The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 8 months agoThis really puts the size into perspectivelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkThis really puts the size into perspectivelemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoFor my fellow nerds who are wondering for realsies, you can 512 Polands in the Pacific ocean (although you’d probably have to chop up a few to get them to fit neatly)
minus-squareTAYRN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoCool. Now all of us fellow nerds are obsessing over the fact that it’s a perfect power of two.
minus-squareWrufieotnak@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months ago although you’d probably have to chop up a few to get them excited German and Soviet noises
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 months agoOk. Now explain the joke. Edit: saw the sub.
minus-squareIce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoPuts up the first terrible map for the lols, somebody inevitably complains (something like this) This is a terrible map, the Pacific Ocean can hold more than 16 Polands! (whoosh) OP puts up the second map to reinforce that this is a gag.
minus-squarenoughtnaut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoPlus, the 17th Poland was “made room for” by removing New Zealand, a mapping error so common there’s a dedicated sub for it.
For my fellow nerds who are wondering for realsies, you can 512 Polands in the Pacific ocean (although you’d probably have to chop up a few to get them to fit neatly)
Cool. Now all of us fellow nerds are obsessing over the fact that it’s a perfect power of two.
excited German and Soviet noises
Ok. Now explain the joke.
Edit: saw the sub.
Puts up the first terrible map for the lols, somebody inevitably complains (something like this)
(whoosh)
OP puts up the second map to reinforce that this is a gag.
Plus, the 17th Poland was “made room for” by removing New Zealand, a mapping error so common there’s a dedicated sub for it.
Didn’t even notice xD