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xkcd #2887: Minnesota (imgs.xkcd.com)

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In addition to 'squishy', after reviewing my submitted intraplate ground motion data, the National Geodetic Survey has politely asked me to stop using the word 'supple' so often when describing Midwestern states.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I love the explainxkcd meme of putting [citation needed] after obviously true things and this one has a doozy:

Not only is the minor decrease of Minnesota size not really a 'problem' that has any practical significance, there is also no way to prevent this [citation needed].