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arrow-up1204arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #2996: CIDABMxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 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-squarefckredditlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·2 months agoWhat about Madagascar? I think it qualifies.
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agonot from the bottom (i.e. south)
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoWhat about Australia? It’s sort of dangling from Papua New Guinea, isn’t it?
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoexcept Australia is a lot bigger than PNG
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoTrue, but since size wasn’t explicitly mentioned as a condition, it should be fine.
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoSo, South America ? Heading towards a country in which I’d like to belong.
minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt has to be an island though. Australia is not an island.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoBut there’s water all around it.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWhat about Long Island?
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.