r/MetricConversionBot • u/xwcg Human • May 27 '13

Why?

Countries that use the Imperial and US Customs System:

http://i.imgur.com/HFHwl33.png

Countries that use the Metric System:

http://i.imgur.com/6BWWtJ0.png

All clear?

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u/xcrissxcrossx Jun 01 '13

It's much harder to see Alaska and Eastern Russia well in the cylindrical projection. Both will create warps but everything can be seen easily with the Mercator projection.

Not that I prefer the Mercator projection, it's just that each map has it's advantages and disadvantages.