Alt text: Even with a blank map, a lot of people can only name 45-50 of the 64 states.

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    11 months ago

    I was expecting this one to be interactive but then I noticed the alt text. I’m not a geography nerd who’s going to explain this one

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      11 months ago

      The map looks correct at first glance, but he’s added another 14 states by drawing the borders wrong XD

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        Yeah, he’s got Minnesota in there but totally left out Megasota

        Two Tennessees, but no nineessee

        Texoklahoma is up by Midsouthdakota?

        North-West Virginia isn’t even a thing no matter what those weirdos say

        The weird strip of land in the Great Lake

        Removed Whodaho and added “Idaho”? WTF is Idaho?

        It’s got the state we all agreed doesn’t exist?

      • ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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        Bunch of extra states with similar shapes to existing states, so it messes with your eye and kinda blends in.

        Might be harder to do with a map of Africa, Asia, Europe or south America because there aren’t as many straight line borders and things are a bit more curvy.

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      11 months ago

      I see what you mean about this map being anomalous. Some of the states seem to be doubled, I wondered where they got that 64 states figure from!! My bad!

  • Gork@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    Ah yes the great states of Arkansas and Arkan’tsas, of Kansas and Kan’tsas.

  • MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@kbin.social
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    I’ve got: Neo Hampshire, Middle Carolina, Outdianna, Tennetucky, Rkansas, Northwest Dakota, West South Dakota, Souther Dakota, The Real South Dakota, Coloradon’t, Becausoming, Ariz Oh No!, Udaho & Trail

  • merc@sh.itjust.works
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    What’s interesting are the states you can’t modify too much or it gives away the game.

    Texas is a key example, people are pretty familiar with that shape, even many non-Americans will recognize it. Florida and California are also pretty well known. Also, many people have a rough idea of NY State, though you could probably tweak the north and west borders a bit and nobody would notice too much.

    The ones it’s easy to fiddle with are the rectangular ones in the mid-west. I think a lot of people only know them starting from another reference point, like “north of Texas” or “east of Nevada”.

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    11 months ago

    A couple of my friends had a go at this one:

    Some notable quotes:

    “Wrong. It goes washingyon, oregon, gravity falls, hotel california”

    “pennywise AND ohio, rough spot for maine”

    “New Hampsire is not a state. I haven’t heard shit from someone in New Hampshire”

    • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Even Washington is mostly “S Seattle”. C’mon Cascadia! Fuck these Orecan’t posers, let’s go hang with Hawaii. 🤙🏼

  • Infynis@midwest.social
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    I don’t know if that’s West Ohio or East Indiana, but either way, it is a crime against nature