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

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[-] [email protected] 54 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Ninessee pronounced Nanci

[-] [email protected] 27 points 2 years 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

[-] [email protected] 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

Not American, but I assume it's wrong in some subtle and hilarious way?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

And where is Mickeysota?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Glad Orejon is included though.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Working from the bottom left... California, Arizona, New Mexico.... Wtf?

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

California, Arizona, New Mexico, Old Mexico, Texas …

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years 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!

[-] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years 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

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years 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".

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years 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"

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Texas, California, Colorado, Wyoming, Colorado again-... wait a minute

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Ah yes, Washington, Oregon, Orecan't, and California!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I don't know if that's West Ohio or East Indiana, but either way, it is a crime against nature

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

We're always as war with East ~~Asia~~ Indiana.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

An Ohio without Columbus is an Ohio I want to be a part of.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I like Central Carolina and Kennesaw.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Glad Jefferson got included.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I'm just tickled that this map shows MN's northwest angle as the (pseudo)exclave that it is.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

My favorite is asking people what the 51st state is, Hawaii or Alaska?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

How many states are in New Mexico?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Finally Center Dakotans have their own state! Justice after all!

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Canadian here, from the outside it seems to just be 3 states. Almost crazy, crazy and don't come here if you want to exist.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Most forget to put both New and Old Hampshire

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Old Hampshire is surprisingly close to the original Zealand.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

East Maine is so much better than West Maine.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Is that west maine? I thought it was old hampshire

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The United States of America

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

United Stateses

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

NW, NE, SW, & SE Colorado

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Unless you're including all the minor islands and territories, the U.S. only has 50 states to speak of. I know I could identify my state, Texas, Hawaii, California and a couple others. If there are people who can name up to 50 states and where they are on a map, that's pretty damn impressive!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Calm down. Yes, of course there are a few people who can, but fortunately most of them live in that small part of the world that is still outside the US.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

That's true. I doubt most U.S. citizens could actually name most of the states or their locations on a map of the U.S. All I'm saying is that if they can, that's pretty impressive - because so many young people today can't even name a country at random.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

i got all the way to kentucky before i spotted the issue

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The chef is intact but is holding 2 plates now.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

LoL, New Mexico A & B

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