Why Every Map of China is Just Slightly Wrong
3,764,435
Published 2019-03-28
Get a Half as Interesting t-shirt: standard.tv/collections/half-as-interesting
Suggest a video and get a free t-shirt if we use it: halfasinteresting.com/suggest
Follow Sam from Half as Interesting on Instagram: Instagram.com/Sam.From.Wendover
Follow Half as Interesting on Twitter: twitter.com/halfinteresting
Discuss this video on Reddit: www.Reddit.com/r/halfasinteresting
Check out my other channel: youtube.com/wendoverproductions
Episode written by Adam Chase
Music by Epidemic Sound
All Comments (21)
-
Someone arrested for wrong map Police : where's the jail?
-
GPS: Go right. Me: but...im on the bridg- GPS: G O R I G H T
-
Person: buys a map “Made in China”
-
This is so true !!! I was in Xiamen, China last year for a 19 hour layover, so I went to explore the city. On my google maps I saw a river with a bridge crossing it so I decided to walk 45 min to explore and see it. When I got there, no sign of any water or any bridges, just a regular city. I was so confused 😭
-
Chinese government: Ahah, we tricked everyone, our paranoia will save US FROM WAR Western tourist in China: Where the hell is the dumpling place!!!!!
-
Tourist in China: confused scream at Google Map
-
"How did he crash our economy???" "He mapped a Donut Shop correctly" "*NOOOOOOO*"
-
"This video is not about the controversial parts of China" Shows Hong Kong
-
Serial Killer: "What are you in for? Student: "Cartography" Serial Killer: "NooooOOOOooooo!!! Guards! GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!! Don't leave me here with this psycho!!!"
-
Well, it's good to know that every minor business in China is safe from intercontinental missile strikes that use Google Maps for orientation. Edit: I swear to god, no one on this damn site understands a joke.
-
North Korea: “we are the most secretive country” China: “Hold my map”
-
I lived in China for a time, and it's really interesting to see how creative my Chinese friends were in getting around arbitrary things like this. My friends kept mental maps, and navigated by landmarks. Me, I just used the satellite view, which mostly worked.
-
I'm from Hong Kong and have been wondering (for years) why the maps at the borders are wonky. Now I have the answer.
-
Nothing says “development of national economy” quite like sending someone 5-10 minutes away from a business’s actual location. What a joke.
-
How about commercial pilots, do they get real maps so they don't hit mountains and all?
-
4:53 In conclusion, there's no way to know where anything in China actually is. But since you can get the Chinese satellite map that has been distorted by the GCJ system can't you compare that to an accurate satellite map, determine how the distortion has been applied and find the appropriate correction, and then apply that correction to street map?
-
I think it doesn't make any difference for nuclear strike.
-
No wonder why their fishermen sailed all the way to Argentina 😂😂😂
-
I'm from Hong Kong and thanks for shouting out that Hong Kong (still) has accurate maps!
-
In China, please use Amap(Gaode Map, AutoNavi) or Baidu Map. They have the same functions as Google Map, with accurate information and traffic conditions. BTW, Google Map is disabled in China.
