• @[email protected]
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    649 hours ago

    Those lines, too. Did they pick where the states and burrough were based on those white lines?

    • @blazeknave
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      21 hour ago

      No, England didn’t set the borders on their way out, during this incident

    • peopleproblems
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      No, I’m pretty sure it’s like a baseball game. Some dude runs out there every so often and chalks the boundaries a mile or so in width so you can see them from space

      • ArxCyberwolf
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        107 hours ago

        Gotta hate when a flood happens and all of a sudden Florida and Georgia become one state.

      • @mkhopper
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        48 hours ago

        Not all heroes wear capes.

  • @GrammarPolice
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    3210 hours ago

    Why are the city and county lines present?

    • @halferect
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      74 hours ago

      I messed around with listening and decoding NOAA satellites at home and depending on the satellite they decode with the states outlined like this. It’s a fun hobby that uses one of those digital antennas,some copper wire and some open source programs.

    • @Maggoty
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      5910 hours ago

      Because they’re always there, haven’t you gone to the edge of your county and looked at the lines? My favorites are the ones that run right through man made stuff like streets and farms.

      • @TriflingToad
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        127 hours ago

        this is how I thought longitude and latitude worked when I was little. The boat captains would just go over it like a bump on the road

        • @Maggoty
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          86 hours ago

          I wish the world worked the way we thought it did as kids. It would be so much more interesting.

  • @[email protected]
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    17214 hours ago

    Whoa I didn’t know you could see state and county lines from space. I guess maps are more realistic than I thought!

      • @assembly
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        3612 hours ago

        Bro this ain’t the 1800s, we’re obviously using LED light strips for that now. The downside is that a single section goes dark and we lose mapping data for the entire northeast. Totally worth it though when they turn on the strobe effect.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      I’m no weatherologist, but I think those may just be temporary.

        • Flying SquidOP
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          3013 hours ago

          Do I look like someone who went to university college to you?

            • @Maalus
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              1613 hours ago

              If only I could read

              • @tourist
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                813 hours ago

                There’s some fanfiction out there that can make you regret learning language at all.

  • @bitchkat
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    1210 hours ago

    The great lakes are stunning.

  • rhythmisaprancer
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    3613 hours ago

    This image also illustrates how artificially brown crop land is. I live in the intermountain west and didn’t expect to see that ground color in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio…

    • @Frozengyro
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      1211 hours ago

      They’ve been in a drought most of the summer. But ya, also the crops have been pretty much all harvested before this picture was taken.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      912 hours ago

      One of the things I definitely do like living in Indiana is all the trees. In L.A., where I lived for a decade, it was mostly palms and conifers, and then Joshua trees further out. And they’re not all that attractive to me in comparison. Our house used to be surrounded by giant oaks that it was built around. Unfortunately we lost some in recent storms and others were too sick to not be a danger. We still have, I think, 5 of them left and a persimmon tree. We also have a playground that we’re going to dismantle and replace with another tree. Something local that grows relatively rapidly. Maybe a pawpaw? Not sure yet. Terre Haute, where I live, is famous for its sycamores (to the point that it’s the ISU sports team is the Sycamores), so that’s an option, but they’re kind of boring trees IMO.

      • @[email protected]
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        36 hours ago

        Terre Haute sounds great! I live up by Elkhart, and while we have way too much farmland, I can’t deny how great our forests are up here. We have bogs, too, which are just magical ecosystems.

      • @ChickenLadyLovesLife
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        38 hours ago

        I have a giant oak tree next to my house, perfectly positioned so that my house is in direct sunlight in the morning but completely shaded by the tree from noon onwards, so even when it’s 100°F outside my house doesn’t get above the low 80s. I love that tree - except for right now when I have to rake the fucking yard.

      • rhythmisaprancer
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        412 hours ago

        Ya, where I live, trees don’t necessarily grow even along the river or in the mountains. Berry season is great, tho!

  • @Bsher8365
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    2813 hours ago

    Unfortunately, no clouds also means no rain - it’s a dustbowl here in Maryland!

  • @ohwhatfollyisman
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    610 hours ago

    well, just get the sun in your eyes now and you may be surprised to find it’s not a dream.

  • bacon_saber
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    1413 hours ago

    That’s got to make for some nice photos even at ground level.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      713 hours ago

      I agree. You could get some amazing vistas from the top of a cliff or mountain or high hill. It makes me what distance the visibility was.

    • @QuarterSwede
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      311 hours ago

      Same in Colorado where we usually only get Green and Yellow (aspens). This year red is vibrant. I miss that having grown up in Virginia with its gorgeous fall colors.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      They’re always beautiful here in Indiana, but they sure seem more vibrant this year.

      I just hope that’s not some sign of something bad. It seems like every time something seems good like this it’s because of climate change or something.

  • @j4k3
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    214 hours ago

    How many of y’all are tracking counties lived in?

    I got 2 on my bingo card, but current is not pictured.