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[-] mmmm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 minutes ago

There's an old mexican comedy show where the teacher asks a student how many centimeters are in a meter - she answers something like "29. And there's even room for more!"

[-] Kraiden@piefed.social 6 points 1 hour ago

Americans will use anything but metric

[-] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 hour ago

Ah yes, the optimal packing of 16 Polands

[-] Hupf@feddit.org 2 points 38 minutes ago

!CartographyAnarchy@sh.itjust.works

[-] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 20 points 2 hours ago

Wow, the Pacific Ocean must be really wide, like, that's gotta be longer than 2 football fields placed end to end.

[-] Klear@piefed.world 7 points 2 hours ago

Two? Double that number, then double it again...

[-] morto@piefed.social 9 points 1 hour ago

Be careful with exponentials!

[-] sik0fewl@piefed.ca 1 points 12 minutes ago

Do not double it more than 17 times or it will not fit.

[-] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 5 points 1 hour ago
[-] Klear@piefed.world 5 points 1 hour ago

Probably maybe!

[-] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

Or Seven even...

[-] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 54 minutes ago

And this is why poland should be the standard unit of measurement.

[-] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 hour ago

Those three Polands are conspiring against the other 13!

[-] jlow@slrpnk.net 1 points 55 minutes ago

Repost to Anything Bit Metric 😸

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 22 points 3 hours ago

But 17, probably not.

[-] rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 hour ago

something is wrong, i can see new zealand on this map

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago

The Atlantic Ocean can hold 17 Polands. Therefore, the Atlantic Ocean is bigger.

[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 15 points 3 hours ago

How do you sink a Polish battleship?

By placing the entire country of Poland into the Pacific Ocean while the Battleship is in drydock.

[-] nexguy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

I've often thought about Poland and the pacific ocean. I always considered you could fit 7 or 8 or 173 or even 9. But 16? That really is mind blowing.

[-] Gork@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 hours ago

Bigly if true

this post was submitted on 24 May 2026
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