schnurrito to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoxkcd #2996: CIDABMxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1218arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #2996: CIDABMxkcd.comschnurrito to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoWhat about Australia? It’s sort of dangling from Papua New Guinea, isn’t it?
minus-squareschnurritoOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoexcept Australia is a lot bigger than PNG
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoTrue, but since size wasn’t explicitly mentioned as a condition, it should be fine.
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoSo, South America ? Heading towards a country in which I’d like to belong.
minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIt has to be an island though. Australia is not an island.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoBut 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?