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[–] [email protected] 99 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago

It's about sending a message.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Relative to the lower 48, Hawaii looks huge!

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

The Chesapeake bay shakes its claws in disgust

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

It's fairing a lot better than Michigan.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

they should do that in real life too

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

They may have left out a thing or two.