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sniff6
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PostPosted: 18:45 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: 40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World Reply with quote
40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World.

This is one of the more interesting websites I've seen in a long time

https://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/
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PostPosted: 18:52 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
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That was genuinely fascinating!
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PostPosted: 19:51 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
They don't know where Iceland is I guess.

https://i.imgur.com/aX7UzIg.jpg
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PostPosted: 20:12 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Love the idea of this:

https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tattoo-of-world-with-countries-visited-colored-in.jpg
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PostPosted: 21:27 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Really interesting, thanks
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PostPosted: 21:34 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Knight wrote:
Love the idea of this:

https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tattoo-of-world-with-countries-visited-colored-in.jpg


I bet mister gixxer hates it... goddamn traveller types...
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PostPosted: 22:44 - 22 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
doggone wrote:
They don't know where Iceland is I guess.

https://i.imgur.com/aX7UzIg.jpg


I especially love the way N.Korea is a little island surrounded by the ever encroaching imperial running dogs.

Laughing

I also found the pricing interesting - I think McD's is a fairly good standard to judge the cost of living in countries. Not surprised to see Norway topping the bill there - a pint of beer in Oslo is usually around the £8 mark (and that's in a cheapish pub), I pay around £12 for a pint at the airport.

Shocked

Tattoo map is very cool, BTW.

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PostPosted: 04:10 - 23 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
mistergixer wrote:


I also found the pricing interesting - I think McD's is a fairly good standard to judge the cost of living in countries.


The Big Mac Index.

Cool
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PostPosted: 07:37 - 23 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
mistergixer wrote:


I especially love the way N.Korea is a little island surrounded by the ever encroaching imperial running dogs.

Laughing

I also found the pricing interesting - I think McD's is a fairly good standard to judge the cost of living in countries. Not surprised to see Norway topping the bill there - a pint of beer in Oslo is usually around the £8 mark (and that's in a cheapish pub), I pay around £12 for a pint at the airport.


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Big Mac index is fiddled in S America, they simply don't have the big Mac on the menu, they will make it if you absolutely insist, but it is super cheap on purpose to fiddle inflation figures.
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PostPosted: 08:51 - 23 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
doggone wrote:
They don't know where Iceland is I guess.

https://i.imgur.com/aX7UzIg.jpg


Iceland hasn't had any McDonalds outlets since 2009.
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PostPosted: 08:57 - 23 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
fatpies wrote:


Big Mac index is fiddled in S America, they simply don't have the big Mac on the menu, they will make it if you absolutely insist, but it is super cheap on purpose to fiddle inflation figures.


As far as I can tell, that only happened in Argentina - they underpriced Big Mac meals specifically to hide the true level of inflation in the country for the sake of a better Big Mac Index rating, but it has since been revealed, after which the price shot up by 26% over night Laughing
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PostPosted: 11:58 - 23 Aug 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
mistergixer wrote:

Tattoo map is very cool, BTW.

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Fuq dat. It would feel like you had 'the World on your back'. Embarassed


and....

It's cool how the UK still owns a big part of NW Australia. Well the maps of the world suggest it.
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