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Kevin RothrockSomebody could defuse this whole Greenland obsession by explaining the Mercator projection to Trump.
Timothy Wolodzko@kevinrothrock it might be easier for them to invade Greenland, TBH
Trassliga havsnöret Tomas ✅@kevinrothrock
I don't understand what you mean....
Also whoever does that would probably get shot.
Alaska, Sweden, Greenland next to Mexico.
Kalle Kniivilä@TomasHelleberg @kevinrothrock On the other hand, Canada is actually pretty big. Too bad for them...
stach78@kallekn @TomasHelleberg @kevinrothrock if Canada is incorporated into the US, and gets its electoral votes and senators, no republican will ever become president again. Dear Canadians, take one for the team, do it for us, we beg you...
@stach78 @kallekn @kevinrothrock don't underestimate the power of unrepresentative democracy in the US...
Estarriol, Terrorist Dragon@stach78 @kallekn @TomasHelleberg @kevinrothrock
what 2 senators and 10 electoral votes, because that is the most it will get.
Jfrench@Thebratdragon @kallekn @TomasHelleberg @kevinrothrock my guess would be 54 electoral votes, the same as California, because population is similar. But I am no expert in US electoral system, so who knows
Krupo@Thebratdragon @stach78 @kallekn @TomasHelleberg @kevinrothrock you realize there would be 63 states, as each province and territory would get then reps if we're going down this ridiculous hypothetical route.
@krupo @stach78 @kallekn @TomasHelleberg @kevinrothrock
no Dumpy Dump said, just 51st State. And would he lie?
@TomasHelleberg oh I think you understand all too well
Dibs@TomasHelleberg @kevinrothrock I used this site and discovered that either Greenland was much bigger than I expected or the contiguous USA is much smaller. Not sure which...
IanM@kevinrothrock You would have more luck explaining it to a highland terrier
gabriele renzi@kevinrothrock he also wants to annex Panama so it's not just size. IMHO the real defuse here is to ignore him, he'll get distracted like all toddlers.
Matthias Krämer@riffraff @kevinrothrock You mean like all toddlers with nukes?
ꙮ 𝄃𝄁𝄂𝄀𝄀𝄁𝄃🇫🇯🇱🇨🇱🇧@kevinrothrock still quite large as Texas x 3
Bernard Sheppard@liilliil @kevinrothrock Texas is a poor unit of measurement - only in the USA is Texas considered to be big. Almost everything is bigger than Texas. Canadian provinces and almost all Australian are all bigger than Texas.
@BernardSheppard @kevinrothrock ok, let’s compare deserts then: Greenland, Australia, Sahara…
Simon Brooke@kevinrothrock Don't be silly, Trump wouldn't believe such nonsense. He knows perfectly well that the earth is flat.
Dr Scott Chaussée 
@kevinrothrock 'Explaining the Mercator Projection to Trump' sounds like a future euphemism for a futile and terminally frustrating act. Something to replace 'Sisyphean Task' with
Piglet@s_chaussee @kevinrothrock convincing him the world is round is probably the first phase
Oliver Kamer@kevinrothrock on the flipside, explaining Mercator projection to a person that is willing to listen is still difficult, Trump might border on impossible.
D. G. MarshallAnd if someone could explain to him that it's the Gulf of Mexico, not the Golf of Mexico.
GrumpyDad 🇺🇦🇵🇸@kevinrothrock So you expect him to understand that do you?
Su_GAbsolutely. With a Sharpie.
Karen E. Lund 💙💛@kevinrothrock You used the words "explaining" and "Trump" in the same sentence.
I am laughing and weeping at the same time.
Alexander Goeres 𒀯explaining the Mercator projection to Trump.
for what purpose?
for what purpose?
Richard RatheExcept the guy can't absorb abstract explanations.
Would be better to take all world #maps away from him and force him to use a globe! 😉
Actually this might help a lot of people...
Arnd Layer@nickrauchen
When I read about Trump and a globe, I always have this on my mind:
https://photo.charliechaplin.com/images/6955-gd-p-24-bis-jpg
And his little dance... 🙂 👍
Walrus 🏴This is an excellent opportunity for me to use one of my favourite responses---
You could explain it to him, but you can't understand it for him.
Edit: the real reason he wants to grab Greenland is that they renamed the Thule American military base to Pittufik. There are other bases as well, apparently.
lopta@kevinrothrock That'd be like trying to explain colours to a tapeworm.
bituur esztreym@kevinrothrock
could bet he'll understand "mercator projection" as "market opportunities" and stop listening.. desperate cause.
could bet he'll understand "mercator projection" as "market opportunities" and stop listening.. desperate cause.
georgebmillion.com@kevinrothrock I don't think he's able to understand that or much of anything... just look at his use of terifs
Tom Walker@kevinrothrock This would be something like trying to explain to a toddler that a tall glass is just narrower, not more full
@tomw @kevinrothrock don't insult the toddlers, they'll figure it out.
a fish named dog ✡️♾️@kevinrothrock Make a projection with the 'north pole' in Wyoming.
Nazani@kevinrothrock
Someone already told him that Greenland has unexploited mineral wealth. He's in tune with the Russian plans to exploit the thawing Arctic.
Someone already told him that Greenland has unexploited mineral wealth. He's in tune with the Russian plans to exploit the thawing Arctic.
Richard W. Woodley ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦🌹🚴♂️📷 🗺️You lost me at explaining to Trump
Possumantha@kevinrothrock Biden should make a huge pro-breathing campaign. The reaction would take conservatives out of power.
Josh@kevinrothrock there is a non-zero chance that this is why he fired John Bolton
smiddiHe will use this information to lower the price. If he'll remember.
SpaceLifeFormMust be why flat-earthers exist.
Chuck@kevinrothrock That would backfire with Trump demanding that the word change the location of the north pole on all globes to the middle of the US so that the Mercator projection would make the country Yuuuuuuge!
Nigel James@kevinrothrock this has been tried already
Gall--Peters Projection
Scott Knowles@kevinrothrock Show Trump Authagraph projection. It's designed for accurate size. Greenland isn't that big. It's smaller than Australia.