Should've organized them alphabetically too
74 0 ReplyMuch better to organize it by water systems, with some additional divisions for the Mississippi system ans consolidation of smaller systems not seperated by mountain ranges.
Edit: (Image credit: Robert Szucs, Fejetlenfej/Imgur)
49 0 ReplyWhat, kind sir, is the source of this beautiful piece of mappery?
11 0 ReplySeems to be this.
6 0 ReplyI found it with google image search for river map usa, but it was not from the original source, so I did not want to credit them.
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No wonder it's called the mighty Mississippi. It's huge!
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So the states get gradually smaller as you go north? Got it.
40 0 ReplyYeah, I would have gone with straight lines, not these weird curved ones.
50 0 ReplyThis somehow feels like a joke about map projections that would make its way into Futurama
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Vermont's huge now compared to before.
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Some choices were definitely made here.
32 0 ReplyDelaware.
8 0 ReplyWhere?
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Uh oh. Looks like someone messed with Texas.
30 0 ReplyGerrymanderers hate this one trick...
19 0 ReplyI moved from Pennsylvania back home to Minnesota a decade ago. Didn't expect it to move back to me.
17 0 ReplyLol. California just became The State of Los Angeles
14 0 ReplyAh yes Nevada, famous for its coast lines and the bay area
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I see we've forgotten our non-contiguous siblings.
But more to the point, why not just arrange them alphabetically while we're here?
14 0 ReplyI'm not sure which state is furthest from it's original position, but Indiana seems quite far from home.
13 0 ReplyDelaware is in the U.P.
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I love this map. It breaks my brain in so many ways!
10 0 ReplyThis hurts.
10 0 ReplyWe are just gonna give South Carolina the outer banks? No. Redraw these lines, pls thnx
South Carolina is Worst Carolina and they deserve nothing but the highway that runs through the state so people can get out quickly.
9 0 ReplyIMO we can just delete it. No one will notice.
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Can't believe someone finally won the Toledo War. Really didn't expect it to be Rhode Island
9 0 Replytears up gambling ticket
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Arkansas straight up deleted from existence.
Edit: it’s west of Oklahoma!
9 0 ReplyI'm not sure what giving NJ a giant flaccid water dong that just barely enters Virginia is supposed to symbolize, but I'm here for it.
I think.
8 0 ReplyJust the tip
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Boooooo!
Edit: I am pleased Ohio is in Oklahoma now.
8 0 ReplyThey fucking deserve it.
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Ooo, I like this! Now I want to see a map where the area of each state is proportional to its population, but still fitting together in a recognizable way.
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Maine be like "You guys changed the map?"
8 0 ReplyThere are now two Kansas Cities in Ohio
7 0 ReplyI like this - it puts the Midwest where I assumed it was, before finding out that it's actually where I would want to call the 'Mideast'.
7 0 ReplyAt first I was pissed thinking I don't want to live in Virginia or Maryland then I was like why the hell is Maryland south of Virginia?
7 0 ReplyWhy the hell is Maryland landlocked??
Edit: also .. not wanting to live in MD or VA over Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois or Tennessee is … a choice I guess.
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Georgia and Florida are already kind of like that, culturally speaking.
7 0 ReplyNew Jersey moves to Minnesota. That...
Yeah that tracks.
7 0 ReplyMade New York even richer and more influential, while nerfing most of the competition.
7 0 ReplyThe idea that Connecticut shares a border with Alabama and SC is fundamentally cursed
6 0 ReplyDo all the people from the state move too, or is this just redrawn boundaries? Because if it's the former, California and Texas are going to be a bad time.
6 0 ReplyOhio just got a lot warmer if it's the former.
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NTY, I do not want to live where Ohio is.
6 0 ReplySettle down, Jefferson.
6 0 ReplyI feel like a lot of people won't get your solid joke.
5 0 ReplyI'll cry into my basket of sweet early peas.
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This is delightful chaotic organization.
5 0 ReplyI can't exactly tell but I think this map would have me living in Ohio. So, I'd rather not thank you.
5 0 ReplyAnd where you are now is much better?
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Went from Iowa to West Virginia. The politics are the same, just... Less teeth now.
5 0 Reply*fewer teeth
🤣🤣
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Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.
5 0 ReplySince it’s not my country I vote for going diagonally
5 0 ReplyHow about squiggles
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I guess we're just moving New Orleans to Galveston, Biloxi can take over the old location, though personally it feels very threatening to have Mississippi move back to me!
5 0 Replytexas could honestly be a bit smaller. other states could make better use of that space
4 0 ReplyDo any people have to move? Do the governors have to move prior to next election?
4 0 ReplyOnly if they live right on one of the new lines. No one can live on the lines!
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Damn my brain loves this for some reason.
4 0 ReplySo Rhode Bay instead? It definitely isn't an island.
4 0 ReplyWas it ever?
2 0 ReplyWell, at least it has islands in its current form.
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This is unironically an improvement for Washington and Oregon.
3 0 ReplyA more perfect union
3 0 ReplyFlorida and California are gonna be pissed
2 0 ReplyBased on the Houstonians (as well as other Texans) I know, you'd have one hell of a riot in Louisiana.
2 0 ReplyAww, Delaware is so ugly now.
2 0 ReplyAin't no way south Dakota is that far left
2 0 ReplyWow, you accurately maintained their shapes and everything!
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