Today's Random Fact

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: MotionMan
I will not disagree with you. All you need to do is show me one website that lists all seven continents and one of those continents is "The Americas". (I am very curious to see the other six continent names on that list.)

MotionMan

In the same way that Pluto no longer gets to be a planet, I propose Europe no longer gets to be a continent. Look at a globe; it's clearly part of Asia. One big continent, Eurasia, should replace these two that were only separated because of racism.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: MotionMan
I will not disagree with you. All you need to do is show me one website that lists all seven continents and one of those continents is "The Americas". (I am very curious to see the other six continent names on that list.)

MotionMan

In the same way that Pluto no longer gets to be a planet, I propose Europe no longer gets to be a continent. Look at a globe; it's clearly part of Asia. One big continent, Eurasia, should replace these two that were only separated because of racism.

But EurasiA would clearly violate the hard and fast rule that names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start.

Duh!

MotionMan

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

I was taught in school that America is a single continent and checking Wikipedia, there are several models, and most of them DO inclue America as a single continent, so no Fritzo doesnt "lose" there, where he DOES lose, is that this fact is based on English language.. Europe in Portuguese is Europa, so = Fail

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: MotionMan
I will not disagree with you. All you need to do is show me one website that lists all seven continents and one of those continents is "The Americas". (I am very curious to see the other six continent names on that list.)

MotionMan

In the same way that Pluto no longer gets to be a planet, I propose Europe no longer gets to be a continent. Look at a globe; it's clearly part of Asia. One big continent, Eurasia, should replace these two that were only separated because of racism.

Hmm.....


Even better, maybe ASIA is part of EUROPE... That'll blow your mind right there...

 

[Engraver]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: MotionMan
I will not disagree with you. All you need to do is show me one website that lists all seven continents and one of those continents is "The Americas". (I am very curious to see the other six continent names on that list.)

MotionMan

In the same way that Pluto no longer gets to be a planet, I propose Europe no longer gets to be a continent. Look at a globe; it's clearly part of Asia. One big continent, Eurasia, should replace these two that were only separated because of racism.

Hmm.....


Even better, maybe ASIA is part of EUROPE... That'll blow your mind right there...

I shall call it Assrope.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: Engraver

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: MotionMan
I will not disagree with you. All you need to do is show me one website that lists all seven continents and one of those continents is "The Americas". (I am very curious to see the other six continent names on that list.)

MotionMan

In the same way that Pluto no longer gets to be a planet, I propose Europe no longer gets to be a continent. Look at a globe; it's clearly part of Asia. One big continent, Eurasia, should replace these two that were only separated because of racism.

Hmm.....


Even better, maybe ASIA is part of EUROPE... That'll blow your mind right there...

I shall call it Assrope.

LOL thanks, now people are asking me what im reading.

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself
I was taught in school that America is a single continent and checking Wikipedia, there are several models, and most of them DO inclue America as a single continent, so no Fritzo doesnt "lose" there, where he DOES lose, is that this fact is based on English language.. Europe in Portuguese is Europa, so = Fail

Same here. I was taught that there are five continents:

America
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia

Just checked wikipedia and apparently it is one of the options:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

 

[kalrith]

Originally posted by: cronos

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself
I was taught in school that America is a single continent and checking Wikipedia, there are several models, and most of them DO inclue America as a single continent, so no Fritzo doesnt "lose" there, where he DOES lose, is that this fact is based on English language.. Europe in Portuguese is Europa, so = Fail

Same here. I was taught that there are five continents:

America
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia

Just checked wikipedia and apparently it is one of the options:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

Is Antarctica just a big island then?

Edit: I like the wikipedia option of four continents. Afro-Eurasia ftw.

 

[gamepad]

Texas: T =! S

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: jdini76

Originally posted by: MotionMan
Also, I think what they use to call the continent of "Australia" is now called "Oceania".

MotionMan

How is that pronouced? "o-shay-nea"? "o-she-ay-nea"?

It is pronounced "Australia".

 

[cubby1223]

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Canada.

C....A......

You know Canada didn't used to be spelled with any vowels, right? Used to be just CND. It was the school children when asked to spell their country's name said:
C eh, N eh, D eh

And that's how it got turned into C A N A D A.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: MotionMan
Also, I think what they use to call the continent of "Australia" is now called "Oceania".

MotionMan

They don't call Australia "Oceania". They usually refer to polynesia, micronesia, etc as that.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: MotionMan
Also, I think what they use to call the continent of "Australia" is now called "Oceania".

MotionMan

They don't call Australia "Oceania". They usually refer to polynesia, micronesia, etc as that.

Look for Oceania.

MotionMan

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: MotionMan
Also, I think what they use to call the continent of "Australia" is now called "Oceania".

MotionMan

They don't call Australia "Oceania". They usually refer to polynesia, micronesia, etc as that.

Look for Oceania.

MotionMan

How would a freestanding volcanic island that's out in the Pacific be considered a part of some other land mass?

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: MotionMan
Also, I think what they use to call the continent of "Australia" is now called "Oceania".

MotionMan

They don't call Australia "Oceania". They usually refer to polynesia, micronesia, etc as that.

Look for Oceania.

MotionMan

How would a freestanding volcanic island that's out in the Pacific be considered to be part of some other land mass?

the criterion that each be a continuous landmass is often disregarded by the inclusion of the continental shelf and oceanic islands

I did not invent the damn things - I am just regurgitating what Mrs. McCambridge and Ms. Miles taught me!

MotionMan

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

I did not invent the damn things - I am just regurgitating what Mrs. McCambridge and Ms. Miles taught me!

MotionMan

I propose that we start calling all land masses "Post-Pangean territories"

 

[SViper]

Originally posted by: cubby1223

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Canada.

C....A......

You know Canada didn't used to be spelled with any vowels, right? Used to be just CND. It was the school children when asked to spell their country's name said:
C eh, N eh, D eh

And that's how it got turned into C A N A D A.

LOL. Got a chuckle out of me.