HLMenckenFan@lemmy.worldM to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoThe hypocrisy of it alllemmy.worldimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1648arrow-down174
arrow-up1574arrow-down1imageThe hypocrisy of it alllemmy.worldHLMenckenFan@lemmy.worldM to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·10 months agoBritain doing the heavy lifting on that 98% claim. The Septics are a right bunch of slackers.
minus-squareEverythingispenguins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoThe British empire at its height covered 35.5 million sq km (13.7 million sq mi). Which is 24% of the Earth’s total land. To compare the moon is 37.9 million sq km (14.6 million sq mi). Making the moon just ~7% larger than the British empire.
minus-square*Tagger*@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoI reckon if we really go for it we could make up that 7%.
minus-squareGuest_User@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoAdd in the shipping lanes they controlled
Britain doing the heavy lifting on that 98% claim.
The Septics are a right bunch of slackers.
The British empire at its height covered 35.5 million sq km (13.7 million sq mi). Which is 24% of the Earth’s total land. To compare the moon is 37.9 million sq km (14.6 million sq mi). Making the moon just ~7% larger than the British empire.
I reckon if we really go for it we could make up that 7%.
Add in the shipping lanes they controlled