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xkcd #2868: Label the States (xkcd.com)
submitted 11 months ago by randoot to c/xkcd
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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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[–] randoot 27 points 11 months ago (4 children)

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 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 11 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

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?

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 1 points 11 months ago

And where is Mickeysota?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months 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.

[–] dragontamer 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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!