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arrow-up1203arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #2996: CIDABMxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 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-squarefckredditlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·1 month agoWhat about Madagascar? I think it qualifies.
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agonot from the bottom (i.e. south)
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoWhat about Australia? It’s sort of dangling from Papua New Guinea, isn’t it?
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-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.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoNot really dangling. It’s side by side.
What about Madagascar? I think it qualifies.
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?
Not really dangling. It’s side by side.