Lila
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Post by Lila on Jan 15, 2011 13:34:40 GMT -5
This one makes me really frustrated when I tell people this, but Antarctica and Australia are both a continent and a country.
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sryans
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Post by sryans on Jan 15, 2011 13:39:31 GMT -5
Antarctica is not a country.
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Post by Pervy Stone Cold on Jan 15, 2011 13:44:29 GMT -5
One example I have found involves people who comment on some art depicting Aladdin with Chinese maybe that isn't the right word (Eastern Asian is better) features and then being confused by it, unaware that Aladdin was originally Chinese.
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Lila
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Post by Lila on Jan 15, 2011 13:47:27 GMT -5
Antarctica is not a country. Hmmm..... I thought it was, my bad |
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Post by Cyno on Jan 15, 2011 13:52:10 GMT -5
This one makes me really frustrated when I tell people this, but Antarctica and Australia are both a continent and a country. Only not. Antarctica isn't a country and Australia isn't a continent. Antarctica is the only continent/large landmass on the planet without a single sovereign nation or a permanent human population (even Greenland has a few small cities here and there), though a few countries have claims to specific parts of land. As for Australia, it's a part of the continent Oceania. It's a rather spread out continent as it's mostly made up of smaller island nations in the Pacific, but that's the official geographical designation. Even if you don't count those, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand are all rather large and close to each other. |
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 15, 2011 13:53:17 GMT -5
Antarctica is not a country. Hmmm..... I thought it was, my bad No one lives on Antarctica except for penguins and a few small teams of scientists. There is no government there, unless we take the opinions of Penguins seriously.  |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 15, 2011 13:57:35 GMT -5
This one makes me really frustrated when I tell people this, but Antarctica and Australia are both a continent and a country. Only not. Antarctica isn't a country and Australia isn't a continent. Antarctica is the only continent/large landmass on the planet without a single sovereign nation or a permanent human population (even Greenland has a few small cities here and there), though a few countries have claims to specific parts of land. As for Australia, it's a part of the continent Oceania. It's a rather spread out continent as it's mostly made up of smaller island nations in the Pacific, but that's the official geographical designation. Even if you don't count those, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand are all rather large and close to each other. I thought Oceania was a region rather than a Continent. |
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 15, 2011 14:10:25 GMT -5
Only not. Antarctica isn't a country and Australia isn't a continent. Antarctica is the only continent/large landmass on the planet without a single sovereign nation or a permanent human population (even Greenland has a few small cities here and there), though a few countries have claims to specific parts of land. As for Australia, it's a part of the continent Oceania. It's a rather spread out continent as it's mostly made up of smaller island nations in the Pacific, but that's the official geographical designation. Even if you don't count those, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand are all rather large and close to each other. I thought Oceania was a region rather than a Continent. You are correct. Oceania is a region. Depending on the definition of continent you use, Australia is two forms of continent. If you go by just the pure definition of continent, than the country of Australia by itself is just a continent, while if you use the definition of continent that means anything that is on the same continental shelf, then the continent of Australia(it is still called Australia either way), includes Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and any nearby islands. However, New Zealand is NOT part of Australia, either way, as it is on a different continental shelf called Zealandia. |
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 15, 2011 14:12:39 GMT -5
Australia is considered a continent. Oceania as a whole is sometimes considered a continent rather than just Australia.
Continent as a word is fairly ill-defined, so both are accurate.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 15, 2011 14:19:50 GMT -5
So basically, this whole thread just went "plop."
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Jan 15, 2011 14:36:32 GMT -5
I thought Antarctica was a magical land inhabited by chocolate penguins and had ice cream for snow.
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 15, 2011 14:42:48 GMT -5
Here's one I always find interesting...
Your brain automatically predisposes you to disagree with anything you don't already believe. That means humans, as a species, are naturally close-minded.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 15, 2011 14:43:53 GMT -5
Here's one I always find interesting... Your brain automatically predisposes you to disagree with anything you don't already believe. That means humans, as a species, are naturally close-minded. I don't believe that.  |
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Jan 15, 2011 14:44:18 GMT -5
Here's one I always find interesting... Your brain automatically predisposes you to disagree with anything you don't already believe. That means humans, as a species, are naturally close-minded. Oh, I don't believe that . Here's one I always find interesting... Your brain automatically predisposes you to disagree with anything you don't already believe. That means humans, as a species, are naturally close-minded. I don't believe that. Boooo!!!!!  |
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Post by Pervy Stone Cold on Jan 15, 2011 14:46:28 GMT -5
^^^
2 guys immediately disagree.
Humans are naturally argumentative
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Bam Neeley
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Post by Bam Neeley on Jan 15, 2011 14:58:49 GMT -5
The universe is very large.
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jagilki
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Post by jagilki on Jan 15, 2011 15:10:51 GMT -5
Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
[he points to some plastic cows on the table]
Father Ted: are very small; those
[pointing at some cows out of the window]
Father Ted: are far away...
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jan 15, 2011 15:12:51 GMT -5
This thread taught me one thing...
Antarctica is ripe for a takeover!
Come on, let's get an army together and make a new nation: Crapistan
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Ducky Momo
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Post by Ducky Momo on Jan 15, 2011 15:14:29 GMT -5
The universe is very large. Really really really large. Which is why I find it impossible for there not to be life somewhere out there. |
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Jan 15, 2011 15:14:40 GMT -5
This thread taught me one thing... Antarctica is ripe for a takeover! Come on, let's get an army together and make a new nation: Crapistan Those penguins would kick our asses, man.  |
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