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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 31 points 3 months ago (17 children)

It gets even worse when you know Europe and Asia are the same continent.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 16 points 3 months ago (16 children)

Errh, sort of.

It really depends on your definition of Continent. Most people would argue that Asia is a different continent.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Our accepted definition of what a continent is sucks. Why is Europe considered a continent but India is not? Every argument for Europe being a separate continent applies even better to India.

Europe just wanted to be special and controlled science at the time, change my mind.

[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

india has HALF the landmass...seriously...thats not a continent

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If we're going based on landmass, shouldn't Russia be its own continent? Russia is almost twice as big as Europe, and it's culturally unique compared to its neighbors.

[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

well it spans two continents...and also it is russia, so.

Yup, but which two depends on how you define "continent." It either spans Europe and Asia if you go by common definitions of continents, or it spans Eurasia and North America if you look at tectonic continental plates.

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