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True continent sizes (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

"excluding Russia"
includes Russia

I'm confused.

Or was there a text saying something like "all can fit in together, except Russia?"

Update. Didn't see the asterisk near the word Europe, was confused.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It is obviously talking about "the continent Europe, excluding Russia". What is there to be confused about?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ahhh, I didn't notice the other asterisk near "Europe".

[–] the_crotch 1 points 3 months ago

What is there to be confused about?

Well for starters, Russia is in Asia.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Honestly I missed the asterisk too, but I assumed instead something was cut from the screenshot.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The star is meant to point you at the compariosn to Europe which in this case does not include the european part of Russia.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Ah, struggled to find the asterisk near Europe word.

Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It's basically to make it clear and avoid confusion which can arise, e.g. by including only the European part of russia, as the Europe-Asia border is not uniquely defined.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Thanks! Didn't see the asterisk there