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

  • @randoot@lemmy.world
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    277 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

  • @Gork@lemm.ee
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    187 months ago

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

  • MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown
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    157 months ago

    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

  • @Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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    117 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”

  • @merc@sh.itjust.works
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    117 months ago

    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”.

    • littleblue✨
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      57 months ago

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

  • EchoCranium
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    77 months ago

    North and South Dakota now have a Middle Dakota buffer zone.