Global Motorcycle ownership

Some interesting perspectives from the "Atlas of the Real World" in
today's telegraph, including this one
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/3109042/The-Atlas-of-the-Real-World.html?image=6
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So, why hasn't Antarctica been reduced to a barely-existent white line
along the bottom? Has Ivan left some "projects" there?

 

The two particularly interesting ones are

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/3109042/The-Atlas-
of-the-Real-World.html?image=11

and the contrast between

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/3109042/The-Atlas-
of-the-Real-World.html?image=13

and

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/3109042/The-Atlas-
of-the-Real-World.html?image=15

How's that for a talking point...

 

well, it's number of bikes per person. Since it has no permanent
population, they probably decided just to ignore it (as in this
situation, even the presence of one bike would make it's
representation on the map infinite).

 

No, it isn't: "The size of each nation indicated the total number of
motorcycles and mopeds there."

 

i think the text is incorrect - if it were accurate, it would be
indicating that there are more bikes in Canada than in the US, which I
really doubt.

 

We win at drinking.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/3109042/The-Atlas-of-the-Real-World.html?image=12

 

You're pretty pale for a Ugandan.

 

It does go on to compare them on a per capita basis; Antarctica
seems go get left unmolested on most of the maps. It's not a "country"
anyhow, just a set of unrecognised territorial claims. The Matchless at
Mawson that I obtained permission to repatriate for restoration was
unfortunately tossed on the tip and burnt a couple of days leter, before I
had a chance to publicly assert ownership. The Honda 350 trailie with
home-made sidecar platform and one remaining steering-head bearing ball I
wouldn't have wanted in a nightmare!

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I think you'll find that Cthulhu's terrortorial claim must be
respected.