I found this collection of maps that I ended up quite some time perusing. Many are amusing but not to be taken too seriously. Others are right on and actually very informative.
Check out particularly:
Maps of countries not using the metric system:
Countries where homosexuality is a crime:
And finally, the upside down map. It is completely arbitrary that somehow, in history, somebody decided to have north on top. Had they decided that south should be on top, this is what our world would look like. China is suddenly “the middle empire.” Wherever we are on the map, our outlook changes completely.
On the site you cited, I like the “upside-down” map the most.
Yes, that’s actually a fascinating thought. Our place in the world, as we see it, is totally changed. Come to think of it, I’ll pull that one out too.
>>Our place in the world, as we see it, is totally changed.
I thought about that a few years ago.