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LVZ

(937 posts) Wed Jul 22, 2015, 01:55 PM Jul 2015

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Australia vs Pluto

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Australia vs Pluto (Original Post) LVZ Jul 2015 OP

So, does that mean Australia is a planet? nt Wounded Bear Jul 2015 #1

Just a dwarf planet. If planets could be flat. Nitram Jul 2015 #3

... or a wallaby / wannabe planet n/t LVZ Jul 2015 #4

Neil DeGrasse Tyson LVZ Jul 2015 #2

You have to unravel Pluto though Fearless Jul 2015 #5

OK, fair dinkum ... n/t LVZ Jul 2015 #6

but Pluto may be bigger than Europe (image) ... LVZ Jul 2015 #7

Pluto is bigger than Australia PLUS Europe Jim Lane Jul 2015 #14

and the mainland USA may be much smaller than you think ... in comparison to Africa LVZ Jul 2015 #8

Looks like we may need to bring in Canada for backup! n/t A Simple Game Jul 2015 #9

So that is where those skydiving spiders in Australia came from irisblue Jul 2015 #10

I think that was Ziggy and Mars seveneyes Jul 2015 #11

Thanks for posting this. joshdawg Jul 2015 #15

Ayer's Rock fully inflated. tclambert Jul 2015 #12

Are we talking, Glassunion Jul 2015 #13

Yeah, but Pluto's team is pretty damned scary looking: Maedhros Jul 2015 #16

The problem is that picture is 1:1 scale. Glassunion Jul 2015 #18

Wait until they put your brain in a cylinder. Maedhros Jul 2015 #19

I'll take Pluto, no snakes or spiders there Telcontar Jul 2015 #17

Dwarf Continent n/t Gore1FL Jul 2015 #20

Nice map Simon. LOL mackerel Jul 2015 #21

Wounded Bear

(58,704 posts)

1. So, does that mean Australia is a planet? nt

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 01:56 PM

Jul 2015

Nitram

(22,869 posts)

3. Just a dwarf planet. If planets could be flat.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 02:49 PM

Jul 2015

LVZ

(937 posts)

4. ... or a wallaby / wannabe planet n/t

Reply to Nitram (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 02:58 PM

Jul 2015

LVZ

(937 posts)

2. Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 02:02 PM

Jul 2015

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

5. You have to unravel Pluto though

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 03:01 PM

Jul 2015

It has area in three dimensions.

LVZ

(937 posts)

6. OK, fair dinkum ... n/t

Reply to Fearless (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 03:02 PM

Jul 2015

LVZ

(937 posts)

7. but Pluto may be bigger than Europe (image) ...

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 03:20 PM

Jul 2015

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

14. Pluto is bigger than Australia PLUS Europe

Reply to LVZ (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 09:25 PM

Jul 2015

According to your graphic, approximate surface areas are: Australia 7.7 million square kilometers, Europe 3.5 million square kilometers, total 11.2 million square kilometers.

Wikipedia says of Pluto that its surface area is 16,650,000 square kilometers, "or roughly the same surface area as Russia."

To be fair, I note that your graphic excludes from "Europe" the European portion of Russia, as well as Scandinavia, the Baltic countries, and parts of the former Soviet Union such as Belarus. Wikipedia's broader definition of Europe puts it at 10.2 million square kilometers.

LVZ

(937 posts)

8. and the mainland USA may be much smaller than you think ... in comparison to Africa

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 03:23 PM

Jul 2015

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)

9. Looks like we may need to bring in Canada for backup! n/t

Reply to LVZ (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 06:48 PM

Jul 2015

irisblue

(33,021 posts)

10. So that is where those skydiving spiders in Australia came from

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 07:23 PM

Jul 2015

seveneyes

(4,631 posts)

11. I think that was Ziggy and Mars

Reply to irisblue (Reply #10)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 08:03 PM

Jul 2015

joshdawg

(2,651 posts)

15. Thanks for posting this.

Reply to seveneyes (Reply #11)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 02:41 AM

Jul 2015

Brought back a lot of memories.

tclambert

(11,087 posts)

12. Ayer's Rock fully inflated.

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 08:12 PM

Jul 2015

Pluto's got more ice.

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

13. Are we talking,

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 08:42 PM

Jul 2015

Football or rugby?

Does not matter. Id give it to Australia in both.

Pluto has not had a good team since the 60's.

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

16. Yeah, but Pluto's team is pretty damned scary looking:

Reply to Glassunion (Reply #13)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 02:09 PM

Jul 2015

/revision/latest?cb=20090302050500

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

18. The problem is that picture is 1:1 scale.

Reply to Maedhros (Reply #16)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:00 PM

Jul 2015

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

19. Wait until they put your brain in a cylinder.

Reply to Glassunion (Reply #18)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:32 PM

Jul 2015

Then you won't be so flippant.

Telcontar

(660 posts)

17. I'll take Pluto, no snakes or spiders there

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 02:33 PM

Jul 2015

Gore1FL

(21,151 posts)

20. Dwarf Continent n/t

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 10:01 PM

Jul 2015

mackerel

(4,412 posts)

21. Nice map Simon. LOL

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 11:06 PM

Jul 2015

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