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Size Comparison: Pluto and Australia (sopuli.xyz)

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[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (6 children)

So... Does this mean Australia is no longer a continent?

[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 months ago

Dwarf continent

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Or does it mean Australia is a planet?

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago

Australia would have to round up its edges and clear it's orbit of little islands before being called a planet.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Mostly just a cunt

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I'm sure the rest of the world would agree!

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If that photo was taken right before impact, none of the continents will remain continents because it's all about to melt and we might have another moon when everything settles down and we evolve back from scratch over the next several billion years.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

The only survivors would be Australia's infamous Magma Spiders.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Just in time to get baked by the sun!

[–] Zozano@lemy.lol 2 points 3 months ago

It never was. The concept of Australis is part of spherical world order.

Do you really think a Platypus is a real animal? A mammal that let's eggs and has bioluminescent fur. Get the fuck outta here.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Seems like it amounts to a gas giant down under.

[–] faceula@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Sand Mass?