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arrow-up1218arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #2996: CIDABMxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
There’s a heated debate over whether the big island of Tierra del Fuego should qualify for membership. https://explainxkcd.com/2996/
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·7 months agonot from the bottom (i.e. south)
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoWhat about Australia? It’s sort of dangling from Papua New Guinea, isn’t it?
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoexcept Australia is a lot bigger than PNG
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoTrue, but since size wasn’t explicitly mentioned as a condition, it should be fine.
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-27 months agoSo, South America ? Heading towards a country in which I’d like to belong.
minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoIt has to be an island though. Australia is not an island.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoBut there’s water all around it.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoWhat about Long Island?
not from the bottom (i.e. south)
What about Australia? It’s sort of dangling from Papua New Guinea, isn’t it?
except Australia is a lot bigger than PNG
True, but since size wasn’t explicitly mentioned as a condition, it should be fine.
So, South America ? Heading towards a country in which I’d like to belong.
It has to be an island though. Australia is not an island.
But there’s water all around it.
What about Long Island?