9108]

You must be brittain

[@kennandunn7533]

aluisious you can fit 3 continental US’s with no overlap inside of Africa.

[@duycuongnguyen6300]

1. No map is wrong. 2. No map is right. 3. All map is map. - Map Men

[@suwinkhamchaiwong8382]

Duy Cường Nguyễn Map Men is my favorite anime.

[@mechaapple7552]

The mappest maps are not mapped like a map

[@nleak92]

Duy Cường Nguyễn Never draw on a map!

[@atcera8714]

Flat Earthers - "Why are maps flat but the earth is not?"

[@dannym1882]

@@nleak92 I've drawn a wizard.

[@fleek6319]

such a good video ❤

[@an3422]

i should be sleeping but this was in my recommended and i am now in my way of binge watching and subscribing to the channel

[@edwardw6584]

Pretty sure VSauce has done this video before.

[@edwardw6584]

Yup this is just a remake of the Vsauce video

[@robbie2951]

It really is the VSauce video, the only difference being VSauce didn't use it as an attempt to shame Europeans.

[@Afifi96]

The subject of "projecting a spherical globe on a flat map is always imperfect" isn't owned by Vsauce, or vox,... They treated an existing subject as they please.

[@joshuatolkamp4079]

Yup, a while ago.

[@kennychoi1584]

yes i agree. i feel like vox is taking a lot of their ideas from vsauce

[@majaorlando7439]

5:32 is literally my brain in math class

[@burnedchicken6644]

Especially when you already done the calculation, triple check and saw the multiple choice have different answers.

[@andrewanderson3016]

I’ve paused it at 5:32 and see an inflatable globe being ripped by hands and feet. That is not a brain, so it is not your brain. Learn to use the word “literally” correctly. Literally adverb lit·​er·​al·​ly | \ ˈli-tə-rə-lē , ˈli-trə-lē, ˈli-tər-lē \ Collegiate Definition 1 : in a literal sense or manner: such as a : in a way that uses the ordinary or primary meaning of a term or expression

[@majaorlando7439]

@@andrewanderson3016 lol, I wasn't talking about what he was doing, it was about what he said: *"And just remember there is no right answer"*

[@Echo-gb2vx]

Unless it has a *right angle*! I’m sorry I’ll leave now

[@user-ex1fj5tl5o]

ostrichboi you got big brain orrr

[@g.p616]

Brilliant Vid!

[@x1achilles99]

It's a shame that American kids aren't taught much of this. I'm afraid many teachers don't even know this stuff I'm a geography nut but you blew me away with all of your graphics. You have a remarkable skill in explaining geography.

[@donnal.8975]

I dont know where you went to school but this is very very false. I was taught about distortion in 7th grade and i know some kids younger and older than me that know what distortion is. Its like the sphinx riddle, when you are young or something you probably wont be taught it till later but nearly every little kid knows the answer even if they understand the reason.

[@dielitant9783]

Gal3xy G1rl what? This video is true. Where did YOU go to school?

[@donnal.8975]

@@dielitant9783 I was saying Chris's comment was false

[@monmon-up9po]

They did teach this in school, you must have been sick that day

[@aylanmoss662]

I mean, he’s not wrong to an extent. I didn’t learn this until this school year in my AP human geography class