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Bad Map Projection: Exterior Kansas
Thursday June 27^th, 2024 at 12:36 AM

xkcd.com

Although Kansas is widely thought to contain the geographic center of the contiguous 48 states, topologists now believe that it's actually their outer edge.

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dukeofwulf

146 days ago

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I would like this for sale for any/every state please thank you

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silberbaer

146 days ago

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When drawn like this, Michigan's upper peninsula looks like it has absolutely no business being part of Michigan.

New Baltimore, MI

DuskStar

145 days ago

I think the UP would prefer not to be part of Michigan, honestly

silberbaer

145 days ago

I've known a few yoopers who wanted to be their own state... but I'm pretty sure that would go poorly for them.

Modes of Transportation
Friday May 31^st, 2024 at 6:29 PM

xkcd.com

My bold criticism might anger the hot air balloon people, which would be a real concern if any of them lived along a very narrow line directly upwind of me.

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dukeofwulf

173 days ago

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Seriously interested in the argument for unicycles as safer than bicycles and scooters. Unicycles... move more slowly, I guess?

silberbaer

172 days ago

Can't crash too badly if you can't even get it to go 10 feet.

matthiasgoergens

172 days ago

I've ridden unicyles. They are very safe. You basically only go at a jogging pace at the fastest, and if anything weird happens you jump off and land on your feet.

Ocean Loop
Monday May 20^th, 2024 at 10:54 PM

xkcd.com

I can't believe they wouldn't even let me hold a vote among the passengers about whether to try the loop.

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dukeofwulf

183 days ago

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I want a WhatIf post explaining the optimal size of the loop, the speed required to make the loop, the force required to reach that speed, and what would happen to the ship and its passengers. Also, if we could get some aspect of this approaching light speed, that'd be great.