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minus-squaremech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-21 day agoAre we talking about politics or geography? If you make a cardboard cutout of the European continent and balance it on a pin, the center point is in Lithuania. If you go by geographical definition, 80% of the Russian population lives in Europe.
minus-squarepewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agook but why is the circle cut-off, Helsinki is clearly also in the circle
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·24 hours agoBut how do you make them float in the air while you balance the continent on a pin?
minus-squaremech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 hours agoThis is left as an exercise for the reader.
Are we talking about politics or geography?
If you make a cardboard cutout of the European continent and balance it on a pin, the center point is in Lithuania.
If you go by geographical definition, 80% of the Russian population lives in Europe.
ok but why is the circle cut-off, Helsinki is clearly also in the circle
How do you cut out de islands?
very carefully
But how do you make them float in the air while you balance the continent on a pin?
This is left as an exercise for the reader.