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Date Posted: 16:02:11 02/04/13 Mon
Author: BC
Subject: - gained a new perspective today! :)
- taking Geology this semester
- our "Prof." is originally from AU
- today, began to study about Wegener's theory of "continental drift"
- whilst viewing a power-point of how world maps have changed over the years, found the AU perspective of this one very interesting! :)
here's a link to the "current / updated world map"! :)
http://about-australia-shop.com/images/products/Postcard:_Upside_Down_World_Map_4039.jpg
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"perspective" -- bc, 16:06:04 02/04/13 Mon
“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”
- Douglas Adams
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"perspective" -- bc, 16:07:51 02/04/13 Mon
“There are no facts, only interpretations.”
¯ Friedrich Nietzsche
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Re: "perspective" -- Laura Grosvenor (Laura Grosvenor), 21:58:10 02/17/13 Sun
We here on the West coast also get tired of the east coast /Euro perspective. Here is a view of what the world map should look like from our perspective.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.friendsoftobi.org/images/maps/01176.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.friendsoftobi.org/images/maps/maps.htm&h=1115&w=1573&sz=624&tbnid=ykzoBoxsV9X48M:&tbnh=85&tbnw=120&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpacific%2Bcentric%2Bmap%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=pacific+centric+map&usg=__wVywm2Rq0Vpdm_WhfIm_eP0ZbMI=&docid=HfMgLiYd3ZfHVM&sa=X&ei=_cEhUfjjB-nLigK59oGgCw&ved=0CDsQ9QEwAw&dur=1272
It has been so long, I'm afraid you'll have to cut and paste to see what I mean.
LauraG
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Re: "perspective" -- BC, 20:23:19 02/19/13 Tue
Now that is cool! :)
It looks more balanced with AU in the center of focus!
I like it! :)
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Re: - gained a new perspective today! :) -- Neeney, 15:24:09 02/07/13 Thu
In order for that map to be correct, we'd have to be upside down. lol I get the continental drift thing but that's not it. lol
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re: - a new perspective -- BC, 16:10:02 02/07/13 Thu
Yep! :)
- just kidding around a bit! :)
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Re: - gained a new perspective today! :) -- 
Neeney, 01:45:09 02/09/13 Sat
Not to mention that Australia is also upside down on that map. So which is worse? To be "down under" or to be "upside down"?
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re: - gained a new perspective -- BC, 15:28:26 02/09/13 Sat
Ha! Good point!!! :)
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