@blotosmetek@circumstances.run
Post #710531
2026-03-22 13:04 UTC
@cstross@wandering.shop @isaackuo@spacey.space A couple of days ago I saw someone claiming that it is closer (in straight line) from Poland to Iran than from the NW corner of Iran to the SE corner. Turns out it's true - the latter distance is ~2270 km, while the former is only ~2000 km.
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@caesarologia@masto.donte.com.br 2026-03-22 13:11
@blotosmetek @cstross @isaackuo translating to US English for USonian audiences: Iran is like the Texas of the Middle East.
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@rootwyrm@weird.autos 2026-03-22 13:19
@blotosmetek @cstross @isaackuo yup, it's why the joke is that the only country to ever successfully conquer Iran, is the country of Iran, and even they weren't that successful. (That itself is a long ugly story.)
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@blotosmetek@circumstances.run 2026-03-22 13:48
@cstross @isaackuo BTW the missiles Iran shot at Diego Garcia allegedly fled much farther than 2000 km that Iran claimed was the maximum range of their weapons – actually, close to 4000 km; most of Europe (except Ireland, Portugal, and parts of Spain) falls within 4000 km of Iran.