[VoiceOfReason]

I guess everyone will know about Fake Fotos in a couple hours.

[Racer X 69]

Um, not in length. And it's fairly large in area, at least by European standards, anyway.

Well it does have a very long coastline. But as far as square miles (Norway is 148,718 sq mi) California (163,696 sq mi) covers more.

There is that archipelago up in the Arctic Sea, Svalbard. Does anyone actually live there?

[FantasticMrFox]

Well it does have a very long coastline. But as far as square miles (Norway is 148,718 sq mi) California (163,696 sq mi) covers more.

I've always found it funny how American media and even the CIA World Factbook always provide comparisons with US states to explain the size of foreign countries. Like 'India is about the size of Texas, Montana and Minnesota combined' or whatever.

There is that archipelago up in the Arctic Sea, Svalbard. Does anyone actually live there?

About 2,500 or so do. Even have a university college up there (UNIS) where I always dreamt of studying for some time, but they do nothing that relates to my subject

[Racer X 69]

Whatever it is, will is say hociR on the back?

Say?

You mean it is going to be able to talk?

[r0ckstarr]

I guess everyone will know about Fake Fotos in a couple hours.

You're just putting up a False Front.

[Racer X 69]

The OP must return, otherwise this is all in vain!


Steve

Who you callin' vain?

You Tube

You Tube

[Jean Poitiers]

There's magic in the air ... I just pulled the car inside the fence and it's a crystal clear night with a FFull MMoon ... magical.

OK, kind of lame there ... but if I had written FFull FFoon, would you have gotten my rather odd humor ?!

[Parallax]

I've always found it funny how American media and even the CIA World Factbook always provide comparisons with US states to explain the size of foreign countries. Like 'India is about the size of Texas, Montana and Minnesota combined' or whatever.

It's called Crop Factor.

[Racer X 69]

I've always found it funny how American media and even the CIA World Factbook always provide comparisons with US states to explain the size of foreign countries. Like 'India is about the size of Texas, Montana and Minnesota combined' or whatever.

OK.

To compare Norway to other provinces (states) or countries:

Yukon is 183,163 sq mi.

Newfoundland and Labrador is 144,353 sq mi.

Paraguay is 157,048 sq mi.

I'd go on but Mrs. Racer is nagging me to get ready for work.

To summarize:

The media are usually playing to the US audience, so using US states as a frame of reference makes sense. Most high school graduates (and even a large number of college grads) couldn't locate Germany on a world globe. Many even have trouble figuring out where other states are in relation to the one in which they reside.

Or that Montana and Minnesota are actually in separate geographic locations.

[Racer X 69]

There's magic in the air ... I just pulled the car inside the FFence and it's a crystal clear night with a FFull MMoon ... magical.

OK, kind of lame there ... but iFF I had written FFull FFoon, would you have gotten my rather odd humor ?!

There, fixed!

[Jean Poitiers]

It's called Crop Factor.

That's so "out" now ... only a few (well, many) minutes to go !!!

Just FYI ...

[ZoeB]

Well it does have a very long coastline. But as far as square miles (Norway is 148,718 sq mi) California (163,696 sq mi) covers more.

There is that archipelago up in the Arctic Sea, Svalbard. Does anyone actually live there?

A couple hundred students and academics, a few mine workers, three bartenders, and whole bunch of polar bears.

[Jean Poitiers]

There, fixed!

D'ooooooFFh ...

[Parallax]

That's so "out" now ...

Désolé. J'embarrassé

[r0ckstarr]

Just FYI ...

Look what you did! You spilled mustard all over Texas!