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4. Texas is the size of France

Wed Nov 6, 2013, 05:05 PM

Nov 2013

Ooops, misread...it's all so confusing. Someone needs to tell Britain it's three times smaller than France. Major security concern right there.

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Floating island of rubbish three times size of BRITAIN floating towards California [View all] cali Nov 2013 OP

Texas is the size of France BeyondGeography Nov 2013 #4

Greaaaat. Anything else, world? JaneyVee Nov 2013 #2

Can't Sweden round it up? NV Whino Nov 2013 #3

When it hits the Fukushima outflow, Orrex Nov 2013 #5

Exile Rob Ford there NoOneMan Nov 2013 #6

I thought Utah was landlocked? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #7

It's not an island muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #8

Maybe we should nuke it. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #10

Ah, I see a thriving market on eBay for souvenir auctions. MineralMan Nov 2013 #11

Why doesn't it show up in satellite photos? former9thward Nov 2013 #12

Dare I ask if there is more than rubbish in this massive island? LittleBlue Nov 2013 #13