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Mick Ohman Red Shirt

Man Led Astray By Google Maps Spent Two Days In The Desert And Drank His Own Urine

Mick Ohman was stranded for two days in the Arizona desert with a broken-down car, half a water bottle, a rotten sandwich, two beers, and crackers.

By All That's Interesting Aug 7, 2017
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Man Led Astray By Google Maps Spent Two Days In The Desert And Drank His Own Urine

Mick Ohman was stranded for two days in the Arizona desert with a broken-down car, half a water bottle, a rotten sandwich, two beers, and crackers.

By All That's Interesting August 7, 2017
An Awakening Map
An Awakening Map

30 “Persuasive” Maps That Attempted To Change History

Every map assumes a point of view. Not just in the Mercator vs. equirectangular sense, where, for example, Greenland’s girth is famously either greatly exaggerated or diminished, depending on how the globe is stretched and flattened. There’s also the point of view that comes when the inherent authority of a...

By Kellen Perry Jun 8, 2017

30 “Persuasive” Maps That Attempted To Change History

Every map assumes a point of view. Not just in the Mercator vs. equirectangular sense, where, for example, Greenland’s girth is famously either greatly exaggerated or diminished, depending on how the globe is stretched and flattened. There’s also the point of view that comes when the inherent authority of a...

By Kellen Perry June 8, 2017
Featured Needle
Featured Needle

33 Maps That Explain The World’s Drug Problem

In 2014, the most recent year with available data, 247 million people used illegal drugs and 207,400 of them died because of it. But even to cite such numbers is to fail to capture the full weight and breadth of the world’s vast drug problem. Lest we get too gloomy,...

By John Kuroski Sep 26, 2016

33 Maps That Explain The World’s Drug Problem

In 2014, the most recent year with available data, 247 million people used illegal drugs and 207,400 of them died because of it. But even to cite such numbers is to fail to capture the full weight and breadth of the world’s vast drug problem. Lest we get too gloomy,...

By John Kuroski September 26, 2016
Schwinge Tetra Yacht Concept
Schwinge Tetra Yacht Concept

What We Loved This Week, Feb. 28 – Mar. 5

A hovering yacht shaped like a pyramid, vintage maps turned into art, the stunning finalists of two prestigious photo contests, and the surprisingly quotable last words of executed criminals. The Pyramid-Shaped Yacht That Hovers Above The Ocean There are few things more likely to turn heads than a luxury yacht,...

By All That's Interesting Mar 4, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Feb. 28 – Mar. 5

A hovering yacht shaped like a pyramid, vintage maps turned into art, the stunning finalists of two prestigious photo contests, and the surprisingly quotable last words of executed criminals. The Pyramid-Shaped Yacht That Hovers Above The Ocean There are few things more likely to turn heads than a luxury yacht,...

By All That's Interesting March 4, 2016
Ancient Maps Heart Earth Og
Ancient Maps Heart Earth Og

25 Ancient Maps That Make Modern Ones Look Very Boring

Maps weren’t always sourced from the likes of Google or Apple. In fact, maps weren’t even always printed on paper. Whether etched into brass, carved into tomb ceilings, or drawn onto deerskins, ancient maps show us not merely how different our ancestors’ technology and knowledge were, but how differently they...

By John Kuroski Oct 13, 2015

25 Ancient Maps That Make Modern Ones Look Very Boring

Maps weren’t always sourced from the likes of Google or Apple. In fact, maps weren’t even always printed on paper. Whether etched into brass, carved into tomb ceilings, or drawn onto deerskins, ancient maps show us not merely how different our ancestors’ technology and knowledge were, but how differently they...

By John Kuroski October 13, 2015
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