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xkcd #2868: Label the States (xkcd.com)
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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@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (3 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

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 year ago

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