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A Map of the World Constructed from Time Zones (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Note how you can't easily see the US because we don't try to bend time to our will

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Except for the two thirds of the year where you pretend the entire country (apart from Hawai'i and parts of Arizona) is 1300 km (that's 800 miles for those living in the 17th century) east of where it actually is.

edit: closing bracket

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, and there are totally US state borders on this map. Just like in Russia for example.

The only big recognizable country here is China.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

I suppose it depends on your definition of "big", but Chile and Argentina are both extremely recognisable in this map. And Greenland is obviously very easy to see, including Danmarkshavn time.

But I think the single country which is the most recognisable (even more than China, which is messed up a little by Mongolia being in the same time zone) might be India, as well as neighbouring Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan and Iran are also nearly perfectly shown here, as is Myanmar.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

We literally do though lol