lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca to AsklemmyEnglish · 1 year agoWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?message-squaremessage-square631fedilinkarrow-up1672arrow-down119
arrow-up1653arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca to AsklemmyEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square631fedilink
minus-squarebanana_treelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down7·1 year agoI’ve noticed Americans tend to be surprised that Europe is bigger than the US
minus-squarespechterlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoAs an European I’m also surprised that the US’ vertical Expansion is only around twice that of France.
minus-squarecyberic@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhat do you mean by vertical expansion?
minus-squareAiyub@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoNot the one who said it, but it would imply distance north to south
minus-squarecyberic@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThanks, I was trying to figure out if it was elevation or structure height
minus-square_cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIs that including Russia?
minus-squarecopylefty@lemmy.fosshost.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoNope. Edit: Not the whole of Russia, part of it https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/country-size-comparison/united-states/europe
minus-squaresnowe@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoMercator projection really doesn’t help that website.
minus-squarewanderer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYour link includes part of Russia.
minus-squarebanana_treelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoEurope includes the parts of Russia that are in Europe but not those that are in Asia.
I’ve noticed Americans tend to be surprised that Europe is bigger than the US
As an European I’m also surprised that the US’ vertical Expansion is only around twice that of France.
What do you mean by vertical expansion?
Not the one who said it, but it would imply distance north to south
Thanks, I was trying to figure out if it was elevation or structure height
Is that including Russia?
Nope. Edit: Not the whole of Russia, part of it
https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/country-size-comparison/united-states/europe
Mercator projection really doesn’t help that website.
Your link includes part of Russia.
Edited my comment
Europe includes the parts of Russia that are in Europe but not those that are in Asia.