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nemom t1_iu4wkku wrote

So, Isle Royale and the Keweenaw Peninsula have become the New Zealand of maps of the US?

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InsuranceToTheRescue t1_iu51erz wrote

Now if only we could get a metric of how much of a dumpster fire each state flag is. Nebraska's state capital flew theirs upside down for like 10 days before anyone noticed.

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Forever_Overthinking t1_iu54bdu wrote

The reason so many states look purple-ish is because their flags are a combo of red and blue.

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awesomethingness t1_iu5auhd wrote

Oh wow, something nice for once. I like that rich wine-lavender.

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Indiana_Charter t1_iu5gue1 wrote

Most US state flags involve blue and red, but this map suggests that southern states are more likely to have more red, while northern states are more likely to have more blue.

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paper_monkey t1_iu5i1j7 wrote

Is this rgb linear or geometrical average? Color seems off.

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thearchiguy t1_iu5l1rw wrote

Washington = Evergreen State. Checks out ✅

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puppies_and_unicorns t1_iu5s2n8 wrote

Uhh half of the AZ state flag is blue. A portion has orange, if we don't want to call that brown.

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Reretox t1_iu6h71s wrote

It really goes to show how averages in stats should be taken with a pinch of salt.

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mrsprinkles565 t1_iu6l8sv wrote

New Mexico is like “Fuck your shades of blue and red!”

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cripdrip t1_iu6rrlk wrote

Arizona. Arguably the best state flag letting its true color shine through.

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KingTemplar t1_iu6smwn wrote

Kentucky and Pennsylvania killing it with the average flag color

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greymon90210 t1_iu6ue5a wrote

Illinois’ is white because we surrender. We can’t keep living in the state anymore, we give up. 🏳

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G_Peccary t1_iu6zf6u wrote

So the pinkest state flag is Arkansas. I always knew the Ozarks were a hotbed for communists.

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sandleaz t1_iu7b71p wrote

There are a lot of blue flags out there.

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muchadoaboutme t1_iu7fhqm wrote

Really confused how Maryland’s red, yellow, black, and white flag ended up purple…

EDIT: I may be colorblind because after zooming in that is in fact brown. Which still raises a question, but a different one.

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_OriamRiniDadelos_ t1_iu7lngm wrote

Replying to Khanahar (#299,372)

And it’s not even a tradition left over from the war. A bunch of those southern states only added confederate symbols decades after the war, when they where cracking down on freedom. “Lost cause” movement I think it’s called

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musememo t1_iu7mntq wrote

Massachusetts . . . always going it’s own way :)

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Duderpher t1_iu7nv7p wrote

How is any flag white? If there is any color it wouldn’t be white. I’m calling bullshit.

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AlltheCopics t1_iu7xoma wrote

Who would have guessed that it's brown for Germany lmao

#963e00 (to be as precise as possible)

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Bwustin t1_iu8mk2g wrote

Replying to comatose-buddha (#309,584)

Hahaha this made my day bro. What the comment is originally referring to is blue states or “left wing/progressive” while red states are “right wing/conservative”. And most southern states are conservative while most northern states are progressive or liberal. The blues music refers to something else entirely but is from the south, you are correct.

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NP59 t1_iu8tjua wrote

The state flag of MA is likely to change in the near future. It depicts an Native American with an arm holding a sword above him. Some authority voted earlier this year to replace it.

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Truckerontherun t1_iu8yu7d wrote

I would think Alabama and Florida would need to have a much lighter shade, almost white

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CSDragon t1_iu9rfcj wrote

many state flags are the state seal on a blue background, so not surprised

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