Can you spot what's wrong with this basketball?

[kenny]

 

[kenny]

Hint 1:

Spoiler

Cartography

 

[kenny]

Hint 2:

Spoiler

Flat map vs. globe

 

[Garnetgirl]

Mercator Projection being used on a globe instead of a flat map? Greenland and Canada end up looking distorted (too big) vs. USA and Mexico.

 

[Matata]

The golf of america isn't named

 

[kenny]

Mercator Projection being used on a globe instead of a flat map? Greenland and Canada end up looking distorted (too big) vs. USA and Mexico.

YES YES YES!!!!!

You win the GRAND PRIZE, a 15 ct FLAWLESS Fancy Red GIA graded diamond !!!

 

[LilAlex]

This was one of my favorite niche memes when I saw it. I even tried to explain to someone why it was so ridiculous -- and failed.

 

[kenny]

This was one of my favorite niche memes when I saw it. I even tried to explain to someone why it was so ridiculous -- and failed.

Stupidity is becoming ubiquitous!

 

[Garnetgirl]

YES YES YES!!!!!

You win the GRAND PRIZE, a 15 ct FLAWLESS Fancy Red GIA graded diamond !!!

Wonderful! Gee, thank you @kenny. Only the second prize I’ve ever won in my life. The first was choice of an iguana or $5.00. I took the $5.00.