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[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 5 points 21 minutes ago

Ah yes, the optimal packing of 16 Polands

[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 13 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

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 5 points 54 minutes ago (2 children)

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

[–] morto@piefed.social 5 points 31 minutes ago

Be careful with exponentials!

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 5 points 38 minutes ago (2 children)
[–] Klear@piefed.world 4 points 34 minutes ago

Probably maybe!

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 11 minutes ago

Or Seven even...

[–] Kraiden@piefed.social 1 points 2 minutes ago

Americans will use anything but metric

[–] rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 minutes ago

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

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 6 points 48 minutes ago

Those three Polands are conspiring against the other 13!

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 18 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 16 points 2 hours ago

No, after that critical point, Poland would start to win.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

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

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 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.

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 hour ago

Bigly if true

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour 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.