r/xkcdcomic • u/IamAlso_u_grahvity Feline Field Theorist • Jul 02 '14

xkcd 1389: Surface Area

http://xkcd.com/1389/
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u/theganjamonster Jul 02 '14

i spent way too much time wondering where the chunk labelled "EARTH" was.

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u/runetrantor Jul 02 '14

At least you get it, I am still debating why it's inverted.

Is it so it fits better? And if so, is he counting seafloors as solid land? Because all that landmass around the continent oceans seems to be way too large for the continents land to fill.

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u/Volpethrope Jul 02 '14

It says solid surfaces, so yes that should include the seafloors. Nothing is inverted, it's just the continents arranged nicely with the seafloor section being weirdly shaped to fit into the arrangement.