MAPS: What Your State Is Good At, And What It's Lame At

[G_j]

MAPS: What Your State Is Good At, And What It's Lame At
maps show that each state is No. 1 in something.

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http://www.upworthy.com/maps-what-your-state-is-good-at-and-what-its-lame-at?c=cd1

[Lawlbringer]

1. Cleanest teeth.

Weakest statistic.

[Courtesy Flush]

4. That's not how I see it

Many states were getting credit for things that they had no part in creating. My state (Louisiana) accomplished nothing except being located on a big river. We didn't put the river here.

I don't believe in bragging on things that were caused by nature. If you're going to brag, brag about something you actually accomplished. If a state has the cleanest teeth, somebody did something right.

[Lawlbringer]

11. Wow, I didn't even notice LA.

My apologies.

Back on topic: That's not even an accomplishment! Louisiana beats CT.

[HillWilliam]

17. Missouri - the most Ozarks

I think they got that wrong. Everyone knows Ozark spelled backward is Krazo.

[Vincardog]

2. Most organic hogs (Who knew Harley made an organic MC?)

[treestar]

3. Lowest growth in autism

with fewest national parks.

National parks cause autism? Who knew.

[Courtesy Flush]

5. There's a good argument for budget cuts

Don't you care about the children???

[sarge43]

6. Alaska having the greatest number of airports per capita is lame?

Psst, a fair portion of that state can be reached only by air, unless you're planning on using dog sled, snowmobile and those only work in winter or walking in. If you're living in a small town or village in the bush, an airport is absolutely necessary, especially in case of an emergency.

[catbyte]

7. Best access to fresh water

except I read someplace where people peeing in the lakes are killing the fish.

You just can't win...



Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Leo, Sophie, Taz & Nigel, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"We ride inside--HISS!”

[gratuitous]

8. Indiana must be so proud!

That's about as good as you can get.

[Skidmore]

9. Is there something more specific about the kind of wind behind that power in TX?

[sufrommich]

10. Anyone who thinks Asian Carp is what Michigan is most

lame at has never driven on our pothole filled roads. We have the worst roads in the country.

[Fawke Em]

12. My state has the most sewer overflows, but it's

because we have the most caves!

[Arkana]

13. Top 4th grade science students?

Um...awesome. I think.

[KurtNYC]

14. I love infographics

thanks for sharing 2 good ones!

[Odin2005]

15. Highest rate of Autism is a NEGATIVE???

All the techies would disagree!

[IDemo]

16. Idaho - Lowest per capita carbon footprint

I wasn't aware of that. Lowest funding for public transit? That one, everybody knows. How did these two not exclude each other?

Edit - No doubt due to the large amount of hydro power..

[pokerfan]

18. Orgasmic Apples?

What about our coffee? Salmon? Hydroelectric power? Most dangerous volcanoes? Oldest and most complete human remains?

[bongbong]

19. Courtesy Flush

Courtesy Flush made a good point early in this thread. If you discount nature "accomplishments" that a state has nothing to do with, then add related "accomplishments" (like 'most wind power' in Texas, mainly because of the size & climate), you only get about 10 states with real accomplishments. Colorado is an example.

[Uncle Joe]

20. That's the good thing about having the most caves,

it allows more places for our record amounts of sewer overflow to find.

Thanks for the thread, G_j.

[cali]

21. this map isn't even accurate.

http://www.eredux.com/states/state_detail.php?id=1159