# I can place all 50 US states on a blank map!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 26, 2006, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-place-all-50-us-states-on-a-blank-map/377965 "2006-10-26T12:47:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-place-all-50-us-states-on-a-blank-map/377965/41 "2006-10-27T13:52:36Z")

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[QUOTE=AuntiePam]  
Australia has states? ;  
[/QUOTE]

Only seven of 'em (well, six and a territory), and as they all have obvious coastlines, I can’t see a quiz being made any time soon. Imagine dividing the US into six bits, then asking somebody to place them on a map. Even an American could do it! 😃

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-place-all-50-us-states-on-a-blank-map/377965/42 "2006-10-27T14:02:06Z")

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94% in 202 seconds with an average error of 7 miles. It didn’t help that I accidentally drapped Alaska too early and had it crossing the line around it’s little box.

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**Author:** ![Tanglewood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@Tanglewood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanglewood)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-place-all-50-us-states-on-a-blank-map/377965/43 "2006-10-27T14:58:03Z")

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First try I got 84% with average error of 66 miles. Considering I’m a limey I’m quite pleased with that.

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**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-place-all-50-us-states-on-a-blank-map/377965/44 "2006-10-27T16:44:29Z")

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212 seconds, 80%, and average miles off was 38. Oklahoma and Colorado first?

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**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-place-all-50-us-states-on-a-blank-map/377965/45 "2006-10-27T19:13:19Z")

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96% Avg. error 5 miles 254 seconds.

I made a few huge 50-70 miles early on, with Utah and another square state. As the easier states go in, the average error dropped from around 25 miles.

Fun game.

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