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[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 99 points 2 weeks ago

That’s awesome. Considering that Alaska is an afterthought on most maps of the U.S., this seems only fair.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

Sort of? "It's a tiny section of our population" is a pretty legit reason to pay less attention, though.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 61 points 2 weeks ago

I'm surprised Hawaii isn't a lot bigger. Seems like those two states would team up on maps.

[-] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 2 weeks ago

I'm torn. Alaska is about 100 times the size of Hawaii, so this seems about right. But also I like the thought of enormous Hawaii besides very big Alaska.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 28 points 2 weeks ago

It's about sending a message.

[-] Faresh@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

They made Hawaii about the same size as the other 48 combined though. I guess that's something.

[-] Repelle@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

On the one hand, Mauna Loa is misspelled and misplaced. On the other hand, the big island is now the bigger-than-Texas island, and I enjoy that.

[-] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Relative to the lower 48, Hawaii looks huge!

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 48 points 2 weeks ago

I'm fine with treating the lower 48 like this, but the Great Lakes did nothing to deserve their erasure!

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

The Chesapeake bay shakes its claws in disgust

[-] sudo@lemmy.today 35 points 2 weeks ago

On second look, realizing Texas got absolutely trashed by this map.

[-] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

It's fairing a lot better than Michigan.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's okay, it happens to lots of guys.

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

they should do that in real life too

[-] tal@lemmy.today 24 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Awesome, I've been looking for a higher rez version of this for years

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 15 points 2 weeks ago

Hawaii being mas o menos the same size as the 48 is awesome.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

They may have left out a thing or two.

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