claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoWhat's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real?message-squaremessage-square244linkfedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1181arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real?claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square244linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareiamthetot@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·4 days agoFor the Alaska one, the Aleutian Islands extend beyond the 180° line of longitude, placing the tip of them within the eastern hemisphere.
minus-squarefeannag@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 days agoIt basically just boils down to the earth isn’t flat. So something like this
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 days agoThe Alaska one North and West are obvious, but there are some islands that cross the date line, making them technically east. Someone else posted a graphic, but basically Maine is significantly farther east which cancels out the North/South difference of other states.
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For the Alaska one, the Aleutian Islands extend beyond the 180° line of longitude, placing the tip of them within the eastern hemisphere.
It basically just boils down to the earth isn’t flat. So something like this
The Alaska one North and West are obvious, but there are some islands that cross the date line, making them technically east.
Someone else posted a graphic, but basically Maine is significantly farther east which cancels out the North/South difference of other states.