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replaced incorrect explanation [[Special:Contributions/172.70.111.45|172.70.111.45]] 17:17, 1 May 2024 (UTC) | replaced incorrect explanation [[Special:Contributions/172.70.111.45|172.70.111.45]] 17:17, 1 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
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Is it me or is Hawaii strangely bigger than california. {{unsigned|172.70.100.40}} | Is it me or is Hawaii strangely bigger than california. {{unsigned|172.70.100.40}} | ||
:I think he's only counting the land area. The area between the islands may be creating an illusion that Hawaii is bigger. It's hard to tell just by looking, does anyone have the tech to measure this? P.S. remember to sign... [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 14:11, 1 May 2024 (UTC) | :I think he's only counting the land area. The area between the islands may be creating an illusion that Hawaii is bigger. It's hard to tell just by looking, does anyone have the tech to measure this? P.S. remember to sign... [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 14:11, 1 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
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Why the hell is Massachusetts so BIG?! [[User:Psychoticpotato|Psychoticpotato]] ([[User talk:Psychoticpotato|talk]]) 13:01, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | Why the hell is Massachusetts so BIG?! [[User:Psychoticpotato|Psychoticpotato]] ([[User talk:Psychoticpotato|talk]]) 13:01, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
:To account for all its Mass. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.242.175|172.71.242.175]] 13:51, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | :To account for all its Mass. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.242.175|172.71.242.175]] 13:51, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
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I went further and measured the exact sizes of each state to the pixel: https://imgur.com/a/d6ruHvs really nerd sniped myself lol. The post includes excel screenshots as well as text, and the image I used at the bottom. Will explain methodology if anyone wants. Obviously all these discrepancies are due to the fact that the states actually have to fit together for the joke-map to work. [[User:Paintadot|Paintadot]] ([[User talk:Paintadot|talk]]) 13:48, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | I went further and measured the exact sizes of each state to the pixel: https://imgur.com/a/d6ruHvs really nerd sniped myself lol. The post includes excel screenshots as well as text, and the image I used at the bottom. Will explain methodology if anyone wants. Obviously all these discrepancies are due to the fact that the states actually have to fit together for the joke-map to work. [[User:Paintadot|Paintadot]] ([[User talk:Paintadot|talk]]) 13:48, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
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::As drawn, the borders vary significantly in width. Usually 2 pixels wide, but often 3 or more. Between states, I divided them evenly to the best of my judgment. For the outer borders of the lower 48, Hawai'i, and Alaska, I added roughly one outer pixel. It's possible it could be done better, but it's kind of subjective anyway. Nevertheless it seems a lot of us agree that it's an interesting thing to try to measure. I imagine it was a lot of fun for Randall to try to balance his stated goal with keeping the shapes of the states more or less correct :) [[User:Paintadot|Paintadot]] ([[User talk:Paintadot|talk]]) 16:16, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | ::As drawn, the borders vary significantly in width. Usually 2 pixels wide, but often 3 or more. Between states, I divided them evenly to the best of my judgment. For the outer borders of the lower 48, Hawai'i, and Alaska, I added roughly one outer pixel. It's possible it could be done better, but it's kind of subjective anyway. Nevertheless it seems a lot of us agree that it's an interesting thing to try to measure. I imagine it was a lot of fun for Randall to try to balance his stated goal with keeping the shapes of the states more or less correct :) [[User:Paintadot|Paintadot]] ([[User talk:Paintadot|talk]]) 16:16, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
:I was going to take some time to establish 'drawn areas', myself (perhaps work out if it were contained area, 'hull' area, one-axis scale, etc) and add the likiest metric in the "Alphabetic" group of columns (remember to re-colspan!), but looks like like you've got that covered... [[Special:Contributions/172.71.102.254|172.71.102.254]] 15:10, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | :I was going to take some time to establish 'drawn areas', myself (perhaps work out if it were contained area, 'hull' area, one-axis scale, etc) and add the likiest metric in the "Alphabetic" group of columns (remember to re-colspan!), but looks like like you've got that covered... [[Special:Contributions/172.71.102.254|172.71.102.254]] 15:10, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
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I modified the table to include the data I gathered (https://imgur.com/a/d6ruHvs). I hope that's okay. This is my first contribution ^^' [[User:Paintadot|Paintadot]] ([[User talk:Paintadot|talk]]) 16:15, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | I modified the table to include the data I gathered (https://imgur.com/a/d6ruHvs). I hope that's okay. This is my first contribution ^^' [[User:Paintadot|Paintadot]] ([[User talk:Paintadot|talk]]) 16:15, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
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What definition of 'fair' is Randall using? --[[User:NeatNit|NeatNit]] ([[User talk:NeatNit|talk]]) 15:04, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | What definition of 'fair' is Randall using? --[[User:NeatNit|NeatNit]] ([[User talk:NeatNit|talk]]) 15:04, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
:{{wiktionary|fair#Adjective|Number 3}} [[Special:Contributions/172.71.102.254|172.71.102.254]] 15:10, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | :{{wiktionary|fair#Adjective|Number 3}} [[Special:Contributions/172.71.102.254|172.71.102.254]] 15:10, 2 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
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