The fractal coastline paradox meets geopolitical naming disputes! This meme brilliantly weaponizes mathematics against nationalist squabbles over the Gulf of Mexico. The coastline paradox (formalized by mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot) states that measuring a coastline's length depends on your ruler size—the smaller your measurement tool, the longer the coastline becomes, theoretically approaching infinity. So technically, both the US and Mexico have "infinitely long" coastlines touching this body of water, making ownership claims mathematically futile. It's geography checkmate by Reddit, where someone's actually applying theoretical math to settle international disputes. If only border conflicts could all be resolved with calculus instead of conflict!
The Fractal Solution To International Disputes
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