#xkcd 2911

[todays-xkcd]

The Mercator projection drastically distorts the size of almost every area of land except a small ring around the North and South Poles.

Greenland Size [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[Cueball and White Hat are looking at a world map on the wall showing a Mercator projection, with Cueball gesturing with his hand towards the map.] Cueball: This map is really misleading about the size of Greenland. Cueball: It's actually much bigger than that - it's hundreds of miles across.