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[–] [email protected] 130 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

no, this is just a copy pasta of the Mediterranean Sea onto central US. it ignores the rocky/smoky/blue Ridge mountains and all elevations minus lucky guessing the central plains.

[–] [email protected] 146 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 81 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry. Im just sensitive to disinformation and apparently not sensitive enough to humor.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Happens to the best of us.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Tho at the some time I bet some real estate people would see this and start buying up "future beach front properties".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Helping the economy!!1

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[–] cm0002 56 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Florida not being underwater is the first clue this isn't a legit map lmao

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[–] Lev_Astov 8 points 3 months ago
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[–] boaratio 69 points 3 months ago (9 children)

Why is Florida still there?

[–] [email protected] 78 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's how you know the map is fake.

[–] mipadaitu 21 points 3 months ago

No joke, that was the first hint.

[–] OldChicoAle 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wait are you serious? It's the Mediterranean Sea

[–] boaratio 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, but I never miss a chance to punch down at Florida.

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[–] Silic0n_Alph4 44 points 3 months ago (3 children)
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[–] whats_all_this_then 41 points 3 months ago (2 children)

On the bright side, new Italy unlocked

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I feel like only about ten percent of commenters even looked at the image.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I came into the comments ready to go off then I saw the fkn boot rofl

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[–] CitizenKong 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There it is, the long lost city of Atlanta!

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago

It will be the perfect place to restore the Roman Empire.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

jesus christ i thought this was real until i noticed fucking louisiana is completely unaffected lmao

[–] AppaYipYip 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And Florida! They will be the first to go.

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[–] barsquid 22 points 3 months ago

Was wondering how the hell Florida was above ground when I saw the boot shape. Surprising that Saddam Hussein isn't on this one.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

🤌 🤌 🤌 🤌 🤌 🤌 🤌

[–] Ironfacebuster 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

At first I was confused because Tennessee is a lot of mountains, so them getting covered with water was surprising

Then I saw Italy

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

This would make traveling to Italy so much more convinient.

[–] jrwperformance 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The only way to fix it is to flush it all away Any fucking time, any fucking day Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona Bay

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[–] Godric 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Dear God, *hio still exists, truly the worst timeline.

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[–] CheeseNoodle 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Meanwhile in Scotland. Even with a worst case scenario we loose our coastal cities but not much else and the country looks nearly indistinguishable from orbit. Unfortunatley more or less all our cities are costal.

[–] batmaniam 9 points 3 months ago (4 children)

So yes, I realize this a joke map (honestly, a giant, probably mostly freshwater sea, in the US would be a blessing). But what you're describing is the main issue with climate change.

It's not going to be "the day after tomorrow". It will be coastal cities... which are... like nearly ALL of them... losing all their economic value. In the US when having this conversation I say "what do you do when any building in Manhattan is uninsurable? What do you do when it's sure to have severe damage?".

For most people there are plenty of places to go, but the "going" is going to be very, very ugly.

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[–] WhereGrapesMayRule 13 points 3 months ago

This is so med.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

In closing, Carthage must be destroyed.

-Trump the Elder

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Brb, moving to northern Dakitaly

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Damn, somehow failed to get rid of Florida...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Nothing of value was lost.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

With this map, the Panama Canal will no longer be necessary.

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[–] JackFrostNCola 10 points 3 months ago

I guess thats one way to turn the central states 'blue'

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

I see nothing but improvements.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

I'd love to have a great seaside property in Montana. I'll call up Aquaman Realtors ASAP!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

im just glad the rockies are underwater

[–] bitchkat 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

At least New Orleans and Florida are spared.

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[–] Nuke_the_whales 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Who is we? Stop putting this at the feet of the poor and telling me it's my job to fix what billionaires are causing

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

The mental climate change of people not being able to read & assess data is truly abhorrent and will demolish the ability to understand maps vs memes.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Oh, US finally getting universal healthcare!

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