attn: stupid Americans

[Drederick Tatum]

here in overseasland we are always being told how stupid you stupid Americans are and how many of you can't identify your own stupid country or stupid state on a stupid map. well, here is your chance to show the world.

US geography jigsaw (http://sickflash.com/usa_education.html)

I got an average error rate of 43 stupid miles, which beat the US blogger I got this off.

there's a European one that I aced hard, but I can't find it.

[TurdBerglar]

84% 24 miles 334 seconds

[Drederick Tatum]

sweet.

I bombed on Rhode Island and North Dakota. fuck those chump states

[TurdBerglar]

i wasn't far off on anything(as it should be). just enough for that fuckn' red shit to pop up.

[mickill]

46 out of 50. 92% correct. 372 seconds. And I'm from Canada.

One was a mistake, btw. Texas slipped.

[Drederick Tatum]

Canada is classed as the US by everyone outside of Canada

[marsdaddy]

I'm stupid but I know which are the blue states.

[mickill]

New Zealand is just some leftover Australia.

[CJM]

74%. surprising, cause i'm from Canada, but it is a jigsaw, after all. 200 'miles' off. you and your heathen measurements.

[voltanapricot]

40% Average error 545 Time 269 secs. :o

[mickill]

74%. surprising, cause i'm from Canada, but it is a jigsaw, after all. 200 'miles' off. you and your heathen measurements.
Surprising? You say that like it's a handicap.

Clo, California goes on the left side of the screen.

[voltanapricot]

Don't start on me for being a bare snozzle ignorant Brit thicko, oi!

[YoungRemy]

92%

Avg error 23 miles

998 seconds

46 perfect out of 50


....amateurs

[Cooky Puss]

48%. Quite amazing as I have absolutely no clue about america. I know California, Florida, Texas and New York and that's about it. The rest of it was just seeing what fitted where...

[Freebasser]

41 outta 50

82%
77 Miles
219 Secs

Not too Ken.

[DIGI]

45 out of 50. 90%. 324 seconds. Ave error:15 miles.


The New England states blow.

[ericlee]

85%. Kentucky isn't a good state for a starter:mad:

[GetYourWarOn]

wtf i was off by not even 50 miles on indiana and they told me i was wrong. pff.

[jabumbo]

98% 1mile 215 seconds





i wonder what sort of score people would get if all of them had to be put on a blank map

[GetYourWarOn]

42 out of 50
84%
avg error 30 miles
time 273 seconds

[GetYourWarOn]

the midwest blows.

[like2_drink]

you know, i never noticed that alabama has americas ballsack.

[jackrock]

54%

27/50

[kleptomaniac]

82%

41/50

218 seconds

53 miles

i can live with that :)

[Drederick Tatum]

someone find the European version.

[A. Remin' D.]

edit:

that didn't happen.

[Funkyfreshgrape]

0 out of 50, Just joking! 29out of 50 316 sec.

[Freebasser]

someone find the European version.

kinda similar (http://www.mousebreaker.com/games/geogeniuseurope/play.php)

There's a yank version too on the same site somewhere.

[Chicka B]

I got a 78%. Is that bad? I'm such a stupid American. :(

[Sentry21]

54% 172 miles 171 secs lol canada FTW.

[icy manipulator]

218 miles off, cant remember the time. not bad considering i have no real desire to go to the states

[Documad]

Who the fuck can exactly place Tennessee as the first piece?

Everyone knows that you have to start with the coastal states. :rolleyes:

The only one that I really messed up was Delaware. I seriously don't know a thing about Delaware except that it's a small state somewhere in the NE.

And as for that European one, I can't be bothered to learn about the former soviet states. :p

[TurdBerglar]

delaware is not in new england :mad:

[Tzar]

52% 310 miles 302 secs

lol there's some really small states in the US. why bother having them.

[DipDipDive]

Score: 92%
Average error: 18 miles
Time: 162 seconds

Fuck y'all.

[ericlee]

Who the fuck can exactly place Tennessee as the first piece?

Everyone knows that you have to start with the coastal states. :rolleyes:

The only one that I really messed up was Delaware. I seriously don't know a thing about Delaware except that it's a small state somewhere in the NE.

And as for that European one, I can't be bothered to learn about the former soviet states. :p

yeah, exactlly. That's what I meant by Kentucky isn't a good starter. The damn place sits on my state's ass for christ's sakes and when I placed it, I was off by 48 miles.

[Documad]

delaware is not in new england :mad:
I meant "NE" as in northeast. :p But now that you mention it, I did try to put it in new england. That never would have happened if they had given me some real new england states first.

As for the European map, I still can't get over that Holland and Denmark are different countries. When I was a kid, I was sure they were just alternative names for the same place.

[Freebasser]

Aaaaah! So you did have a go at the European one!

My mother dear still confuses Holland and Denmark too, so don't fret.

[Documad]

Aaaaah! So you did have a go at the European one!

My mother dear still confuses Holland and Denmark too, so don't fret.
Yeah, I tried, but it took me the whole time to try and drag Luxemborg to the tiny dot and I couldn't get a single one of the damn soviet states right!

[DroppinScience]

78%

48 Miles Avg Error

Time 408 Secs

I'm good at the states that border Canada (since I am one) and most of the coastal states are easy. But it's that damn stuff in the smack middle that makes it complicated.

Someone should find the Canadian version and see how the Americans do. :p

[Yeti]

Texas is easy to identify and it would swallow your puny country.

[Yeti]

The only one that I really messed up was Delaware.

It is the 1st state and they have a plagiarist as a Senator.

[GreenEarthAl]

On that US one I got 96%, 275sec (I didn't realize it was timed or I'd have gone fast), and avg error of 9 miles (because it was hard to place Indiana and colorado in the beginning).

So, I'm like a smart American? Because I know geography?

On the Europe thing I got 1596, but I've presently given up caring about which balkans are what and the like.

[Rancid_Beasties]

62% 276 Miles 373 Seconds :o

[DroppinScience]

On the Europe thing I got 1596, but I've presently given up caring about which balkans are what and the like.

Too true. It's hard to keep up with the borders of Eastern European countries. They change daily. :eek:

[zorra_chiflada]

84% average of 19 miles, 237 secs

[Rancid_Beasties]

I bet none of you non-Aussies would be able to do Australia! Even though we only have like 6 states and two territories. And all the states except canberra border the sea!

[zorra_chiflada]

98% 1mile 215 seconds





i wonder what sort of score people would get if all of them had to be put on a blank map

you must be lying. how can you even get that?! i mean, i know where all the states are, but i can't pinpoint their location exactly.

[Drederick Tatum]

I bet none of you non-Aussies would be able to do Australia! Even though we only have like 6 states and two territories. And all the states except canberra border the sea!

Australia is piss easy. half of the states have got names like South Australia, Northern Territories, Western Australia.

[beastieangel01]

I got 89%

that thing could be really picky though :mad:

[The Notorious LOL]

someone emailed this to me at work once and I got like 80 something or something I dont know. Im too lazy to do it again.

[Hiebz]

Who the fuck can exactly place Tennessee as the first piece?

Everyone knows that you have to start with the coastal states. :rolleyes:

The only one that I really messed up was Delaware. I seriously don't know a thing about Delaware except that it's a small state somewhere in the NE.

And as for that European one, I can't be bothered to learn about the former soviet states. :p

the only one I really messed up was delaware also. oops. and even though Nebraska is my home state, placing it exactly in its place without other states around isn't exactly easy. I think those were the two I was most off with.

86%, ave miles error 27, 367 seconds

[Laver1969]

I got Kentucky as the first state to place. Where's the link for Europe?

92%
10 miles
387 seconds

[P of R]

68% Avg error: 258 miles. Time: 456 secs

[GreenEarthAl]

I bet none of you non-Aussies would be able to do Australia! Even though we only have like 6 states and two territories. And all the states except canberra border the sea!

I would. I wrote a lot about Australia in my books. And took a minute to remember what was where.

[Rancid_Beasties]

Australia is piss easy. half of the states have got names like South Australia, Northern Territories, Western Australia.
I bet 99% of the board wouldnt've been able to name more than 3 states of Australia. Secondly, I bet at least 10% would've thought that seeing we are "upside down", north is south and east is west ;)

On second thoughts, maybe a "place the city" flash game would be better...

[Rancid_Beasties]

I would. I wrote a lot about Australia in my books. And took a minute to remember what was where.
I read your first book and if there was anything in there about Australia i've forgotten :o What interested you about Australia?

[zorra_chiflada]

I bet 99% of the board wouldnt've been able to name more than 3 states of Australia. Secondly, I bet at least 10% would've thought that seeing we are "upside down", north is south and east is west ;)

On second thoughts, maybe a "place the city" flash game would be better...

nah, australia is easy. really easy.

[GreenEarthAl]

I read your first book and if there was anything in there about Australia i've forgotten :o What interested you about Australia?

In the second one (http://www.cafepress.com/amprosoft.41947602) the New Zealandander rebels take the North Island and then they do a surprise attack thing starting in Melborne.

In the futurefiction NZ & Australia had the right conditions for revolution. Indiginous populations with ancient wisdom, outdoorsy people who didn't care to be converted into shoping automatons for McWal-Mart and such. With a corresponding revolution going on in France/Belgium/Germany and in Greece. All over. Anyplace on the map that Rupert Murdock & FoxNews(Newscorp) has labeled communist. So basically everywhere.

[bigblu89]

88% Average error 42 miles.

It really just a matter of which states they give you in which order.

I did it a second time, and they gave mem more costal states, and I was a ble to get a 92% with an average error of 12 miles.

[Echewta]

Am i a stupid american if I like Level 42?

[Ace42X]

88% Average error 42 miles.

It really just a matter of which states they give you in which order.

I did it a second time, and they gave mem more costal states, and I was a ble to get a 92% with an average error of 12 miles.

I concur. It is more a test of your ability to judge relative distances than knowledge of where states actually are, in that you can know the first state is "about thereish in the middle" and be very close, but wrong, and it is hardly your fault when there are no visual clues to give you an idea precisely how far from the coast it has to be. Knowing where the states are, and precisely what %age of the map they are from the coast or nearest marks on the map are two different things.

So, I personally absolve any American who scores poorly in this from feelings of stupidity or insecurity. I am sure there are a lot better reasons for you to feel inferior.

[Rancid_Beasties]

In the second one (http://www.cafepress.com/amprosoft.41947602) the New Zealandander rebels take the North Island and then they do a surprise attack thing starting in Melborne.

In the futurefiction NZ & Australia had the right conditions for revolution. Indiginous populations with ancient wisdom, outdoorsy people who didn't care to be converted into shoping automatons for McWal-Mart and such. With a corresponding revolution going on in France/Belgium/Germany and in Greece. All over. Anyplace on the map that Rupert Murdock & FoxNews(Newscorp) has labeled communist. So basically everywhere.
Did you know Rupert Murdoch used to be quite a left wing journalist back in Australia? He even wrote to expose the stolen generation and a few other highly politically sensitive issues. Strange what money and power does to morals. And ourdoorsy types? We are the second most obese nation in the world after you guys :(

[Sarky Devotchka]

80%

39 miles off avg

241 seconds. I screwed up big time on west virginia and connecticut and it fucked me over me thinks.

who lives in idaho anyway, seems like a made up place.

[TimDoolan]

90% 24 miles avg error 509 seconds

when I was a kid my dad gave me a wooden U.S. puzzle map.

Ironicly, when my finger slipped on this test, I didn't get credit for my home state. Hint: It looks like an arrowhead.

[King of Rock $]

I had like 60% or something, but come on, the USA is a country, states are just like regions. Thats not the same thing as european countries! I don't have to know where north dakota is but americans should know where France is!

[jabumbo]

where is this european one? i want to take it

[TAL]

Bottom of the first page.

[King of Rock $]

It doesn't work. I keep dragging country names and dropping them on countries and they just bounce.

[jabumbo]

fucking macedonia

[Lex Diamonds]

58%
403 miles
509 secs

Who cares bout America anyways?

[QueenAdrock]

Score: 94%, Avg Error: 7 miles, Time 270 Sec

Not too shabby. (y)

I had trouble putting Kansas on there without any other states around to put it in context. Same with Connecticut.

[GetYourWarOn]

It doesn't work. I keep dragging country names and dropping them on countries and they just bounce.

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