lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca to asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?message-squaremessage-square625linkfedilinkarrow-up1515arrow-down114
arrow-up1501arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca to asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square625linkfedilink
minus-squarebanana_tree@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·2 years agoI’ve noticed Americans tend to be surprised that Europe is bigger than the US
minus-squarespechter@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoAs an European I’m also surprised that the US’ vertical Expansion is only around twice that of France.
minus-squarecyberic@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWhat do you mean by vertical expansion?
minus-squareAiyub@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoNot the one who said it, but it would imply distance north to south
minus-squarecyberic@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThanks, I was trying to figure out if it was elevation or structure height
minus-square_cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIs that including Russia?
minus-squarebanana_tree@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoEurope includes the parts of Russia that are in Europe but not those that are in Asia.
minus-squarecopylefty@lemmy.fosshost.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoNope. Edit: Not the whole of Russia, part of it https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/country-size-comparison/united-states/europe
minus-squaresnowe@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoMercator projection really doesn’t help that website.
minus-squarewanderer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoYour link includes part of Russia.
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?
Europe includes the parts of Russia that are in Europe but not those that are in Asia.
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