schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 个月前xkcd #2996: CIDABMxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1218arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #2996: CIDABMxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 个月前message-square16linkfedilinkfile-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-up12·8 个月前not from the bottom (i.e. south)
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 个月前What about Australia? It’s sort of dangling from Papua New Guinea, isn’t it?
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 个月前except Australia is a lot bigger than PNG
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 个月前True, but since size wasn’t explicitly mentioned as a condition, it should be fine.
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-28 个月前So, South America ? Heading towards a country in which I’d like to belong.
minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 个月前It has to be an island though. Australia is not an island.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 个月前But there’s water all around it.
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?