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arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #2996: CIDABMxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days 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-squarefckreddit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·22 days agoWhat about Madagascar? I think it qualifies.
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·22 days agonot from the bottom (i.e. south)
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoWhat about Australia? It’s sort of dangling from Papua New Guinea, isn’t it?
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·22 days agoexcept Australia is a lot bigger than PNG
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoTrue, but since size wasn’t explicitly mentioned as a condition, it should be fine.
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-222 days agoSo, South America ? Heading towards a country in which I’d like to belong.
minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 days agoIt has to be an island though. Australia is not an island.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoBut there’s water all around it.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days 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.