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The biggest mapping mistake of all time – California [video] (youtube.com)
11 points by vinnyglennon on Sept 22, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 12 comments


Wikipedia [1] covers the same topic with less funny-chat-chat (and less emphasis on Antonio de la Ascensión), but the creator also has detailed source notes [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_California

[2] https://docs.google.com/document/d/15iqHcp2rW-Ljl9UCaASX7s6l...


> less funny-chat-chat

I have a low tolerance for videos with tone like: "Hey kids, did you know honey bees have a queen and are themselves called drones? Pretty cool, right?" I hated that tone even when I was a kid.


Thanks for this. Seems like a topic better learned from a wiki article than a video.


I couldn't get past the audacity of this asshole disturbing someone on public transport to pitch him a fucking advert. I suppose it's probably fake and it was his buddy, but still.


It's literally his camera operator, you can see it in another shot.


Right, I figured it was a set up and not how I first interpreted it, but that initial impression stuck and I just couldn't carry on watching the rest as I was so nauseated by him after that.


I think it was just a bit.


Same... wtf


The link starts a few minutes in, to the video title sequence and an in-video ad. Here's a link that begins with the actual content, right after the ad.

https://youtu.be/Hcq9_Tw2eTE?t=400


SponsorBlock [1] is a browser extension that skips in-video ads.

[1] https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock


You know I've always wanted to use unicode bold characters in an HN title but I never had the balls.


Guidelines suggest that one should not do stuff to make the headline standout so like best to avoid this kind of thing.




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