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XKCD did a flowchart version of this: https://xkcd.com/1688/
> How many Germanies are there?
> Answers: One | Two | One, but it's _huge_Seems to be missing Tibet
Are globes bought on a given day even up to date? I don't expect vendors would scrap their stock every time an "update" happens
Imagine an e-ink globe that show change of border across time, even continent if the time horizon is long enough, I will snatch it up in a heart beat
Are globes bought on a given day even up to date? I don't expect vendors would scrap their stock every time an "update" happens
Imagine an e-ink globe that show change of border across time, even continent if the time horizon is long enough, I will snatch it up in a heart beat
XKCD did a flowchart version of this: https://xkcd.com/1688/
OT, but this is one of my favorite pages on the entire interwebs. It starts exactly where I would have stated (Constantinople or Istanbul), and has some terrific historical gems: > How many Germanies are there? > Answers: One | Two | One, but it's _huge_
I'm not sure what "Marshall Islands vs Marshall Islands (U.S.)" is supposed to mean. When it seceded from the U.S. it didn't change its name so how would that be visible? Also Bangladesh seceded from Pakistan, not India and in 1971 not 1972.
The Czech Republic changed its official name but many places still use the old name. Same with Eswatini, Côte d'Ivoire, Cabo Verde, etc. I suspect name changes aren't that reliable for dating globes since some of them probably have modern borders and former official names.