3,000 rounds of drawing borders from memory: Africa and Asia blur into guesses
randal_olson · x · 2026-09-23
A composite map aggregating 3,000 rounds of drawing world borders from memory shows North America and Europe staying sharp, while interior borders across Africa and Asia dissolve into vague guesses — a striking look at the gaps in collective geographic memory.
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