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Just watched the first episode of “Don’t”. Which US State is closest to Africa? Spoilers.

Posted by Volnelk Jul 6 '20, 19:06

Maine? Is that right? I never would’ve guessed that.

My guess was Florida. I thought Hawaii was going to be the trick answer. But Maine?

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If you extend the western border of Russia straight down, you would eventually reach (among other countries) Namibia. The eastern border: the USA. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 20:24
Halifax is closer to Brazil than it is to Vancouver. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 20:18 2
- Temperature-wise, as well. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 20:20 1
  - (Well, maybe in June-July-August. Not so much dec-feb.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 20:20
Brooklyn Borough Hall is further West than the United Nations -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 19:42
the earth throws a mean curve ball -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 19:29 1
- That deaf dumb and blind kid. -- nm* - loosilu Jul 6, 19:30
my geography fun fact of the day: Anchorage is closer to Australia than LA. -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 19:26 15
- The southernmost point in canada is further south than the northernmost point in california. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 6, 20:02 4
  - more than half the US states have land above the southernmost point of Canada. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 20:06
  - shut up. prove it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 20:05 2
    - California's northern border is the 42nd Parallel -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 6, 20:08 1
      - Windsor being south of Detroit threw me for a loop when I learned it. -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 6, 20:10
- I can’t figure how that works. Anchorage is less than 4000km from LA. It’s about 10000km from Cape York. - Roger More Jul 6, 20:01 7
  - Anchorage to Australia < LA to Australia. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 20:06 2
    - yeah, I worded that poorly. distance from Anchorage to Australia is less than the distance from the continental US to Australia. -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 20:21
    - Oh, now that I look even closer... -- nm - Roger More Jul 6, 20:08
  - only slightly tangential. Michelle Shocked, who i fucking loved in the 90s, started attacking me on twitter maybe 5 years ago. - loosilu Jul 6, 20:05 3
    - This seems a little more than “slightly” -- nm - Roger More Jul 6, 20:06 2
      - I don't have any words to describe how it felt. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 20:22 1
        
        I'm just a little unclear on how it pertains to geography. Did I miss a pun? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 20:30
- another one: Atlanta is closer to Chicago than Miami. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 19:34
- You are a witch and you live upside down -- nm - con_carne Jul 6, 19:28
without looking, my guess is spoilers - loosilu Jul 6, 19:20 1
- it turns out I was right, I guessed it because spoilers - loosilu Jul 6, 19:21
My guess was going to be (spoilers) -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 6, 19:15
if you draw a straight line - Reagen Jul 6, 19:07 2
- You think you're so smaht about geography. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 19:22
- yeah but still -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 19:16

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