YELLOW BUZZ: Maps That Will Blow Your Mind

#1 It Fits!

Population density is hard to understand without a point of reference. This map makes it easier by representing populations of other places using areas we're much more familiar with.

#2 The Highest Paid Public Employees

This is a map of the highest paid public employees by state. If you're not already a football coach, you're making way less money than you could be.

#3 McDonalds

The red represents the countries with McDonald's. McDonald's may have gotten farther than the British. One things for sure, wherever you go, a packet of golden fries is never very far away.

#4 The British Are Coming!

This is a map of every place in the world that the British have invaded, in pink. Only 22 countries were left out. That's impressive considering Great Britain itself is nearly too small to see on this map!

#5 Paid Maternal Leave

What countries give mothers time off to bond with their babies? Nearly every country in the world. The United States is nearly the only holdout, along with Suriname, Liberia and Papua New Guinea.

#6 A Rose By Any Other Name

Chinese is a language full of colorful dialects. This map of Europe shows the literal translation of Chinese names for those countries. West Classtooth sounds like a bizarre place to visit.

#7 Metric vs Standard

The red regions are countries that are not on the metric system. Seriously, the metric system makes so much sense, why can't we just suck it up and switch over?

#8 Pirates!

This map shows common pirate routes around the world so you know where to steer clear on your next fantastic voyage. The pink areas are the most dangerous; the West African coast and Indonesian waters are pirate-central!

#9 Like Lightning

As it turns out, the likelihood that you'll get struck by lightning depends a lot on where you live. The yellow areas see the most lightning strikes per square kilometer, white sees the least. For some reason, those bolts really seem to like central Africa.