claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real?message-squaremessage-square243linkfedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1183arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real?claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square243linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretoddestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up52arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoMy favorite geography one: You get on a plane at Tampa Bay, Florida and fly due south. Which South American countries do you fly over? Answer is none of them. You miss the entire continent because you are too far west.
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoIt’s close, though. IIRC, you can’t say the same thing about Miami.
My favorite geography one: You get on a plane at Tampa Bay, Florida and fly due south. Which South American countries do you fly over?
Answer is none of them. You miss the entire continent because you are too far west.
It’s close, though. IIRC, you can’t say the same thing about Miami.