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For non mathematicians, ABS() returns the absolute (i.e. positive) value of a number, e.g. abs(5) = 5 = abs(-5)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This way, should the US and Russia want to nuke each other, they can just throw the plutonium instead of building these annoying missiles.

[–] Diprount_Tomato -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First of all, the US doesn't even exist here, it's just the cities

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What’s second? Don’t start a list if you stop after 1!

[–] night_of_knee 1 points 1 year ago

Unexpected factorial

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Should do abs lat also and fold the equator

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Might be nice for New Zealand to have some neighbours - perhaps then they wouldn't keep getting left off of maps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is actually sort of informative. You can see how much further south South America extends compared to Africa and Australia.

[–] Diprount_Tomato 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Congo and Amazon rainforests wouldn't be connected at all

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It’s a joke map ya know