xkcd 2999 - Bad Map Projection: The United Stralia

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• zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Bugs Bunny finally sawed off Florida.

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• No1@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I kinda think it should be flipped vertically, so that you have Florida in FNQ, and then NY/MA running down NSW/VIC. Also get Texas for the NT.

  Seems to match weather and politics a bit better, though idk if anything matches up on the west coast. And the interior is a bit noisy lol.

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  • Jumuta@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    but there’s a melbourne in florida and that’s too funny to pass up

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    • pHr34kY@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      As a Melburnian, I tend to agree.

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• degen@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I love xkcd and all, but I won’t stand for great lake erasure

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  • 3ntranced@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The great lakes extend through the pacific now. It’s all lakes baby.

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  • ryannathans@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    ACT and Tas can jump in a great lake

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    • DuckyMcDuckface@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The ACT has 3 lakes.
      Small ones but they’re there

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